“Overcome the limitations of your hardware by using an external media-streaming device”

There are plenty of media-streaming systems out there, but which is best for your home? Plus, is it worth spending more on a high-end NAS?

PAUL OCKENDEN

Let’s kick off this month with a question from a reader: “With the ever-increasing fashion for smart TVs and connected devices, I’m confused about the best way to store and stream my digital media. This is particularly true for movies, where for viewing on my lounge TV I need high definition and bit rate; for watching things on the go on my phone all of that bandwidth would obviously just get in the way.” What a brilliant question. There are plenty of media-streaming systems out there, but you’ll find that some are better for music, others better for movies. To an extent the system you choose should take into account the hardware you already own. For example, if you have one of the first generation of connected TVs from around five…

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