Don't get these "media server" things...something wrong with a good ol' bit of working WiFi? I certainly manage!
What happens if you want to watch a TV series that isn't particularly available online anywhere anymore? Or don't have a subscription to NowTV, Netflix or anything?
Now, if Virgin got their act together you'd be able to watch something on their Beam app, then head home and continue watching it through a TiVo box.
Have we brought up a generation with no attention span?
Yes. "We" have.
That's why you see kids these days with the TV on in the background but scrolling through their phones. One thing isn't enough any more. I believe there is also a correlation with the increase in ADHD as time has gone on.