You don't need to buy dedicated hardware. Get a big hard drive, install it in your personal desktop, stick a bunch of media on it. Download Plex, that will ha

You don't need to buy dedicated hardware. Get a big hard drive, install it in your personal desktop, stick a bunch of media on it. Download Plex, that will handle all your streaming requirements. Download Teamviewer Free, that will let you do remote administration with zero learning curve. Is it the slickest, most capable setup in the world? Nope, but it's free and it works while making you learn almost nothing new.