[mythtv-users] Cost of running devices 24/7

[Boleslaw Ciesielski]

jansenj wrote:
> <OT> The reason for the thought process, I'm trying to figure out what 
> my options are for photo and video sharing with family and backup. 
> 1. I could poke a hole through the firewall and share them via my 
> mythbackend...but I don't usually worry about security as a whole on 
> that box...
> 2. Try to find an uber efficient computer to serve up a web page and act 
> as a local file server for that media.
> 3. Pay to use sharing services.  I haven't found any free services that 
> offer unlimited storage for this media, and yet allow others to download 
> full res content.  Currently I use google picasaweb due to its easy 
> integration with picasa, but I'm constantly having to cycle through and 
> delete albums due to a 1GB limit.
> </OT>

4. Use a router that has a USB port for extra storage (e.g. flash drive 
or laptop drive in an external enclosure) and is supported by third 
party firmware (dd-wrt, openwrt etc.) so you can run a web server and 
serve files directly from the router.