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Well, the term "negligible" here was clearly used subjectively but, what I was referring to is the cost of HDD's, especially compared to what they used to cost. The NAS system is a separate, and definitely not negligible, one-time investment. We should all enjoy our hobby and spend our...

Absolutely. I love discussing and learning about the approaches and tools others have employed. It can be a big help in developing my own solutions but, in the end, no approach is universal. It's all about what works for you in your space. As @DaveF explained, no one is doing that since disc...

Can't argue with you there, which is essentially why I haven't bothered with 4K discs. I'd just rather stick to physical media or a streaming alternative for those. For the vast majority of my collection, however, DVD and Blu Ray rips are fine and being retired makes the time investment much...

Wow! That's an expensive ecosystem should one want a whole-house solution.

I think you may have already answered this question in a previous comment I just re-read. What I am asking is, "do you need a separate physical Vidoo [or Dune HD Pro] for each room/device or does it have a way of "serving" client apps on Smart TV's, streaming boxes, etc. that present data...

Plex seems to automatically ignore "The" in titles but, call me weird, I actually prefer mine that way which requires tedious, per-title intervention. I have the same question for you and @JohnRice . How do these players [Dune HD Pro, Zidoo, etc.] handle server environments? In other words...

Yea, you're definitely living dangerously having that much data without a RAID solution of some sort.

I have yet to find a solution that doesn't have this issue, which is why I plan to create and maintain an incremental metadata backup once my Plex library is substantially complete. I've spent hours manually correcting matching and cover art errors.

Thanks. I'll have to look into that player. Plex is decent but does mix it's ad-supported and paid options in with the local library, which can be annoying.

I've recently embarked on a similar [but scaled down] journey. I considered UGreen but, since I have a very capable HTPC, decided it's admittedly superior hardware was not worth the software tradeoff. I ended up with a Synology 923+. My library is MUCH smaller than yours so I started with (3)...