HP releases software that allows its MediaSmart NAS servers to store, manage, and stream TV content recorded by a TiVo DVR. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

HP's first-generation MediaSmart EX475 was the poster-child for Windows Home Server. Now, HP are back with their second-gen version, the MediaSmart EX487; the hardware looks the same, but what's under ...

For a good example of what a Windows Home Server (WHS) appliance can be, take a look at the HP MediaSmart Server. The device, designed primarily for use as a network-attached storage (NAS) unit for ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. HP has made great improvements with the MediaSmart EX495 ...

HP has decided to discontinue its MediaSmart Server line of products. Microsoft acknowledges the decision on the company's Windows Home Server blog. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

The words “home” and “server” don’t seem to belong together. Specialized computers known as servers are used in business settings for centralized storage, information sharing, data backups and so on.

t I saw last year. Powered by Microsoft’s potent Windows Home Server operating system, this device is network-attached storage on steroids. And it’s a snap to use but, at a starting price of $599, ...

Short Version: HP sure knows how to make a Windows Home Server. The company has been at it for years now and the latest model does just about everything better than the previous models. That’s how ...

Listen, son, back in our day we had a tape drive, a copy of Retrospect and a nightly schedule... and we liked it. These days HP thinks it can stuff a Dual Core processor, 2GB of RAM and up to four 2TB ...

The HP MediaSmart EX490 and EX495 are the new top-of-the-line Windows Home Servers from HP, which are good enough to pretty much be the de-facto Windows Home Servers ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The HP MediaSmart Server EX487 will do a yeoman's job as ...

The HP MediaSmart Server EX487 will do a yeoman's job as the hub for all the files and interconnected devices on your home network. It's one of the best NAS servers I've tested. When the HP MediaSmart ...