My preference is to use Plex for movies and when listening to music through my Bose system, I connect via my network to the My Cloud device and stream from there. The unit is small, inconspicuous and sits under a side console table where it connects via the supplied cable directly to my router.
I now have a fully catalogued library of films and music, easy to search on, easy to play. My movies and music collection are now digitally saved and packed away, creating masses of space in my bookcases and making my home a lot tidier. After a lot of research I settled on a M圜loudEx2Ultra (8Tb). I wanted to save all my movies and music to a drive and be able to use a media player to access them from anywhere in the world.