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TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
| reply to bigunk
Re: I like this idea, but...
said by bigunk  :I'm just gonna build a media server with scads of storage, maybe 8TB or so. Rip what I can to it and watch it when I want. That way, standards can change and I only need to do updates to handle new media formats. Sound like a reasonable idea? I built one just last summer, as well as three media PCs (one for each TV in the house.)
The server is a RAID 5 array with eight 750GB drives, giving me a total of 5.25 TB. We have over 400 DVDs in the house, so I needed a lot of space.
One of the first things I did when I started this project was take a sampling of 30 or so DVDs to get an idea of the size. Some of the simple, no-frills ones were 4 GB or so, while some of the feature-packed ones were closer to 8 GB. The average size was about 6 GB.
I used the free version of DVDFAB HD Decrypter to copy them, and Media Portal and Power DVD to play them. It's nice having all those movies at my fingertips, and even if I loan one out, I still have it at home to watch. I don't even use the actual discs anymore, except one time to copy them.
If you need any advice from someone who's already done this, let me know. I'll try and answer any questions you might have.  | |
quatrix
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join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
| said by TheWickerMan :I don't even use the actual discs anymore, except one time to copy them. If you need any advice from someone who's already done this, let me know. I'll try and answer any questions you might have. I have a question. How many years in jail? | |
TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
| said by quatrix :said by TheWickerMan :I don't even use the actual discs anymore, except one time to copy them. If you need any advice from someone who's already done this, let me know. I'll try and answer any questions you might have. I have a question. How many years in jail? Are you trying to be funny, or simply trolling?
If you're thinking I'm renting or borrowing movies and copying them, you're mistaken. I could, but I do not and will not, no matter how corrupt I believe the MPAA is.
Every single movie on my server is a copy of a disc that I legally bought and paid for. I do not upload them anywhere on the internet, just the server that is accesible only by the computers on my personal network.
Granted, I'm going against the DMCA by using a tool that defeats the copy protection, but all I'm doing is exercising my Fair Use right to make a backup copy of my legally purchased discs. | |
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