A vortexbox server or some DIY linux box Dual core atom small thing, thats enough .
I had a small mini-itx server with 3TB of drives , before that i used my desktop ,the mini server is not to big don't use that much power it has no screen or keyboard etc, but i is not in my listening room it's not quiet enough must be elsewhere . A decommissioned old laptop with an USB drive could also be a server. Don't forget that the web-UI is visble on the whole network, not only the server. There is actually endless possibilities really . Btw don't spring for the cheapest possibly NAS they have the cpu from a musical doorbell to quote another forum member :) and will have the same pitfall as the internal tiny server but accompanied with a very slow web-Ui to fret over . A decent NAS would do however . But the server approach maybe makes more sense when you have a network and have multiple players, then to plunk in a server in the middle of it makes sense . I do see the dilemma if one only has wifi laptops around the house there not ideal servers but they would perform that function to. Then you naturally migrate to a NAS like solution , but chickens out and get the absolutely slowest possible thing and are yet again dissapionted. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) PLEASE FIX BUG 112 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84327 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
