Best route for storage and media player
 

About two months ago I got a new TV for the living room LG C6 Curved OLED 4K HDR Smart TV - 55" so now I need storage space to "collect" lossless music, HD TV shows and movies in Blu-ray, 3D, 4K etc., so I can play it on the TV and access/play the files on other TVs and PCs throughout the house. What the best way to accomplish this? Buy a lower model NAS like the QNAP TS-831X and build/buy a HTPC/NUC or just buy a more powerful NAS like the QNAP TVS-871-i3-4G and forget about the HTPC/NUC? Any other route? I will be running torrent, Sick Beard, and SABnzbd on the NAS. As for hard drive for the NAS I'm getting 3 hard drives for now and add more down the road. I'm thinking either the Seagate IronWolf ST10000VN0004 10TB 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive or the Seagate 8TB NAS HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256 MB Cache Bare Drive ST8000VN0002

The two NAS viewed side by side

Thử những cái này xem:

NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S - AC2600 4x4 MU-MIMO Smart WiFi Gigabit Gaming Router (R7800-100NAS)
Netgear AC5300 Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band WiFi Router (R8500-100NAS)

Netgear có cái tốt là compatible với tất cả devices. Thẳng x4s rẻ hơn một trăm mà có dual core processor.

Còn về NAS, nếu chỉ dùng xem phim, dùng ZyXEL 325. Cái này rẻ nhưng chỉ để được hai cái harddrives. Nghĩ cũng đủ. Lý do nó có USB 3.0 port. Mua external harddrive nhiều khi lại rẻ hơn. Nó cũng support torrent đó.

wow, they have 8TB and 10 TB drives already?? I bought a few 5 TB 1.5 years ago and thought that was the biggest. No wonder people go for bluray and 1080P videos.

Let me PM you a forum link where they have warez and such. There are lots of tech saavvy guys on there, esp. staff members; they will know the answer for sure since they collect and are prob. more tech saavvy than us folks here

Vinh Le : I think you have to set a budget 1st! Afterwards, set your priorities in terms if Reliability vs. Cost.
1) I assume you will be using RAID 10 or 5 w/ OS on a 250GB SSD at least?
2) Have you thought about connecting your server/comp by fiber optic, hard wire or wifi? Good TV is worthless w/o the accompanying audio hardware to match!
3) BR is one thing, but 3D is a fad at current technology. Who wants to wear those dam heavy 3D google? Sorry, they're glasses.
4) 4K is limited in terms of currently available contents and viewing distance to see the improvement to justify 4K! 4K BR player is too expensive for the normal populace.


laughster : 8TB & 10TB are old news, I have several 12TB in my server and a work in progress 15TB from "H..." that a BFF and I are firmware testings. Yeah, they're all server/constellation class HD. Not that big of a deal, but it's a pain when one of these big HD is rebuilding after a crash.

ah, you are a tech nerd?? haha; yes, I usually don't buy tech stuff that first comes out; too expensive and I want to make sure the tech people have tested out and have confirmed which ones are reliable first; cheap and reliable - that's what I go for hahahah

1) Nerd? No label needed ... as long as they pay me properly then call me hey you! LOL ... Hoe Hoe Hoe

2) Cheap and reliable are oxymoron! Just like honest politicians or an educated Hoe Hoe!

Basically what I'm looking for is something to store all the media and be able to play it on TVs and PCs in the house. I was thinking about max $3k. Some suggested me to build my own server, but I have no experience with that stuff.

As for hard drives I was just looking at the biggest size available and see which one cost the least. I'm not planning to fill all the slots at the same time, just 3 drives to start with and fill more later.

1)I think RAID5 would be best for what I'm doing. SSD cache came up when I was looking at the NAS, is it worth it to use SSD? Do I need one or two SSD?

2)TVs and PCs will all be connected by hard wire CAT5E/CAT6. Fiber optic didn't come to mind, but I don't think is worth the high cost. My area doesn't have fiber internet yet anyway. What do you mean good TV is worthless without the accompanying audio hardware?

1) If you can build a comp, building a server is almost as easy since everything is geared toward reliability ... PSU x 2, CPU x 2, increased RAM, more fans (noisy) that run at higher RPM. The big difference is RAID setup, but from your correspondence I think your RAID 5 is more than sufficient
2) Since this is mainly a home use HTPC like, the I/O demand will not be that significant
... A) Dual 250GB SSD RAID setup for OS will give you speed & reliability
... B) For what you're doing at home, increasing cache is a lost leader & not a good ROI. Save money and use it on other equipment
... C) 250GB SSD x 2 = $160 - $260
... D) 8-10 TB HD x 3 = $950 - $1500
3) Audio Components (for main TV primarily)...
... A) Receiver that can handle at least 7.1 dts, HDMA, True HD Dolby & etc ... as well as Bluetooth. There are other nuances but this is not the forum to go into details
... B) Speaker system w/ subwoofer ... sorry, but BOSE doesn't count
... C) A dedicated amplifier to drive these components
... D) For other TV, I would get a decent soundbar w/ blue tooth subwoofer ie. Samsung HW450 series ... approx. $300 for decent audio effects at least
... E) For best result, use the TOS link (fiber optic) to connect audio to components

Good luck.