Do any of you use these media streaming systems? Do you have a preferred streaming device?
I ask because I have a enterprise class server in my basement, has right at 50T of hard drive space, and 72 gigs of ram, 16 cores, Running Windows Server 2012 RC2. My streaming devices vary thru my house. Roku, Amazon Fire, HTPC, desktops, and Cell phone devices.
I so far prefer the Roku. The Amazon Fire has problems with some of the trans-coding (not to mention you cant stream YouTube thru YouTubes app anymore). The HTPC is keyboard/mouse dependent which takes the convenience out of it. Desktops are only for when I am trying to be quiet so baby can sleep, and cell phones are just to small, but use-able when bored.
What do you use or prefer and why?
I realize my server is completely overkill, but I am only into for 850 bucks, its actually pretty good, and I can host some of the websites that I moderate, plus my TeamSpeak server, and a couple gaming servers. I even had a MineCraft server on it for some time. But it was too JAVA heavy, and it just used to much resources.
In the end, it works out pretty good. I have designated 15% of the system to DSR (Deep Space Research), so its not all for not!
I ask because I have a enterprise class server in my basement, has right at 50T of hard drive space, and 72 gigs of ram, 16 cores, Running Windows Server 2012 RC2. My streaming devices vary thru my house. Roku, Amazon Fire, HTPC, desktops, and Cell phone devices.
I so far prefer the Roku. The Amazon Fire has problems with some of the trans-coding (not to mention you cant stream YouTube thru YouTubes app anymore). The HTPC is keyboard/mouse dependent which takes the convenience out of it. Desktops are only for when I am trying to be quiet so baby can sleep, and cell phones are just to small, but use-able when bored.
What do you use or prefer and why?
I realize my server is completely overkill, but I am only into for 850 bucks, its actually pretty good, and I can host some of the websites that I moderate, plus my TeamSpeak server, and a couple gaming servers. I even had a MineCraft server on it for some time. But it was too JAVA heavy, and it just used to much resources.
In the end, it works out pretty good. I have designated 15% of the system to DSR (Deep Space Research), so its not all for not!