Envive, Inc. announced a Linux-based, HD-ready media server that offers up to 14TB of network-attached storage (NAS) capacity. The TheaterStation Multi-Zone Digital Media Management System with Centralized Networked Storage is available with TheaterStation “TSClient Mini” satellite devices, as well as several NAS storage options, the Carrollton, Texas-based company says.
The newly announced Centralized Networked Storage options are designed to expand the Envive’s base TheaterStation Digital Media Management System, which was introduced in September along with TSClient satellite devices.
An Envive spokesperson confirmed that the TheaterStation devices run Linux. (This was not a wild guess on our part, since most new media center systems appear to run on penguin power). He also noted that, “We are interested in helping create a Linux-based platform in the home that would be open to developers building applications. Our vision is far beyond just a Linux-based Media Center.” The spokesperson did not mention, however, when an SDK might be available.
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The optional RAID-enabled central networked storage units (pictured below) can hold up to 14TB of storage, says Envive. Storage is said to be available in a four-bay “TS4T” tower unit for up to 4TB storage, or else in rack-mount units for larger installations. The latter include a 1U four-bay “TS4R” unit for 4TB to 6TB of storage, and a 2U, eight-bay “TS8R” unit for 4TB to 14TB, says Envive.
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