Windows Xp Pro Or Windows Xp Home?

[Delphi]

I am considering ordering a PC for use in my home network, acting as a client.

It will have its own tuner.

 

I have another powerfull PC acting as server ( XP Pro) with 2 tuners.

I don't use windows server, so so computer will be part of a domaine.

 

So my question is:

 

Is there any reason to buy Windows XP Pro or will Windows XP Home do?

 

Thanks in advance

Edited March 16, 2007 by Delphi

[Derrick]

Imho home will do. If you want to use remote desktop, only the server needs xp_pro.

[Gioxy]

BTW, with Windows XP Home you can't open more than 1 LAN resource at a time...

 

[Delphi]

Thanks for the answers. I will buy XP home .

[dgdg]

BTW, with Windows XP Home you can't open more than 1 LAN resource at a time...

 

What does a "LAN resource" mean exactly ? Example ?

Edited March 18, 2007 by dgdg

[Gioxy]

Typical LAN resources are shared folders and shared printers; rarely used LAN resources are shared fax, shared scanners, shared CD-jukebox and so on...

 

[Delphi]

I have just changed my order from XP home to XP Pro.

Don't want to risk any problems for a relatively small saving.

 

Anyway, it would be interesting to have answers to the following:

 

1) Is an internet download a LAN resource?

 

2) If yes, I will then have problems with XP Home when watching a streamed TV recording (in a shared folder) while downloading say EPG (I use myXMLTV), right?

 

Thanks in advance

Edited March 19, 2007 by Delphi

[Gioxy]

Is an internet download a LAN resource?

 

Internet should be considered a WAN resource, not a LAN one...

 

Also join a stream in the LAN IMHO can't be considered a LAN connection to a resource (see the list of LAN resources), but I don't know so in deep how XP Home consider this and behave... I'm sorry for that...

 

Maybe a XP Home owner can be more precise with this subj...