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by Remember MythTV? 07/17/2019, 9:05pm PDT

1) NAS or HDD enclosure with 4 bays
2) Device to playback media

I agree with the sentiment that this doesn't need a dedicated desktop PC, or even Mini-ATX if there's no gaming in the scenario. Android boards will pretty much play anything you throw at them these days. A small USB fan will help it from overheating.

blackwater wrote:

Brody Wilder wrote:

I'm planning to replace my desktop with a Raspberry Pi 4, once the models with 4GB RAM become available (was August, now September). The energy savings alone should pay for it.

I'm pretty sure that the Raspberry Pi doesn't have a good enough CPU to play most video formats. I'm not interested in dealing with stuttering video.

It would be nice to have something with lower power consumption, but I doubt it's going to be an ARM server. They just haven't made it far enough into the mainstream yet.

The propaganda says it'll hardware decode 4K HEVC, so it might be fine? I haven't tested one out yet and read there were some issues around the power input.

I'm trying to build a media player PC, any suggestions? by blackwater 07/07/2019, 10:41pm PDT NEW

Do you even need the PC? by Brody Wilder 07/08/2019, 4:12am PDT NEW

I'm looking forward to that Pi. 4GB is by Jack Bauer 07/08/2019, 8:15am PDT NEW

Re: Do you even need the PC? by blackwater 07/17/2019, 11:39am PDT NEW

I'm hearing two thing here by Remember MythTV? 07/17/2019, 9:05pm PDT NEW

Re: I'm trying to build a media player PC, any suggestions? by CattleHumper 07/26/2019, 1:54pm PDT NEW