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With the growing size of media in many homes, especially with the advent of Hi-def media and HDTVs, the amount of space needed to store even a moderately-sized collection of movies or music is growing rapidly. Hard drive capacities have been growing as well, but there is little room for many of them in small PCs or HTPCs. A file server offers a nice, convenient way of providing lots of space that can be tucked away somewhere. | With the growing size of media in many homes, especially with the advent of Hi-def media and HDTVs, the amount of space needed to store even a moderately-sized collection of movies or music is growing rapidly. Hard drive capacities have been growing as well, but there is little room for many of them in small PCs or HTPCs. A file server offers a nice, convenient way of providing lots of space that can be tucked away somewhere. | ||
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#Think about your needs. Do you have to server hundreds of movies to multiple independent PCs throughout a house, or do you just need a convenient place to put your music to play on your HTPC? The use of a home fileserver will strongly guide the next steps. | #Think about your needs. Do you have to server hundreds of movies to multiple independent PCs throughout a house, or do you just need a convenient place to put your music to play on your HTPC? The use of a home fileserver will strongly guide the next steps. | ||
