carolsguy1972
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- shawn
Hello,
I need some advice on any DVD/media server. Currently I have approximately 1000 discs and with the availability of TV shows and movies being released on DVD I can easily see my collection trippleling in the very near future.
A few years back I had a 400 DVD changer made by Sony and after about a year of use the power modulator or power regulator fried and after numerous quotes the advice I was given was that it would be cheaper to buy a new one then to replace a faulty part.
After that experience I decided that a more low-tech solution may be better suited to my needs. I went to eBay and purchased an aluminum DJ case which holds 1000 DVDs general is much like hanging files. I then went to excel and created a number of spreadsheets to index my collection.
With the emergence of media servers and hard drive DVD servers I made some initial investigations at the Escient and Kaladescape websites. With regard to the Escient systems I found them to be too small and reliant on the same DVD changers which left my collection homeless in the first place.
Then yesterday I went to the Kaleidescape website and found their production to be absolutely terrific. However with quotes ranging from $25,000-$40,000 for system, however nice it may be at that price point is way beyond me. If anyone knows of any other companies offering hard drive solutions at more affordable price points please let me know.
Does anyone have any hard drive/server ideas or solutions, which may work for me? My viewing is a large flat screen plasma tv made by Panasonic.
Would it not be cheaper for me to build a server with a few terabyte hard drives, the question then becomes how do I transfer all of these encrypted DVDs onto the hard drive and where would I find a menu interface program that would work. my budget on the Pro jet is approximately $3000-$5,000.
Thanks very much for your time and consideration I look forward to your replies
Shawn
I need some advice on any DVD/media server. Currently I have approximately 1000 discs and with the availability of TV shows and movies being released on DVD I can easily see my collection trippleling in the very near future.
A few years back I had a 400 DVD changer made by Sony and after about a year of use the power modulator or power regulator fried and after numerous quotes the advice I was given was that it would be cheaper to buy a new one then to replace a faulty part.
After that experience I decided that a more low-tech solution may be better suited to my needs. I went to eBay and purchased an aluminum DJ case which holds 1000 DVDs general is much like hanging files. I then went to excel and created a number of spreadsheets to index my collection.
With the emergence of media servers and hard drive DVD servers I made some initial investigations at the Escient and Kaladescape websites. With regard to the Escient systems I found them to be too small and reliant on the same DVD changers which left my collection homeless in the first place.
Then yesterday I went to the Kaleidescape website and found their production to be absolutely terrific. However with quotes ranging from $25,000-$40,000 for system, however nice it may be at that price point is way beyond me. If anyone knows of any other companies offering hard drive solutions at more affordable price points please let me know.
Does anyone have any hard drive/server ideas or solutions, which may work for me? My viewing is a large flat screen plasma tv made by Panasonic.
Would it not be cheaper for me to build a server with a few terabyte hard drives, the question then becomes how do I transfer all of these encrypted DVDs onto the hard drive and where would I find a menu interface program that would work. my budget on the Pro jet is approximately $3000-$5,000.
Thanks very much for your time and consideration I look forward to your replies
Shawn