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gothamkid

I have an old HP Windows Media Center server with an Intel 2 GHz processor and 4GB RAM with 3 external drives totaling about 7TB of media. I want to be able to support up to 4 internal connections on my network, either DLNA TVs or Blu-Ray players and the iPad client. I can do this today but there is a big lag on the libraries loading and I often have to make 2-3 login attempts before I can get to my library and filter/search, often taking 10-15 minutes. This is worse if I am doing anything else on the server, like ripping media and converting it to MP4. Any recommendations? I'm looking for the least expensive options, and I am not a hardware guy by nature.

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mastrmind11

I have an old HP Windows Media Center server with an Intel 2 GHz processor and 4GB RAM with 3 external drives totaling about 7TB of media. I want to be able to support up to 4 internal connections on my network, either DLNA TVs or Blu-Ray players and the iPad client. I can do this today but there is a big lag on the libraries loading and I often have to make 2-3 login attempts before I can get to my library and filter/search, often taking 10-15 minutes. This is worse if I am doing anything else on the server, like ripping media and converting it to MP4. Any recommendations? I'm looking for the least expensive options, and I am not a hardware guy by nature.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011ZB45LM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008EMA5VU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (if you shop around, you can get usually find it for $80-90)

 

$450, capable of 7 simultaneous streams.  Could even go cheaper on the RAM since Emby doesn't need nearly that much.

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