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Refurbished (ACER/HP/DELL) + Boxee because of... Cost, Support

What's the best setup for a home server / media server?

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Refurbished (ACER/HP/DELL) + Boxee
NAS + AppleTV
HP MediaSmart Server
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Streams major online video,audio, image sites. Last.FM, Pandora, Hulu, CBS, ABC, Comedy Central, Flickr, Picasa. many more. (Online Media Services Support)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Boxee is an amazing free app based on XBMC, one of the best all time media center software. (Cost)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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You can add a Blue-Ray drive to the refurb for $75 - $100 (Support)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Remote and online sharing capability (Web-Accessbility)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Automated backup and restore software pre-installed (Backup)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Boxee software has built in web-enabled administration console. It also has an iPhone remote app. (Web-Accessbility)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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If you install windows, then you can set it up as a print server very easily (Print-Server)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Numerous backup software available for Windows or Ubuntu (depending on what you install on the refurb) - http://carbonite.com/, http://mozy.com/home (Backup)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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great company and community backed software (Support)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Can easily buy Hard drives and add it to the system (internal/external) as you need, since the price of HD goes down every day. (Upgrade Possibility)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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AppleTV software is very good and doesn't need any setup (Ease Of Administration)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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If you want the HP MediaSmart features, you can get most of it by installing Windows Home Server on the refurb (Ease Of Administration)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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you can get the refurb computer for around $250 (Cost)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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$499 at newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105420 (Cost)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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At $329, the hardware is just not worth it (Cost)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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$365 for the non iPhone/iPod Touch streaming version http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105503 (Cost)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Drobo can be fairly expensive specially if you want network support (extra $200) (Cost)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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very mediocre hardware, leaves no possibility of upgrade (Support)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Will have to configure firewalls (routers) to allow web accessibility (Web-Accessbility)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Will have to install necessary software (Ease Of Administration)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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only 1.6 GHz processor (but it is the Intel Atom chip) (Stream-friendly)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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1GB memory is pretty low for streaming HD quality videos (Stream-friendly)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Refurb has to have the right video card and audio card for your needs (Stream-friendly)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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Will need DVI to HDMI cable and a separate Audio cable. (Stream-friendly)

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by richesh, 1 year, 2 months ago
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richesh

richesh member since Sep 21, 2008

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Best Option Pick:	Refurbished (ACER/HP/DELL) + Boxee
Options Suggested:	Refurbished (ACER/HP/DELL) + Boxee
Criteria Suggested:	Online Media Services Support, Upgrade Possibility, Support
Reasons Suggested:	25 (avg points: 2.2/5.0)
Discussion Comments:	1
Ratings:	24

score: 119.4

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RJCantrell member since Nov 10, 2008

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Options Suggested:	HP MediaSmart Server, NAS + AppleTV, Drobo + AppleTV
Criteria Suggested:	Stream-friendly, Print-Server, Backup, Web-Accessbility, Cost, Ease Of Administration

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richesh 1 year, 2 months ago

I have the Refurb Acer with Boxee setup and a Blu-Ray Drive. It is an amazing setup, with so much more potential for the future.

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