The problem with technology is that it keeps being outdated by itself all the time. Most of us can remember our desktop days, when the computer wave was kicking in. Then we also remember how quickly the first desktop was replaced by another one supposedly better, and then another. A majority of us are almost certain to find an old PC gathering dust in the basement or closet. You can easily bring this forgotten PC back in action by converting it into a music server. Integrating your old PC with your home stereo ensures that you keep grooving to unlimited music. Not convinced? Here are great reasons which might make you reconsider:
1. Save money
You don’t need to buy an expensive external HD drive if you happen to have an old PC tucked away somewhere in your house. Ever since you got a better PC, your older one has simply been going to waste, but with a few easy procedures you can breathe new life into the machine and convert it into a home-audio server. You can store millions of tracks in it without investing in a new machine for storage.
2. Don’t get bored of music anymore
This massive DIY audio server can beat any other regular stereo component in terms of storage. You’ll never run out of music and will never get bored by hearing the same song all the time. This, too, is only your private digital collection; by converting your PC you throw open options of being able to tune in to music services like Napster and Rhapsody.
3. Access your files far from home
When you set up your old PC to be your remotely accessible music server, you can access your files even when you’re not at home. You can control your computer from anywhere and stream your music, and even share it with others.
4. Great for music on the move
Now you can play almost any song from your almost infinite database (80,000 songs) on your 16 GB iPhone without needing to store them on the device. You can play your music from the server sitting anywhere, on any host connected back at home.
5. Save the Environment
All you green warriors listen up â even the ones who aren’t, it isn’t too late to convert. Your discarded PC will contribute to poor earth’s degeneration by leaking mercury, lead, chromium and what not. Sounds terrible, no? So instead why don’t you simply make use of something you already have? Choosing to turn your old PC into a music server is the way to go green.
