2013-10-30, 20:14
Hello,
Moving house soon and considering an XBMC setup for the new place.
I am considering a central file / XBMC server, that sorts all my media, manages my databases and multiples user profiles etc. No playback or PVR facilities necessary. I would then like a light client at each viewing point, bedrooms, lounge, cinema, kitchen etc. Assuming the network is all wired Gigabit ethernet.
What kinda of hardware will a need for the server and client machines?
Thanks in advance.
Moving house soon and considering an XBMC setup for the new place.
I am considering a central file / XBMC server, that sorts all my media, manages my databases and multiples user profiles etc. No playback or PVR facilities necessary. I would then like a light client at each viewing point, bedrooms, lounge, cinema, kitchen etc. Assuming the network is all wired Gigabit ethernet.
What kinda of hardware will a need for the server and client machines?
- Can you do this? One central machine with all media files, database and profiles 'feeding' several remote clients.
- Will the server do a lot of work? Does it need a beefy processor?
- Will a Raspberry Pi be capable of working as a client with all media served over the network?
- Will I be able to watch multiple streams at once over the network?
Thanks in advance.