- March 3, 2011
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Hello,
I have managed to get to grips with Mediaportal and having realised what a great bit of software it is have got rid of MCE from all my PCs.
What I ultimately would like to do now is have a dedicated server computer that has Mediportal on it that would record and serve Live/recordded tv to all the other computers on my network. I would also use the computer to serve all other media to the clients and will also install itunes on the server to automatically download new podcasts etc.
The problem is deciding which software/hardware to use for the server. It have got to be powerful enough to do the above, yet as power efficient as possible. There are going to be 3-4 clients attached to the server - computers in my living room, bedroom and kitchen and a laptop.
Can anyone give me some advice on what sort of hardware/software I should be using?
My thoughts so far:
I would need
* 2 x 3.5" hard Drives - one for Recording TV programs and one for all my other media
* A 2.5" laptop hard drive that would be used for the OS and time shifting
* A quiet, cool case
* Powerful, yet efficient CPU and Motherboard with lots of room for TV cards
* Quiet, efficient PSU
* 4GB RAM
In terms of the OS, I am unsure whether to install WHS or Windows 7.
BTW, I would be planning on running the server headless, so would also have to remotely log on for maintenance purposes.
My current HTPC has the following bits, so I can canabilise any bits if necessary:
Windows 7
1.5TB AV-GP Western Digital Hard Drive (5,4000) (for recording)
2TB Samsung F4 (for storage)
2TB
4GB Corsair Ram
Antec NSK2480 w/PSU
Asus AM3 M4A785TD-M Evo
AMD Athlon IIx2 240e
Hauppauge HVR-2200
Hauppauge Nova -S2
Thanks very much.
A
I have managed to get to grips with Mediaportal and having realised what a great bit of software it is have got rid of MCE from all my PCs.
What I ultimately would like to do now is have a dedicated server computer that has Mediportal on it that would record and serve Live/recordded tv to all the other computers on my network. I would also use the computer to serve all other media to the clients and will also install itunes on the server to automatically download new podcasts etc.
The problem is deciding which software/hardware to use for the server. It have got to be powerful enough to do the above, yet as power efficient as possible. There are going to be 3-4 clients attached to the server - computers in my living room, bedroom and kitchen and a laptop.
Can anyone give me some advice on what sort of hardware/software I should be using?
My thoughts so far:
I would need
* 2 x 3.5" hard Drives - one for Recording TV programs and one for all my other media
* A 2.5" laptop hard drive that would be used for the OS and time shifting
* A quiet, cool case
* Powerful, yet efficient CPU and Motherboard with lots of room for TV cards
* Quiet, efficient PSU
* 4GB RAM
In terms of the OS, I am unsure whether to install WHS or Windows 7.
BTW, I would be planning on running the server headless, so would also have to remotely log on for maintenance purposes.
My current HTPC has the following bits, so I can canabilise any bits if necessary:
Windows 7
1.5TB AV-GP Western Digital Hard Drive (5,4000) (for recording)
2TB Samsung F4 (for storage)
2TB
4GB Corsair Ram
Antec NSK2480 w/PSU
Asus AM3 M4A785TD-M Evo
AMD Athlon IIx2 240e
Hauppauge HVR-2200
Hauppauge Nova -S2
Thanks very much.
A