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mpw222
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WHS is just as fast as a single drive shared via SMB on any other machine, provided it isn't moving data around in the background, which only really happens if you copy a bunch of data to a duplicated folder. Considering the bitrates we're talking about, that's irrelevant.
Your best bet would be some kind of transcoding media server that would re-encode your media dynamically based on the amount of bandwidth available. Maybe TVersity does this, I'm not sure.
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kemik
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Can I ask has anyone tried to run the Windows version of XBMC actually on WHS?
I have my WHS in my cellar along with satellite receivers, etc and could easily run a HDMI cable from my WHS to my TV so was thinking of trying it but if someone has already I'd be keen to understand how it went
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Geeba
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Why would you want a server whiiiiiiiiirrrrrrring away while trying to watch a movie?
My WHS has 6 HDD's in it, its not a quiet box..... I had it in my loft at my old house and since moving to my new place its running in the garage!
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I recently purchased my WHS with 2*1000 Gb drives.
It's supereasy to set up and get going
The only problem I had was with remote access. Nothing to do with WHS though.
My ISP blocks ports 80 and 443 so I can't reach the server from outside my LAN.
I had to forward the ports in the router configuration to get access and by doing that I'm actually violating my contract with my ISP because I'm not allowed to run a server at home.
Off course there is a solution for everything but I was a little surprised this isn't mentioned on the microsoft website or anywhere else, even when there are a lot ISP's blocking these ports.
I think many people buy a WHS in the first place because they can access their documents and media from anywhere in the world. Many will be dissapointed to find out they can not. (at least not out of the box, you have to be a more advanced user to set it up correctly)
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2009-05-28, 17:04
i use WHS streaming to windows based XBMC, everything works great for me. I stream everything from the server Pics, movies, home videos and music. Everything is set up as a windows shared SMB// works great for me.
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*Windows 7 Pro
*EVGA 512-P2-N635-AR GeForce 7950GT 512MB
*ASUS M2N32-WS Pro AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI ATX Server Motherboard
*AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor