[Tfug] anyone built a media server?

[Andrew Ayre]

Probably not what you are looking for but here is my setup:

  - SUSE 9.2 server running on cheapo PC
  - 100Gb hard drive
  - MP3 collection
  - FireFly Media Server, integrated with iTunes data
  - Soundbridge on LAN to play music
  - XBOX on WLAN to play music

The PC is under the desk in my office, so I don't hear the fan in the living
room. I leave it on 24/7 because it does some other things for my business
at the same time.

Andy



-----Original Message-----
From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org]On Behalf Of
Andrew Halper
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:53 PM
To: tfug at tfug.org
Subject: [Tfug] anyone built a media server?


My laptop drive is bursting at the seams with music, so the time has come
for me to move that to a media server.

Has anyone built one?

My parameters are:

* Linux, preferably Debian
* greater than 60G storage
* must sound good (laptop is pretty crap)
* needs a video card to hook up to my LCD TV
* blade server form factor would be nice (not much room)
* low power consumption
* quiet
* NIC or wireless to cavort with last.fm
* boots fast (I'm not going to leave it on 24/7)

Oh, and it must bring me a pony for Christmas every year.

Many thanks,
Andy


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