I too just started from scratch, and I feel I am going down a very cost effective path for me. I was also considering a NAS, but after some recommendations on this forum, i decided to set up a server at my tv that will do htpc (xmbc) and run squeezeboxserver.
I went with the AMD Fusion APU, the motherboard I picked has graphics and cpu already on it & has a hdmi out. Only had to buy memory and a HD for it. Still had a case laying around. My wifi isn't too good, and I don't want to put cables down, so I decided to go with a Ethernet powerline part. That way my router is in one spot, and squeezebox & server are close to my tv, but will all be hardwired. For the server I am going with ubuntu, it's a breeze to install and I've already test-ran it on a windows laptop. My server parts aren't in yet, but the touch is now, and it connected perfectly to squeezeserver running on the ubuntu install. Let me know if you want to know more about the hardware I picked. For a couple of hamiltons more, I've got something a lot more useful than just a NAS -- deiurg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ deiurg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=47448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88589 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
