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[quote][i]Originally posted by gooner_47[/i] If all you need to do is stream media to your TV (and you know Linux, or at least don't mind playing around with it for the first time), you might consider a Raspberry Pi. I assume there's no RJ45 port near your TV, hence the need for the home plug? So you'd have CAT6 from the home plug to the pi, then HDMI from the pi to the TV. I would personally go for a wired setup rather than wi-fi to guarantee reliability when streaming your content. The pi has two USB ports, one of which you can plug your 4TB HDD into for your NAS: http://www.howtogeek.com/139433/how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-low-power-network-storage-device/ It'll need to be an externally powered one (i.e. have it's own plug) for a drive that big. The pi will be running xbmc and can comfortably stream 1080p movies. Your Samsung TV will almost certainly have Anynet+ (their own word for HDMI-CEC), which will allow you to communicate with the pi and navigate through the xbmc menus using your existing TV remote. The pi is completely silent as it's passively cooled, and can be left on 24-7 and still cost under a tenner per year due to the ridiculously low power consumption:. Oh... did I mention it only costs £23? OK... more like £40 once you buy a power supply, case, SD card for it, but still.... Downsides with it: you won't have the nice, pretty GUI that you would get with a "proper" NAS. Fancier skins in xbmc may struggle due to the limited power of the computer, but basic ones (google confluence to see how it looks and if you like it) will be fine, you do need to be willing to play around with Linux to get it up and running and maintain it. My parents have bought a new bungalow and I'm in charge of tech! This exact setup will be going in for all their multimedia needs! Just with another drive attached for a backup solution. [/quote]
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