We looked over several dozen hosts and did a LOT of research before deciding upon ServerBeach. We looked at RackSpace, and other top names, and decided that based upon what ServerBeach was offering currently, PLUS the option of Caching servers worldwide for future expansion, we just couldn't beat it. The servers set up in a basic config support Dolphin with no problems, as should most hosting companies. Now, where we really felt the difference with ServerBeach is was in the bandwidth and pipes, see more basically because all rack systems are built with a limited number of components and designs from which to choose (We build em all day long, so we know the hardware side of things) the hardware was of much less concern than HOW our members connected to the servers. We wanted some serious bandwidth, ultra-fast pipes and the ability to cluster. ServerBeach offered the biggest bang for the buck there, with 2000GB transfers over dual 100/1000MB pipes. They are on 3 major backbones with centers throughout the US. Now, we ARE different from the vast majority of Dolphin users who choose a free product hoping to have something up and running in a few minutes without putting any effort into learning it or maintaining it. We've been using Dolphin for a while now and have spent a LOT of time learning everything we can about it. We know MySQL, PHP, and the *nix and Apache stuff. That's what it takes to run a web site, and unfortunately, 99% of the folks putting up sites today have NO idea what they are doing or getting in to, and rely upon their hosting companies to provide them with their support. It just aint gonna get it done. I'm not recommending ServerBeach, just telling you what we found after settling on them. They SEEM to be a good company, simply because all we did was order the server config we wanted, and we handle everything from that point without having to use their tech support services. They may suck at support, but we wouldn't klnow since we do all our own work. But their speeds are excellent, and these days, that seems to be what really matters in a multimedia world.