Media server

Juledaniels

Juledaniels

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Hi All,

Can anyone offer me some advice on the best media server commercially available in SA? I'm looking for a device (not a PC) to stream music and videos wirelessly in my home.
 
You do get a WD media server,they had it on takealot a while back, not sure what it is called but it does what you want.
 
So you're actually looking for a PLAYER, not a server, then?
 
Yeah, I guess 'Player'...
Thing is, I don't want to go through the trouble of building a media server when a commercially available product does the job. Anyone bought the WesternDigital product, how would you rate it?
 
Where do you want to stream from? Do you want a internet streaming device? Do you have local media already (on NAS or hard drive)?
 
If you already have a pc where all your media is stored, get Chromecast and run plex on you pc. Cheap and very effective soultion
 
Roku 3 if you want something with a remote and don't have anything invested in the Apple ecosystem.

Apple TV if you have a lot of content in the Apple ecosystem.

Chromecast if you want something cheap and you don't need a remote (control from your smartphone).


Takelot used to sell all 3 of these but it seems they only stock the Apple TV now. You can get the other 2 off Amazon though.
 
Currently have plex running on Dual Core + 4gb, 120ssd with 4x 4TB inside.

I have an Intel Xeon Starlake server with 16gb ram I can grab before its given away, would it be worth it to use it over the Dual Core as media server to my ATV4?
 
Hemps said:
Currently have plex running on Dual Core + 4gb, 120ssd with 4x 4TB inside.

I have an Intel Xeon Starlake server with 16gb ram I can grab before its given away, would it be worth it to use it over the Dual Core as media server to my ATV4?
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Without saying which Xeon and which Dual Core you have now we can't really say.
 
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