One benefit of digital media distribution is that you can store all of your music, movies, TV shows, and videos as data on hard drives rather than as stacks on shelves. But with higher-quality files ...

Self-hosting is an increasingly popular alternative for those looking to escape the convoluted (and expensive) content-streaming landscape and return to a more traditional personal ownership approach ...

A Raspberry Pi makes an excellent entry point into home server projects. While it won’t replace a full-blown server or NAS in raw power, it’s versatile enough to handle a surprising range of services.

Have an old PC lying around that no one is using? You might want to consider converting it into a media streaming server. There was a time when people had separate devices for everything. The TV was ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The WD Red series is specifically designed to be used in conjunction with a network-attached ...

Home Assistant is a free and open-source smart home ecosystem with near-limitless potential. Unlike proprietary systems from Apple, Google, and Amazon, Home Assistant lets you build more complex ...

Visual storytelling technology platform disguise unleashes a new era of infinitely scalable, immersive entertainment with the release of its new flagship media server: the vx 4+. Purpose-built for the ...

Hewlett-Packard on Monday introduced the HP MediaSmart Server, the company’s home media server, compatible with both Macs and PCs. The MediaSmart Server allows users to access content like digital ...

TwonkyMedia Manager is not just another iTunes knockoff. It’s afull-fledged DLNA (Digital Living Network Association) UPnPclient/server that allows you to play any media found on PCs orDLNA devices ...