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I currently have a computer that basically all it does is stores movies, music, and backs up data that I want it too. It is also connected to the family TV to watch the movies that are stored on that computer.
The question is whether I should use Win 7 or MWHS 2011 for the OS.
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I also have an old Lenovo Thinkcentre that I stopped using because it gets hot. 80C while idle. should I revive that box and store the movies and stuff on there and just stream that to the computer that is connected to the TV.
Trying to find the most efficient/practical layout for this and whether I should use Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011.
Kubie
Posted 2012-03-11T23:24:07.353
Reputation: 3
I just upgraded from WHS2003 to WHS2011. I like the change. I currently have WHS2011 running on 2 Core Xeon E3-1270, 2GB Ram, 512GB HDD in a virtual environment. It does a great job and streaming on it is flawless. I have a Core i3 2100 for my media center and it streams from the WHS2011 virtual machine. – kobaltz – 2012-03-11T23:42:28.350
but should i have WHS on the computer that plays movies on the TV or should that have Win 7 and have WHS on a seperate computer? – Kubie – 2012-03-12T00:31:26.280
Personally, I would have WHS on another computer simply because I like doing the backups on the media center computer. If that computer dies, I can restore to a previous backup from the WHS. I may be an exception to the case though since I use a Ceton Tuner. If you do a new install, any protected content would have to be deleted. This way, I won't lose my 174 recorded shows. – kobaltz – 2012-03-12T01:29:16.307