Do I need encoder or media sever?

We want to add short video content to our non-profit web
page. 30 - 60 segments telling people about our different programs
etc. Our server is Datapipe, of which we are only using 1% of
bandwidth with current use. For editing we have Mac and also can
use Windows, both of which can convert to FVL.
Our question is, do we simply need a decoder? Or do we need
the media server. I am not much of a techy, so need to hear in
basic terms what the difference each software offers. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
The things we want to avoid is low resolution pic and stall
is buffering time after the player has started and downloading
times that surpass the length of the video clip itself. Thank
you!

Flash Media Encoder is the product/software that gives you
the possibility to LIVE Broadcast events in conjunction with a
Flash Media Server.
Flash Media Server is the heartpiece of any flash streaming
application, but it's not an absolute must.
Flash Video Encoder shipped with Flash 8 & Flash CS3 is a
file encoder eg. convert mpeg/avi/wmv to flv.
Since you already have the possibility to output flv's the
next step would be to create a Flash Video Player in Flash 8/CS3
and then upload to your server together with the FLV, by uploading
to your server you are createing a so called progressive playback,
since you don't have Flash Media Server installed on it. ( I assume
in your case)
How do you achieve a good picture with the least possible
buffering time and best performance? Use Robert Reinhardt's
Bandwidth Calculator (you can find it on the developer center) and
think about getting a plan with a Flash Streaming provider
(Influxis, Vitalstream, Akamai)
I personally recommend Influxis & Akamai, the cool guys
at influxis are always happy to help and Akamai is the world leader
in Streaming Networks ($$$)
Hope this helped you understanding the whole system

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