Thanks for the good info wh7qq! I started the thought process with a Pi Zero simply running Pi Hole and Transmission and powering off the router's USB port like yours. When I looked at the running cost of even the latest/most powerful/most power hungry Pi though I thought it was probably better to g...

Use case - Pi Hole - Transmission - Kodi, to stream from NAS - Steam, to stream from gaming rig - Probably some emulators (SNES, etc.) - HIDs: Steam Controller and mobile apps (e.g. Kore) Questions 1) Which OS is best for this? I have experience with Mint (Cinnamon & XFCE) and so perhaps Ubuntu Ser...