Howard Turkster;612123 Wrote: > Next question now -- if I get this done and can connect directly to my > network (that has my main computer on it with over a TB of free hard > drive space), why do I need a VBA? > > I don't mind leaving my main computer on. I do this a large part of > the time anyway. > > What are the advantages of adding a VBA to such a setup? Just more > storage and less power-usage? You don't need a VBA. It may draw less power than your current desktop, but if your current desktop is usually on (or at least during the times you'd be listening to music) then running a VBA _plus_ your main computer would end up in drawing more power.
Another advantage of VBA is the VortexBox software itself. VortexBox is a replacement operating system, based on Fedora Linux. It can run on any Intel CPU-based computer. It is customized for media use, and comes with (a) SBS and many relevant plugins built-in and configured, (b) an auto-ripping and tagging facility for CDs, (c) a graphical user configuration interface to "protect" users from Linux command lines and other unfamiliar things, and (d) a bunch of other things. But while Vortexbox is great, it is a replacement operating system, and assuming you want to do other things on that main computer, installing VB on it is probably not the way you want to go. Run the ethernet. You'll be happy you did. Use your main computer to run SBS for now. Later on you can worry about changing the server, adding storage, etc. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85420 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
