Not really. I did mine years ago using the rootmy.tv site.
The biggest benefit is hyperion lighting. I have an esp32 plugged into the USB port on the back, driving leds that match the color of my content. https://github.com/TBSniller/piccap
It doesn't work on HDCP, but I only use the jellyfin app and hdmi input for my pc, both of which are great.
Yes, you'll pry my native jellyfin client from my cold dead hands. Also my rooted lg now has an awesome screensaver with hd nature footage that I love.
Real, but I keep it in a pot and it goes outside the rest of the year. It's about 3.5' tall at the moment and gets a little bigger each year. I've had it for 4 years now
I've deployed substantial quantities of gear in 9 datacenters across 4 countries in my career. I've gotten a panicked call from Bell Canada when they realized our deployment density in an older facility, then had to work with them to provide weights of all of our cabinets. Sure though, all armchair nonsense. What's your background?
Weight. If you load a 42u rack up with 30lb servers you're at 1280lbs spread out over about 4sqft, which is over the floor loading limit for most buildings. It's much cheaper to support the weight in a wider building compared to a taller one.
That being said I've been in many data centers in the middle of a giant office towers, but they have lower weight limits generally.
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