Building a Media Server

praedet
praedet Posts: 314
edited November 2010 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
All right, I am getting near the limits of my 2 TB storage and I have not even started transferring my DVDs or Blu-Rays on to it. (I have all the lossless music, pictures, and DVD images backed up onto another 2TB USB drive too) So, I want to build my own Media Server that I can access with the various household laptops, and with a Boxee Box to the TV.

Thoughts? It doesn't need to be the cutting edge, but I will probably putt in 8 TB storage so that I have 4 TB of space...

Can I do it for $2-300 without the 8 TBs of storage?
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2 APC H-15s and a Panamax 5400 for good measure ;)
Stereo: DIY Alix Music Server, DODD Audio Battery Tube Buffer, Modded DAC-60 and MF V-Link (for now), DIY Silver ICs, Battery Powered Class D SDS-254 Amp, and GR-Research N2X Speakers
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2010
    I like the Synology line of Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices..

    I just bought a DS210j (only holds 2 HDs.. max 2TB total i think), but there are other varieties that may be what you are looking for.

    Easy to use and works flawlessly so far.. I just use an FTP program to transfer files to it and it is accessible to all my networked gear..
    2-Channel - So far...
    Pre: Dodd ELP
    DAC: W4S-Dac2
    Source(s): Computer and Denon 2910
    Amp: Parasound HCA-1200II
    Speakers: LSi9s - Vr3 Fortress Mod
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    edited November 2010
    Just get a Micro ATX board w/ enough SATA connectors, a dual core AMD cpu, 2gigs of memory, small case, under 400 watt PSU and you are golden...

    All should be able to be had for under 300ish
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    edited November 2010
    And here you go:

    http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=21029808
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • praedet
    praedet Posts: 314
    edited November 2010
    ^^^Awesome, thanks!
    HT: Ninja Master LSi9s, Ninja Master LSiC, Slightly Modded LSiFXs, Modded LSi7s, Outlaw LFM-1 EX and Polk PSW125
    Outlaw 970 Preamp, Outlaw 7700 Amp, Velodyne SMS-1, Oppo BDP-83,
    2 APC H-15s and a Panamax 5400 for good measure ;)
    Stereo: DIY Alix Music Server, DODD Audio Battery Tube Buffer, Modded DAC-60 and MF V-Link (for now), DIY Silver ICs, Battery Powered Class D SDS-254 Amp, and GR-Research N2X Speakers
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