Best, simplest version of Linux to put on old Sony Windows XP laptop?

[Comptech]

Harshness, KE4EST is correct. I use one of the tiny's as a channels DVR server. I use a 1Tb m.2 and a 2TB SSD inside the Tiny. Gives me over 2.5 TB of storage for recordings. More than enough for a single 60 year old.

 

[harshness]

Harshness, KE4EST is correct. I use one of the tiny's as a channels DVR server. I use a 1Tb m.2 and a 2TB SSD inside the Tiny. Gives me over 2.5 TB of storage for recordings. More than enough for a single 60 year old.

Consider that the needs of a single 60 year old (or 58 as the case may be) may not be representative of the set of media server users. Channels can grab a lot of content and it doesn't have to get watched immediately.