Compact, efficient Streaming Box.

[WantoN]

I have a large collection of digital media. I generally stream it to my phone via VLC, it encodes the film, and I can watch them when I’m connected to the network, or download them for watching on the go. It’s simple and I like it

So I’m after a cheap little box I can connect to the router and leave on all the time. Requirements are:

• As small as possible
• Cheap to run
• Cheap to buy
• Will run VLC helper and encode my media, or an alternative solution

As a side note, I plan on buying a two-bay NAS, with 2x8tb drives for backup. I suppose I could rethink this and get a box that does this all in one.

Second hand stuff is fine by me, any help really appreciated chaps!