When they get to the streaming server, the server responds with a flood of packets containing the audio.

FORBES: A World of Rich Media

The VIA ARTiGO A1150 is ideal for a variety of applications in the home or office, including home server, media streaming and surveillance applications or great as a regular desktop PC, using only a fraction of the physical real estate.

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But if you don't mind finding your own software, or already have a server setup, this is a killer media-streaming device.

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Streaming video, which enables the viewer to play a file that resides on a remote server, was believed to be a less desirable method of delivery, because the picture quality was often inferior.

NEWYORKER: Streaming Dreams

It delivers up to three times more performance per watt than the Fermi streaming multiprocessor, making it possible to build a supercomputer that delivers one petaflop of computing performance in just 10 server racks.

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