Media/Home Server

[scottish]

Do you stream movies across your network? (i.e. use your TV/WDTV/AppleTV/etc to play movies from your Computer/Server)

Do you make use of a home server for it or just your computer?

What software do you use for streaming? (Plex, Serviio, etc)

What other software do you make use of? (e.g. uTorrent, Programs for Subtitles, etc)

[Chris]

I used to stream from my laptop to my xbox by using Vuze. I stopped doing that once I got Plex on my NowTV box as its so much easier.

[Richie]

nope
neither
n/a
i always knew you were a little thief, with your torrents.


I might buy a chromecast if you want to count that

[Chippiewill]

i always knew you were a little thief, with your torrents.

He's clearly downloading Linux Distros.

[scottish]

He's clearly downloading Linux Distros.

What else would anyone use torrents for?

[Chippiewill]

Drugs.

[scottish]

New definition of e-cigarettes.

Do you have a home server Jin?

[Firehorse]

I use Windows Home Server 2011 and Samsung Link to stream content from that to the smart TV.

Other than that the server simply has a ****load of storage (6TB, 3 x 3TB in RAID5) and has certain ports forwarded to be visible on the internet so if I wanted I could host various applications or game servers with it.

Ideal for backing up all the data from every machine on the network additionally to acting as media storage.

[xxMATTGxx]

I have a home server as such but I've kinda left it dead and not doing anything at all over the past couple of months. I need to start using it again but just don't know what to go with operating system wise.

[scottish]

I have a home server as such but I've kinda left it dead and not doing anything at all over the past couple of months. I need to start using it again but just don't know what to go with operating system wise.

what did you use it for?