Ltek 0 · ID: 1 Posted April 18, 2015 I'm currently running separate machines for the following... i5 Laptop running: XBMC / Kodi & Blue Iris Syno DS1512 running lots of native and 3rd party apps for media, etc I'm tired of the so-so performance of the Syno and considering building an AIO system since I can run an HDMI from a closet near my TV and have the AIO server away so noise is not an issue. Any suggestions on what might be the best (easy + cost effective) solution for this? Should I run something like a cheap Dell or HP server or workstation? Should I run VMware Workstation for XPEnology and then have Kodi & Blue Iris run on the host Win7 OS? other things to consider? thank you for the input! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nindustries 0 · ID: 2 Posted April 20, 2015 You cannot run programs with graphical output on DSM. Maybe a raspberry pi 2 is an option? I'm using it atm with OpenElec, it rocks! (and finally decent performance compared to the rpi1) Should I run something like a cheap Dell or HP server or workstation? Nope, the power consumption on these things is crazy. (They are cheap for a reason) Build your own server with the latest architecture, and keep it as small as possible. Look in this forum for suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
