Media Center setup

[Stephen Partington]

If you want the computer to transcode on the fly maybe. At this point you
are making a streaming file server and disk performance is likely to be
your limit. You can look up plex.  They have a very nice service to stream
and transcode on the fly. Works as a dlna endpoint as well as a plex
service.
On Dec 28, 2014 2:08 PM, "Stephen M" <smelheim85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stephen, the only thing I plan on doing with this computer is streaming
> videos over a local LAN and display them on a smartTV.  So would I need it
> if I wouldn't be using the computer itself?
>
> On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> If you can getting a cheap graphics card can give you an extended life on
>> the Pentium dual core, just make sure it supports decoding functions.
>> something like the nvidia 720 or AMD R5 or R7 low end gpu's.
>>
>> Read up on drivers based on the multimedia application or solution you
>> will be using.
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Stephen M <smelheim85 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey All,
>>>
>>> I know this as been asked a few times, and I should keep all the convos
>>> but there are so many.  I am trying to find a good solution to start a
>>> media center.  So I need to know best hardware and software.  Of course I
>>> am using a Nix system and looking for anything inexpensive.
>>>
>>> Although right now I have access to a Compact SR5000, max 2Gb RAM. It
>>> has a pentium dual core system.  It has Vista so I need to get some ideas.
>>> The hard drive is around 500Gb but my father might give me a 1.5Gb.
>>>
>>> So this will take a long time for me to get done because of my
>>> situation.
>>>
>>> Thanks all
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stephen Melheim
>>> 602-400-7707
>>> SMelheim85 at gmail.com
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>>
>>
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>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
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