I'm interested in setting up a VDI-like system for household use. In other words, I'd like to get some of the benefits of enterprise VDI in a much smaller scale - for example letting my kids connect to a virtual Windows 8 machine from school on their iPad. That said, I've got Windows Server 2012 loaded on a beefy server at my home that I use for development purposes. I've also used the real VDI capabilities of Windows Server 2012 at my work, so I have some idea that it's overkill for this project - I don't have DNS, Active Directory, etc. setup at home, and don't have any desire to set that stuff up.
So, the question is something like this... Can I use the Hyper-V functionality on my server, along with a few Windows 8 Pro virtual machines, and then allow each family members to connect to their own virtual machine via basic remote desktop. Actually, I know I can do that, the real question is can I get the benefits like RemoteFX, USB Redirection and high-quality media viewing?
I know those advanced features are often mentioned in the context of a real VDI deployement, but I'm wondering if they are also available in a simpler deployment?
Thanks in advance!
Chris