You’re saying the NAS has a desktop Intel CPU and runs windows or Linux? I’m ignorant on how this works and how it plays into the HTPC server system. Can you elaborate?
I saved the cost of the NAS in 2016 by making my HTPC server also the RAID (running SnapRAID) and buying designing around PC case that holds 5+ HDD, and SSD, and an optical drive.
If I were actively expanding my disc collection, I’d move to a standalone NAS for storage
It’s not negligible...
If you want all your discs ripped and stored in a DIY streaming system, there’s no way around having the hard drives.
All the AppleTVs or Zidoos are just the streaming clients. You still need the storage system with the media.
But once you’ve got the hard drives full of your discs, then the...