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Suggestions for basic media server or a NAS solution....
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Post 1 made on Thursday October 23, 2014 at 13:31
kwkshift
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I was wanting to rip all of my DVD's and Blurays into a library for easy access. Currently I have all of my music in my office computer and any time I get new CD's, I just add them to iTunes.

I have an Apple TV (3rd gen) in my family room system which is our only TV in the house. I also have Sonos through out the house for music. We have a mix of PC and Apple devices in the house. My office computer is a Vista machine, (don't laugh, it's a Sony all-in-one that has been pretty good. I could upgrade it to Win7 Pro but I would have to add more memory).

1) What software are you guys using for ripping CD's?
2) I want to move all my music from my PC just in case something happens and the computer dies one day. I'd also like to have a spot where all my movies would be located. Would a server with Plex be the way to go or something else like a networked hard drive?
3) What would be a slick way to run a media server? I was thinking about a mac mini or something. ??

I don't need/want anything crazy. Just simple to setup and use. Something that I could even sell to my customers for their libraries, if they wanted.

Thanks.
Post 2 made on Thursday October 23, 2014 at 21:23
CreativeHT
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Use a multi drive NAS such as WD or Synology and host the files there for video and audio. This will give you redundancy so you don't loose data. Host the Plex server on your Vista PC or get one of the Synology models or equiv that can directly host the Plex server. Use Roku 3 for local playback.

I have a customer with the 4 drive x 4TB WD NAS and a basic Slim Acer i3 computer used for ripping and hosting the Plex server. This was to replace 2 Escient units with 6 400 disc DVD changers that were all full. Full setup is less than 2k.
Post 3 made on Thursday October 23, 2014 at 22:12
Audiophiliac
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What he said.

I am also going to look into the QNAP hs251. It is a 2 bay NAS with built in media player. Fanless, HDMI, support for 4k maybe. I am looking into it as an option for control4 systems add they are a certified partner with tight integration.

Synology is great and has some cool features. I have one but not one that supports native plex server. And the Roku is easy to use. A client had the FireTV set up with Plex and I think the interface was much better than the Roku plex channel.
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