![]() Laptop computer, T9500 Intel processor, 2.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM.ģ. Desktop computer, X990 Intel processor, 3.46 GHz, 24 GB RAM.Ģ. Conversion of DVD disc media to MKV format and conversion of Blu-ray disc media to Blu-ray folders on a hard drive.ġ. Conversion of Vinyl records to DSD files.ĥ. ![]() Conversion of CD and SACD to FLAC and DSD files respectively.ģ. ![]() This was my fifth media conversion project:Ģ. When everything was done, I had used 12.7 TB, or 75% of the calculated 17 TB. After ripping the first five shelves of the first video rack, I had used 78% of the calculated storage capacity. Of course, many discs would have much less than the calculated maximum capacity. The NAS takes upįor storage capacity planning, I assumed that each DVD had the maximum 8.5 GB of data and that each Blu-ray had the maximum 50 GB of data: My video racks take up 11.5 cubic feet each. My entire movie collection now fits in a box measuring 6.53" H x 7.83" W x 8.77" D.įigure 3. The DS918+ was very easy to setup and use.įigure 2. After formatting the hard drives and installation of the DiskStation's operating system, each hard drive had 6.98 TB of storage available (27.92 TB total). The DiskStation's memory was expanded from 4 GB to the maximum 8 GB. Proof of concept - movies from a hard drive.Ī Synology DiskStation DS918+ network attached storage (NAS) was selected for the video server, along with four 8 TB Western Digital Red NAS drives. ![]() After that brief exposure to "moves at my fingertips", there was no going back.įigure 1. I finally got around to doing a "proof of concept" study playing DVD and Blu-ray movies from a hard drive in an external enclosure. ![]() I had put off digitizing my movie collection for quite a while because I didn't want to spend the time and money. ![]()
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