Sorry for interrupting with stupid questions.. Would'nt a NAS do a better job in this case?
I would guess no since the nic on a raspberry pi uses the usb bus.
Uhh.. That sounds like a bad combination... So the raspberry seems to be best for streaming just in one direction...
The rpi wasn't designed to be a htpc/dvr, but that hasn't stopped people from trying to use it as one. Honestly, I bought one with that intention myself but it just didn't work well enough for my needs so it collects dust in the closet.