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ReadyNAS Ultra 2 as Media Server
Hello, I have to admit, that I'm not really a veteran on these matters, but I want to learn. The idea is to have a NAS that I can use as media server. It needs to be fast enough to not cause pro...
How many bluray titles do you have? Are the TV shows also bluray, or are they smaller?
You could get by with the ultra-4 for now (as TeknoJnky says it can provide 11 TiB with 4 TB drives). Though if the budget will stretch to 6 slots, it is probably the way to go if you are a BluRay guy.
You could also try converting some of your BluRay main movies to a somewhat lower bitrate (e.g, smaller file size), and see how much space that saves. There are a lot of audio tracks (various languages and codecs), and if you delete the ones you don't need you can save quite a bit of space. Also, you can usually cut down the video bit rate with little or no perceived quality loss. Though this processing can be time consuming, and you do lose extras, etc.
You could get by with the ultra-4 for now (as TeknoJnky says it can provide 11 TiB with 4 TB drives). Though if the budget will stretch to 6 slots, it is probably the way to go if you are a BluRay guy.
You could also try converting some of your BluRay main movies to a somewhat lower bitrate (e.g, smaller file size), and see how much space that saves. There are a lot of audio tracks (various languages and codecs), and if you delete the ones you don't need you can save quite a bit of space. Also, you can usually cut down the video bit rate with little or no perceived quality loss. Though this processing can be time consuming, and you do lose extras, etc.
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