Hammerhead
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Now that I'm pretty much committed to converting my library to ISOs or MKVs, it's time to give some thought to what I can use to replace my 'console' Samsung blu-ray player, and if possible, have high quality audio (optical data out to a DAC?) for input to my (somewhat high-end) audio system - I keep my systems separate since I'm a borderline audio snob.
The playback software will be one, or a combination of:
For hardware, I'd like something that's light and portable so that if I choose to take a couple movies with me on the road, I can load 'em onto an external USB drive. The choices I've been thinking are:
For storage, I'll probably be going with some sort of RAID/NAS enclosure that also supports remote 'cloud' access. There are a number of good units out there from Western Digital and others that will support many TBs per box, so the storage with redundancy issues are solved.
Looking forward to some input preferably from those of you who have gone down this path. I think I'm done with discs, they're just too much hassle and with the cost of traditional rotating or flash drives become less per movie than dual-layer blu-ray media, there's no sense in banging my head against the wall anymore.
Thanks in advance!
The playback software will be one, or a combination of:
- PowerDVD
- Kodi (XBMC)
- Plex
- ??? (open to suggestions)
For hardware, I'd like something that's light and portable so that if I choose to take a couple movies with me on the road, I can load 'em onto an external USB drive. The choices I've been thinking are:
- Intel/Lenovo/Asus 'PC-on-a-stick'
- HP Mini Stream
- Raspberri Pi2 (homespun solution)
- ??? (again, open to suggestions)
For storage, I'll probably be going with some sort of RAID/NAS enclosure that also supports remote 'cloud' access. There are a number of good units out there from Western Digital and others that will support many TBs per box, so the storage with redundancy issues are solved.
Looking forward to some input preferably from those of you who have gone down this path. I think I'm done with discs, they're just too much hassle and with the cost of traditional rotating or flash drives become less per movie than dual-layer blu-ray media, there's no sense in banging my head against the wall anymore.
Thanks in advance!
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