Topic: What's the cheaper streaming media centre solution?

Anonymous A started this discussion 10 years ago #54,989

Using an old Android device as an always-on server and keeping it on permacharge, or building a low power NAS with WoL?

adam djensen joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #713,182

how would you store media on a phone

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 29 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #713,183

@previous (adam djensen)

Micro-SD card

adam djensen replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #713,184

@previous (A)
that would get full in like a week tho

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #713,187

@previous (adam djensen)

I could also use a OTG and connect a hard drive to it or whatever

ぶたん joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 6 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,293

@713,184 (adam djensen)

> that would get full in like a week tho

the s7 has expandable memory on micro sds i think up to 128 gb
but thats not an old android

adam djensen replied with this 10 years ago, 8 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,320

@previous (ぶたん)
yes but 128gb is like a hundred movies at best

adam djensen double-posted this 10 years ago, 59 seconds later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,321

@713,187 (A)
i would go with a nas type thing. i think it would be a lot of work to get a phone to do it properly. alternatively just stream from your pc to a chromecast or something

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 4 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,347

@previous (adam djensen)

It's not about how much work it takes to set it up but which is the cheaper option

adam djensen replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,348

@previous (A)
Depends on what you have obviously. Adding a 3 tb hdd to your current computer is probably the cheapest.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 27 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,359

@previous (adam djensen)

No because I have a gaming computer which is expensive to run

brie !kGoudaMCFA joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 7 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,360

@previous (A)
Get a chromecast.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,361

@previous (brie !kGoudaMCFA)

What will that do?

adam djensen replied with this 10 years ago, 14 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,363

@713,359 (A)
Probably not that much more expensive than having it runnig most of the time and a seperate server running 24/7.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 21 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,365

@previous (adam djensen)

I wouldn't with WoL! My PC doesn't support it so if I'm getting a new mobo I may as well make a dedicated server

ぶたん replied with this 10 years ago, 24 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,367

@713,320 (adam djensen)

> yes but 128gb is like a hundred movies at best

idk why anyone would need 100 movies

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,368

@previous (ぶたん)
Because they want the power of choice.

ぶたん replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,369

@previous (E)
too many movies. do u guys watch movies multiple times? isnt this what the internet is for??

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 25 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,374

@previous (ぶたん)
> do u guys watch movies multiple times?
I never understood this either. Like, ok I saw it and it was good. If it's really good maybe I'll want to see it again in a few years, but that doesn't really warrant using HD space for it.

@713,320 (adam djensen)
> yes but 128gb is like a hundred movies at best
Unless you're downloading aXXo rips or something, I think it'd be a lot less than 100

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ぶたん replied with this 10 years ago, 23 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,383

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
for real.

adam djensen replied with this 10 years ago, 29 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,392

@713,374 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
I often download movies with the intent of watching them at some point. And then when I do want to watch it I dont have to wait!

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 6 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #713,396

@713,369 (ぶたん)
@713,374 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
You never leave the internet, do you? Don't you travel at all, anywhere?

ぶたん replied with this 10 years ago, 6 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #713,446

@previous (G)

> You never leave the internet, do you? Don't you travel at all, anywhere?

yeah but i dont travel to watch movies
weird ass

Minichan