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Do I need to buy Windows Server 2016 or can I used old Windows 8?
HOW DO YOU MAKE A DECENT SERVER FOR MOVIES AND MUSIC FOR YOUR HOME?
You can obviously tell I don't know much about networking, or even computers for that matter.
I want to put about three 4 TB hard drives together to create a server just totally dedicated to just storing music and movies for my home. I want every family member (4 total) to have access?
I was just going to use an old computer case with Windows 8. Or do I need a new operating system for the old computer like Windows Server 2016?
Do I need to upgrade any important computer components since all it will be doing is playing movies on a TV and streaming music to family members.
For the movie, I was going to connect it to the TV by using a long HDMI cable and have the TV screen simply acts as a second monitor. Is this ideal? Or is another connection method is better?
Thanks in advance for your help guys.