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HP has very little value in this product. only media server and administration software

makes it different from other entry-level SOHO servers. But in this area, MS hat a lot to

catch up.

I’ve tried and tested at my home several MS media server solutions, starting from Media

Connect 2.0 and Media Player 11, which has Media Connect 3.0 in his belly.

Problem with MS media servers is that they are really slow and resource (CPU and

RAM) demanding. Forget runing them on old Celeron PC, beefed up with large HDD as

home server. Music interrupts and navigating in huge collections is pain

My favourite media server, having tried many, is TwonkyMedia from TwonkyVision. Good

navigation help thanks to Artist Index and Album Index, plus small footprint.

Recommended!

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