I work for AT&T and have to sell DTV and I say it constantly... "Streaming services are just becoming almost as expensive as cable nowadays and are resembling it more and more each day" and it's relieving to hear someone else say the same thing.
People say this, but cable was never convenient as streaming. It's getting more expensive and requiring multiple subscriptions, but it will never be like cable outside of cost. It's on most devices and the content is on demand.
@@OneAndZer0when cable first became a thing, one of the things they said to promote it was “no ads” That went out the window pretty quick and even some streaming platforms are getting ads now.
@@OneAndZer0no one “needs” multiple subscriptions though, that’s the funny thing. People sign up for 5 services, only watch 1 or 2 then cry about the price.
Picked up a slim bluray drive at the Goodwill for $8 last week. Flashed the firmware so it can read Ultra HD. Bought a dozen used blurays. Aannnnd now just got a 4k QLED 144hz display to attach the HTPC to. Slippery slopes
That 144Hz will only be needed for gaming. Movies are usually only 24fps. My TV is 120Hz but content other than games is 60fps or 24fps. Enjoy your new TV.
That's exactly what I started doing after decades of increased costs from Netflix and Prime ... heck Prime want to charge me even more to "Remove Ads" ... wait, what am I already paying Prime for? Same with RUclips and Netflix ... no thanks! I've got 1000's of BD/DVDs and ton of my own content, so I started a UnRaid server running Plex server and clients on my devices, working perfectly ... actually better visual quality, no reliance on my ISP connectivity, better search ... I honestly don't know why I didn't build my own Media Server years ago.
What method did you use to copy your DVD's? With my terrible math, and more than 7000 movie titles, it will take me years to achieve this, and probably thousands in new harddrives ^^
@@Formastic I have dedicated 2 computers with BD drives to perform the conversions from DVD/BD to .mkv using MakeMKV software ... you don't need to sit and watch them. I work weekdays so I usually just fire off the conversions after work and get about 4 BD/DVDs done per night, maybe 9 on weekend day pending my other activities ... so figure about 38 per week on a very casual schedule ... 1976 per year. So for 7000+, you might want to invest in more BD/DVD player drives ... you don't actually need more than one computer, but you will need several BD/DVD drives connected to a single computer if you want to cut your conversion time down to months rather than years. But, there are other tasks that might increase your timeline like upscaling older movies to 1080p or 2K or 4K using Topaz Video AI (does incredible job at upscaling image quality). I've got about 25% of my collection done with upscaling and I've only used up just over 10TB on one drive (my Media Server has 70TB 8X10TB drives).
@@Formastic You can use some DVD/CD to USB Adapter devices you can buy from many different retailers or online stores, as well as using some sort of programs like Wondershare, or open source alternatives to wondershare that'll allow you to rip your DVDs right into your computer. Heck, you can even copy the whole DVD ISO file if you like into your computer and mount it on your computer as a USB device/CD-ROM hook up and play the movie from there. As for the Enterprise/3.5 inch Hard Disk Drives, you can easily get 2/4TB hard disk drives compared to only being able to buy one 10TB/16TB/20TB hard disk drives (even more expensive when trying to get 3.5 inch Solid State Drives in TBs above 10 and such) that you can store and archive for others to use.
I also go swashbuckling for media that is digital only. The kind they can and do take away when licenses change. If buying isn’t owning then swashbuckling isn’t stealing.
@@1neinate0 unfortunately with digital media, the thing you purchase is a license to freely use the media, not the media itself. so there is a chance that that license can be revoked, for one reason or another.
@@juliforg that I understand ok I thought he meant owning the physical media wasn’t owning 👍 but you are telling me the couple movies I own on Amazon prime I could not be able to watch someday on prime ?
I do this with rare VHS that I collect! I rip it while I let it play once, and then just let it be eye candy on the shelf. I play the rips back through a CRT TV so I get the same feeling while preserving the lifespan of the tape. The Terra Master looks great, I might have to pick one up.
Dude, if you find Billy the Cat VHS's, I'm begging you to digitize and archive them online. The English version is almost lost media. I've never found all the episodes.
I gotta say, my man makes some great videos. Speaks clearly and confidently with no rambling. Obviously knows his stuff and conveys it in a way that easy to understand. I’ve been down these roads before but still enjoy watching these videos. Also may pick up some tips or info along the way. Definitely keep at it, bc I think there’s a lot of potential here for a very successful channel.
You know, back in the day I and my Gen X brothers and sisters enjoyed LAN parties where we played PC games together on a LAN in someone's basement. Why not have RIP parties now where people get together with their DVDs and BluRays and well it's self explanatory. It can be the Gen Z thing!
Generation Zombie (just as braindead as them) considers discs boomer crap and won't use them. They are happy with their crappy streaming quality because "It'S mOrE cOnVeNiEnT!!1"
i know exactly two gen z's that even know what a disk is. i already share a library with one of them and the other one would just steal my collection and sell it for meth. the one i share the physical library with hasnt been able to grasp the concept that not everything was made for digital or ported to digital and gets mad when i spend nearly 100 dollars sometimes more in order to get a copy.
Man with what Sony is doing I buy and keep everything now. Can't trust these companies. Plex has LONG been my friend, I bought my Plex pass like 7 years ago, one of the best investments I have ever made. Great video.
@@nelsongallegos6899 Plex is company that makes a media server you can run on your computer, NAS server or whatever you have access to and take any content you OWN that is in digital form and load it into the software and basically make your own streaming service (Plex is also a streaming service that has movies and shows you can stream with ads or rent without ads) Plex takes a bit of technical skill to set up properly but if you get it up and running properly and a person who likes to collect (like myself) it’s great and worth the work.
Self hosting media servers are the future of home video! The benefits of owning physical media with the convenience of streaming! I just setup Plex with a purchase of an 8tb HDD and I'm hooked!
I disagree. I understand what you mean but I don't think it is the future for most non-tech savvy users. The initial upfront cost and setup is likely too high/complicated for most people who aren't in the know. If anything, I think physical media will increase, but not necessarily self-hosted setups.
@@razrv3lc Hmmm idk it doesn't actually seem too complicated , I think its really that it feels like a lot to process & most people struggle to move past that hurdle. And who know probably in the future all the setup becomes even easier.
Hard disagree. I'm an IT professional who could easily put all of this together and maintain it, but there's no way in hell I'm wasting the money and time to build and maintain a media server containing my BluRay collection when I can simply open the case and put the BluRay into my PS5 or PC when I want to watch it. It's a very steep price to pay for the convenience. I used to rip my BluRays to my PC so that I had digital copies, but it ended up being a waste of time and disk space. Realistically, how many times is someone going to rewatch every movie in their collection? Considering the amount of time spent ripping the discs and maintaining the media server, you'd waste less time and resources just using the damn disc!
i used to think that..until i have to deal with Hard disk failure..it such a hassle to rip your files,encoded it,then backup it..too much work when i can simply put the disc and play it
I used to have DVDs delivered via Netflix. I'd rip them to a digital format, and send the disc back. I wouldn't even watch most of them. I just wanted the content for watching at a later time, if I want to. The biggest benefit in my opinion is that I was able to rip ONLY the movie or television episode. None of the bumpers or commercials that happened to be included in the disc. So it really was the best option, as I didn't want to have to sit through previews of upcoming releases by so-and-so studio before every single episode! I can't wait to do this again. Thanks for the video!
I did the same sort of thing....Went to two local rentals every day (around 2004/5) and hired two top titles at 99p each to take back by 5pm. I used DVD X copy to rip the main film onto Maxell blank discs to watch at a later date, I ended up with a folder of about 300 movies 👍
I’ve had a NAS running Plex for sometime now, ripped all my old DVD and Blu-ray discs. What I tend to do now is pop into my local charity shops, buy blu-rays on the cheap and copy them, so technically own the disc and making a backup, at which point, i donate back to the charity shop. I’ve 2x8TB drives in RAID mode, which is nearly full so time to expand.
HUGE thanks. ive been ripping my dvds for a long time but wasnt sure how to dip my toes into local streaming options. I very very very much appreciate the time and effort y'all put into your videos to help others setup this system!!!!! new subscriber!!!!!!
I have recently had a couple of my songs disappear from my iTunes, and a couple audiobooks disappear from my audible library with no explanation. So I got passed and have recently begun to buy dvd videos to prevent this from happening to my movies. I already know how to use handbrake, and I do have a lot of digital movies already… now I’m gonna buy and backup all my 💩.
I found that out the hard way nearly 13 years ago. I had bought a concert on iTunes for about $15. Everything was great until one day I got a new iPod touch and tried redownloading the concert. It didn't appear in my purchases nor did it show up when I would search for it in the iTunes store. I contacted their support and sent them a copy of my receipt. They basically told me that since the copyright owners delisted that content from the iTunes store, there was nothing they could do. They didn't even offer a refund or credit. By sheer luck, I had made a backup of my older iPod a few years prior to this and still had the concert saved so I was able to restore it. Had I not done that, I would be SOL.
I get 90% of my movies, TV series, documentaries, etc on DVD from my local public library. You do need to properly clean them sometimes because pizza night seems to find its way on to the data side of the discs far too often. People are horribly careless and scratch them too. But, 70-80% can be ripped without any cleaning. And, like you said, Make MKV is your friend although the file sizes can be large. I have a ton of storage on my NAS so I rip my .mkv files into mp4 due to their portability for when I travel. Unless you have unlimited data storage space, I wouldn't rip routinely from Bluray as a 2 hour movie is going to be around 35 Gb. And you will need a player / recorder for your computer that does Bluray - not all of them do.
@@jasonl1942Actually, I'm just the Post Pizza Night volunteer DVD cleaner. I have to rip them to see if I did a proper job... if ya know what I mean...
@@jasonl1942 dang, are you an Undercover Cops in RUclips comment section? give this man a break Officer, he is just a Normal honest hardworking man that like to dabble in his hobby once in a while
Wow, I've been trying to learn about this a while back but placed it on hold. Then saw your video and decided to try and wow! Let me say, you're GREAT at this. Although, you aren't smiling, joking, or anything, you still have a charisma that keeps me engaged. I also do like that you're not joking around and trying to add humor. Humor lands differently on people and seeing "PG" type of humor to much can be annoying. The intro was fast and to the point just as the sponsorship which you did well that now im planning on getting one or the same model but more bays. Everything on this video, just BRAVO! I'm definitely subscribing to your channel.
I never stopped collecting physical copy media. All those idiots got rid of their DVDs and jumped on the streaming bandwagon laughed at me. However, when their shows inevitably get removed or censored, or they started getting charged more for it, it was me who was laughing.
@1neinate0 when people were presented with streaming, I said don't get rid of your collections. Id ask them what happens if they decide to censor content, what happens if they remove your favorite movie... they said it was the way of the future and that I was crazy for keeping DVDs that 'took up so much space' and not moving 'with the times'. Ironically they're the ones rebuking what they got rid of now. Maybe this was all just an elaborate scheme just to get customers to rebuild hard media again?!
@peterstaklis3712 so they paid to buy their DVDs, they got rid of them to pay for limited movies through streaming, and now they're rebuying what the used to own. Stupidity really is more contagious than a pandemic...
@peterstaklis3712 so they got rid of their collections they already paid for, they pay again monthly for a subscription service to stream a limited amount of movies, then they re buy everything they previously owned... Stupidity really is more contagious than a pandemic these days. I'm the one who's laughing.
I started something like this last year. I built a gaming pc and decided to throw an extra 1TB ssd just for movies/tv shows. I gotta see about setting up a streaming service on it so anyone in the house can access everything
I’m glad we’re starting to realize how crappy subscription economies are and that we need to preserve media because it’s being lost. This is why I love minidiscs vinyls and film
@@tadpolegaming4510 The Seagate Exos 18TB (ST18000NM000J) I bought constantly impresses me for a spinny-drive. I can't speak about any other hi-cap drives, but I've never had a Seagate drive fail on me, ever. Good luck with the build, and message me back with specs, 'cause I KNOW you're gonna wanna show off!
@@reaperburnout5694 I get my movies from Y T S, so that's all I know. I am no expert. Actually, I get the .torrent, then use qBittorent. Mux, remux, octomux, Saturdaymux, that's all beyond me.
The reason I switched to streaming(like many others I’d assume) was because adverts were becoming ridiculous. Cancelled all streaming services recently except prime and that’s only because of prime music and free Amazon delivery is included. Good vpn and iptv from now on I think.
I didnt even know this was and option, I have to deep dive on this now. I have no clue what any of the technical jargon is, I have a very large movie collection and just now got suggested this. Thanks for the video!
You don’t even need a NAS. I use an old laptop plugged directly in to my home router that has a fairly large USB 3.0 SSD plugged in to it. After installing Jellyfin and running through the configuration wizard I have my own local version of Netflix; and all from the grand total of £0.
He clearly listed options other than a (dedicated all-in-one) NAS at the beginning of the video. And technically, NAS just stands for Network Attached Storage, so that also describes exactly what you built. 😅
Although I can appreciate that this wouldn't be a terribly complex project, I realize it's much more than I'm ever willing to go through the trouble for. Which has made me wonder just how much I care about my movies and TV shows. Since I have over 600 discs and only watch on average maybe 1 per month, I'm facing the realization that I've been collecting for emotional reasons rather than practical ones. Which is very good to know about myself. Let the purge begin!
That's an awful lot of words to say "building a media server for a BluRay collection is a waste" lol. But I agree, it doesn't exactly make sense to buy a collection of BluRays only to then invest the time and money into ripping them all, building a media server, and maintaining that server just so that you can.... stream the content over your network. Far less investment to just put the disc in a bluray drive when desired. The difference in effort alone between the media server and removal/storage of a disc in a case is monumental.
Where? The missed comma between dvds and bluray? Or the hyphen that shouldn’t be there on dvds? Either way, they are grammatical errors that were made on a throwaway, colloquially styled comment at 3am on a RUclips video. Not rampant spelling mistakes submitted as part of a doctorate thesis on the intricacies of the English language. I actually have a masters degree in English literature and can tell you that many of the greatest literary artists in history weren’t the most accurate of spellers. It’s the content of the writing than contains the essence of discussion, debate, learning and enjoyment. Not grammar and spelling. Or maybe you enjoy picking fault with the millions of global sufferers of dyslexia? People who have just as much right to comment and voice there opinions on RUclips as you do my friend. Anyway, I’m glad you’re here to police the internet for such violent crime. You must have a fulfilling life brother.
@@KGRICK1 Oh, you mean the word "Binned" as in "Banned"...I mean, as long as you know what he's talking about, it doesn't matter if one letter is spelled incorrectly, so long as the message is easy to understand. Otherwise, then we start asking questions like what you mention to get a better understanding of what you mean.
Only downside to this is that streaming services aren’t hooking people on old content, it’s the new exclusive content not available on physical media, which is a damn shame lol
@@lovelypastelpuppy1640honestly? Piracy. People smarter than me are dedicated to figuring out how to pull such media off exclusive services. It's illegal, yes. But your choices are either pay into that service, don't watch that show, or do a crime. So you have to decide what's worth it for you.
I made myself a small scale media sever back in 2007 while in college. I used my old laptop, kept it at home running with a hard drive plugged into it. I had some DVD's ripped to it and could access the files remotely from my PSP using a software called MyTunesRSS. I could stream those videos as long as I had Wifi, it was cool at the time. I like these kind of videos, almost always has me considering doing stuff like that again.
You could also go to your local library and check out some DVDs (or blurays if they have them!) and rip those instead of having to buy everything! My local library in my small town has a bunch of Criterion DVDs even!!!
Tried out Plex but didn't like the times it wasn't able to stream some of my stuff. Ended up just setting up Kodi on my main PC or just play the media directly. Once I have extra funds and parts will hunt for a 6 drive bay equipped ATX case and build a mediacenter pc with kodi that can double as a backup network storage.
Does this set-up do music and movies within the same system? Also when ripping the video can you separate the different language setting for the movie?
Some routers come with a media server already, if your router has a usb port it could be able to just work like that, get a usb drive with all your stuff and plug it in and that's it
I'm old school. I put Windows Media Center (Windows 8 version) on my Windows 10 install and use Emby Media Browser Classic as the front end. The PC is a Z77 Sabretooth i7 3770K in a Cooler Master HAF X case With all but one HDD bay filled up.
Buying used movies from eBay is a great idea, but ultimately, the most cost effective way to grow your library (without pirating movies from the internet) may be to loan them from friends/family and ripping them 📀
Thanks for watching! There are some tools you could use to scale video like ffmpeg, but It's hard to say how effective that would really be since for the most part you could only apply a rather basic scaling algorithm to the content. There are some AI related playback technologies (like NVIDIA's AI Upscaling built into SHIELD Android TV) but generally we think it's far easier just to watch content in its original resolution. 1080p Blu-ray is quite adequate. Hope this helps!
@@TwoGuyzTech But that doesn't help with the really ancient videos from 50s thru 90s that no one is touching. I would want to upscale some of the lower quality to at least 720 for 1080. Some of the videos are becoming impossible and rare to find.
I wanted to run docker initially, but it just ended up too confusing (even more so than linux which is saying something even though they're supposed to be hand in glove?) even though I consider myself technically inclined. Ended up going with truenas which, not optimal, but acceptable and does what I want it to.
@@uss-dh7909 I glad you found what works for you, but I wouldn't completely sign it off. If you're using Truenas Scale you're technically using a version of it under the hood. Look at docker-compose which is a lot easier to use.
Would never a NAS box from any vendor - they all use some weird LVM hacks or their own disk management like Synology - power supply dies - good luck - drive controller borfs - good luck. Just get an HPE Microserver or small form factor PC with drive bays - load Linux or Unraid on it and if it dies you can transplant the disk to a new PC.
And that's fine, though Linux/Unraid isn't exactly something I consider "beginner friendly" though?? I'm not heavily familiar with how to do RAID within the Linux space.
@@tekwiztv Unraid is friendly like most NAS systems but the way it transparently splits the data across multiple disks makes the mounting rather different so you use /mnt/user and you don't touch the individual drives. There is no command line mojo you need to do but a UI like Synology to manage it and install applications (basically docker) for stuff like Plex/BitTorrent etc .... It is not free - you pay onetime free (
@@tibbydudeza I'd love to move to Unraid, I'm just really nervous with messing something up and suddenly something happens with the drives. Also power consumption is something that'll have to heavily be considered for me, power prices are going up and I don't wanna use so much power unnecessarily.
@@tekwiztv My HP Gen 10 microserver idle's only at 15W - has a dual core AMD X3216 CPU and ECC RAM. Yes replacing a drive with a bigger capacity can be daunting but RUclips is full of videos how to do it correctly. Also one drive is used for parity so you can only store data on 3 drives but a lifesaver if one drive dies.
Ive started this a few months ago. I use a htpc in a silverstone case with 6 bays available. The nice thing is that you dont need a powerful pc to just stream to your tv. Im using an old pentium from around the 6th gen intel era.
"One of the easiest ways" I mean, it's a lot easier to do without a NAS. Literally just buy an external HDD and plug it into your PC and you can do all the same stuff. The NAS is obviously better, but it's easier to just use the PC you already have.
Easier yet is to just use the damn BluRay discs and put them into the optical drive when you feel like watching the movie or show. Rather than investing all this time and money into ripping the BluRays you already paid for along with a NAS / media server solution that you then need to maintain.
i had so many issues with trying to get Plex or Jellyfin set up on my old torrent box, that honestly this looks really exciting to have this box running out of the box. Especially since it looks like i can do this without having to basically rename every file ive ever saved
Thanks for the video. I have been wanting to do this for a few years now but I am not really good with computers. Am I crazy but I am sure a saw a system that does all the work for us..alll you have to do is put the bluray in and its rips a exact copy and create a netflix home version of my librairy ? if there is such a thing I want it :)
"Go on ebay and look for blu rays." - Great vid, by the way. But as a mid-40's movie buff I was cracking up most of the vid. I have large "cd books" for my dvd, bly-ray, shows, and concerts. Many hundred(s) of disks. I have watched as "physical media" quickly became a punch line. And yet...now as streaming services continue to do stoopids, I see a slow return to that old dusty physical media. What's next? Cassette's? Paper and pencil? lol. So fyi, when I want to watch a move and not suck bandwidth - I just flip pages, load a disk, and watch a nice movie, show, or concert. Nostalgic...like spinning a vinyl. IT LOOKS BETTER ON DISK. lmao. Great vid.
Personally, I never watch a movie more than once... Unless it's incredibly good, where I'll watch it second time a few years later. It has to be PURE ART for me to want to watch it again
Honestly this would be a good option for series that I like to "watch in the background" or just rewatch like The Office, Parks and Rec, and Friends. The bonus is that I wouldn't have to subscribe to one of the more limited streaming services like Peacock.
@@duartemorgado136 Well... I think something like a Christmas movie your family watch every year makes sense, something ritualistic. As for series... only something that can make me laugh. My problem is that knowing what happens ruins the experience for me
I set up a plex server and put all my DVDs on it. I just download whatever hbo series or other service shows that i like and add it to the server. I installed a security gateway at my parents' house 1000 miles away so i can watch the Eagles games using their prividers' home streaming service. All in all, i save money on subscriptions vs. the cost of the hardware and can watch shows and movies even when the cable and internet is out. Saved me big time after hurricane Irma and Ian. All those shows for the price of VPN subscription.
No offense to anyone, I really thought there was going to be something new revealed here. I was ripping movies to my hard drive and connecting them through Plex 10 years ago. Nothing has advanced since then?
This was helpful, Though I though I had imagined a brand new concept, no one had applied before- prior to watching this, none the less, soon enough I can secure the proper set I want/need for my personal media use. This was good information.
I use Vidcoder for Batches of movies or IE TV series. Its what netflix does anyway so the quality doesnt drop just the bitrate which is kinda LUDICROUS on BDs drop that and keep it OG res. DVDs are kinda hard to justify the Remux though.
Do you boycott Streaming exclusives? How are supposed to get those? Oh wait... No guide. Hey guys. Remember recording tv with blank vhs tapes. DVD recorders?
Can multiple people actually add media to the server? Trying to replace shared password streaming services for my entire family as companies crack down on it. I want something we can all add our media too and all access from different homes. As long as we all have hard drive space to store it on would this be attainable?
This is awesome! I have around 6000+ titles, in my physical media library. Some are on laserdisc and vhs. Is there a way to put that media on a home server, like this?
Is it ok to drag ripped media files to the NAS, or should an external drive be used to transfer files physically to the NAS using USB ports? I do know it’s slower (dragging), but would there be a higher potential for data corruption/loss doing that? Great video, although I put mine together about 2 months ago, before I found you guys. I’ve been ripping everything since. Almost an obsession. But now all my media is just a click away. Even easier than my 400 disc SONY carousel. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching! Both options should be quite reliable. If it's a worry you could compare the checksums of each file using an md5 hash utility to make sure the data made it to your NAS unharmed. Hope this helps!
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What hard-drive do you recomend to buy for a personal platform to watch 4k media in my nas,)?
For someone like me who prefers to rent rather than buy movies and TV shows, this is not a substitute for streaming services. There are very few movies or TV shows that I ever want to watch more than once, so it makes no sense for me to buy the physical media. Music, on the other hand, I listen to over and over, so I purchase all my music and have never used a music streaming service.
Thank you so much for the info, one question, the DLNA on the server is 'home based' i believe you said, located directly on the NAS, do Jellyfin or aplex require an internet connection to run? Looking at taking this on the road and won't always have internet so a 'local' NAS with entertainment would be nice
The only reason i began paying for streaming services was to mask the fact i pirated things back in 2009-2011. I went back to buying physical media. I stopped paying for cable in 2007. This seems like a good way to get EVERYTHING in one place. not need to have different logins for all these different services, i'd like my anime, tv shows and movies all in one place.
Great video! Quick question, my movies and shows are in 5.1 surround, and I have a home theatre connected to my TV. What's the best way to take advantage of those extra audio channels and watch the movie/show as it was meant to be, as opposed to just in stereo? Does DLNA support this? Are there any special settings I need to change? Thanks!
As long as your media playing software supports it, it should work automatically as long as you have everything connected properly. Plex is the best for this. But if you use something like an Apple TV 4k, you could use Infuse. You can just add the folders for your media into Infuse, it will get all the info for you and you can play everything just fine. Well, not everything... it doesn't do TrueHD Atmos and some other higher end stuff. But not a huge deal.
this might be a unique question. I am looking to build a media sver more even a media player to be the foundation of making my own tv channels within my property using my antennae.If it can play more than one thing at a time on differnt hdmi that is even better for my project.
Thank you for this very clear and concise video. I have been considering a media server, but I always have difficulty understanding which app to use to play back the content stored on the server. Should I use Plex or Jellyfin? For context, I have 4K UHD BDs, BDs, 3D BDs and DVDs. Which app is best to support all of those scenarios? How do I rip 3D BDs? I don't think MakeMKV supports 3D BDs. Am I wrong?
This seems so complicated to me as I’m definitely not tech savvy. I don’t own a computer and haven’t for maybe 8years. I just upgrade my 12 inch iPad every 2 years or when they release a new one. This is a great idea and would love to do this as I have over 500 Blu Rays that just take up space and would love to be able to pack away in a box and store them. I might have to buy a laptop and learn how to use it so I can do this. Great video
I'm so very tempted to do this but it's a lot of money upfront. I've got around 1300 blu rays and 900 DVD in my collection and it'll take years to copy them all over 😢
I personally appreciate this video very much because i could understand what you are talking about without no effort at all, especially cause english is not my mother tongue
Hey I'd like to add to your info that you can also just use your PC as your media server (don't need a NAS or external media storage) all you have to do is put a big hard drive in your PC and set it to stay turned on while your watching with Plex on your TV or device
Would this unit in particular would be good for transcoding? I don’t really plan to transcode, but if I ever need to, would 1gb ram be good enough for regular ripped BD and UHD file size transcoding?
Nvidia Shield TV Pro with a 5TB hdd running Plex Media Server. Picked up a Plex Pass on Black Friday for $75, and can easily access my library from anywhere, as well as share it with friends. The setup is so portable that I can effortlessly take it with me when I travel in the summer. Plus the Shield is a great Android TV box and Retroarch gaming device for my retro games. Far and away the easiest way to go and best bang for your buck if you ask me.
I built my media server just recently, using a used computer that was overkill for plex and a few other services. Added 4 raid5 12tb hdds and now I have around 32 tb of storage space and Im just adding all my media there.
i am with you on this Iown all my media .Music,films and games.Ihave an extensive physical and digital library.I like to dj but i do not rent any of my media .Its with me.
I have a whole lot of DVDs so probably over 2000 and blue rays so is jellyfish the way I should go and how many terabytes would you need in your opinion Also These on the server, does it act like a DVD Netflix just wondering if you’re able to see or access the bonus content
I've slowly been acquiring fan-made dvd collections on etsy of shows from streamers that have been removed. These people are doing the lord's work because without them so many cancelled/removed shows would simply become lost media. If streamers would only just release dvds of thier removed shows for me to buy, I wouldn't have to go this route. Even network shows don't release box sets anymore! So it's not just a streaming issue.
I work for AT&T and have to sell DTV and I say it constantly... "Streaming services are just becoming almost as expensive as cable nowadays and are resembling it more and more each day" and it's relieving to hear someone else say the same thing.
People say this, but cable was never convenient as streaming. It's getting more expensive and requiring multiple subscriptions, but it will never be like cable outside of cost. It's on most devices and the content is on demand.
@@OneAndZer0when cable first became a thing, one of the things they said to promote it was “no ads”
That went out the window pretty quick and even some streaming platforms are getting ads now.
Where do you knock fam?
F off my spectrum customers I’m over here fighting wars and overthrowing governments to keep them
@@OneAndZer0no one “needs” multiple subscriptions though, that’s the funny thing. People sign up for 5 services, only watch 1 or 2 then cry about the price.
Picked up a slim bluray drive at the Goodwill for $8 last week. Flashed the firmware so it can read Ultra HD. Bought a dozen used blurays. Aannnnd now just got a 4k QLED 144hz display to attach the HTPC to. Slippery slopes
It always starts small and snowballs into something crazy... haha thanks for watching! :)
Should’ve invested in an external HDD and restored to 🏴☠️
That 144Hz will only be needed for gaming. Movies are usually only 24fps. My TV is 120Hz but content other than games is 60fps or 24fps. Enjoy your new TV.
What bluray drive is it?
@@Zoranurai13what make blu ray is it, and how did you flash it to read HD discs?
That's exactly what I started doing after decades of increased costs from Netflix and Prime ... heck Prime want to charge me even more to "Remove Ads" ... wait, what am I already paying Prime for? Same with RUclips and Netflix ... no thanks! I've got 1000's of BD/DVDs and ton of my own content, so I started a UnRaid server running Plex server and clients on my devices, working perfectly ... actually better visual quality, no reliance on my ISP connectivity, better search ... I honestly don't know why I didn't build my own Media Server years ago.
Thanks for watching! That's why we love this solution so much. Streaming is simply becoming too expensive and less convenient.
@@TwoGuyzTech Indeed and full of Advertisements even when I'm paying for content.
What method did you use to copy your DVD's? With my terrible math, and more than 7000 movie titles, it will take me years to achieve this, and probably thousands in new harddrives ^^
@@Formastic I have dedicated 2 computers with BD drives to perform the conversions from DVD/BD to .mkv using MakeMKV software ... you don't need to sit and watch them. I work weekdays so I usually just fire off the conversions after work and get about 4 BD/DVDs done per night, maybe 9 on weekend day pending my other activities ... so figure about 38 per week on a very casual schedule ... 1976 per year. So for 7000+, you might want to invest in more BD/DVD player drives ... you don't actually need more than one computer, but you will need several BD/DVD drives connected to a single computer if you want to cut your conversion time down to months rather than years. But, there are other tasks that might increase your timeline like upscaling older movies to 1080p or 2K or 4K using Topaz Video AI (does incredible job at upscaling image quality). I've got about 25% of my collection done with upscaling and I've only used up just over 10TB on one drive (my Media Server has 70TB 8X10TB drives).
@@Formastic You can use some DVD/CD to USB Adapter devices you can buy from many different retailers or online stores, as well as using some sort of programs like Wondershare, or open source alternatives to wondershare that'll allow you to rip your DVDs right into your computer. Heck, you can even copy the whole DVD ISO file if you like into your computer and mount it on your computer as a USB device/CD-ROM hook up and play the movie from there.
As for the Enterprise/3.5 inch Hard Disk Drives, you can easily get 2/4TB hard disk drives compared to only being able to buy one 10TB/16TB/20TB hard disk drives (even more expensive when trying to get 3.5 inch Solid State Drives in TBs above 10 and such) that you can store and archive for others to use.
I also go swashbuckling for media that is digital only. The kind they can and do take away when licenses change. If buying isn’t owning then swashbuckling isn’t stealing.
I thought buying media was owning ? 😢
@@1neinate0 unfortunately with digital media, the thing you purchase is a license to freely use the media, not the media itself. so there is a chance that that license can be revoked, for one reason or another.
@@juliforg that I understand ok I thought he meant owning the physical media wasn’t owning 👍 but you are telling me the couple movies I own on Amazon prime I could not be able to watch someday on prime ?
If circles aren't round, you can do anything you want! Nice logic.
If buying isn’t owning piracy isn’t stealing
I do this with rare VHS that I collect! I rip it while I let it play once, and then just let it be eye candy on the shelf. I play the rips back through a CRT TV so I get the same feeling while preserving the lifespan of the tape. The Terra Master looks great, I might have to pick one up.
Dude, if you find Billy the Cat VHS's, I'm begging you to digitize and archive them online. The English version is almost lost media. I've never found all the episodes.
@@elhazthorn918 i actually have a couple in my attic never knew that about it
how do you rip VHS ?
I gotta say, my man makes some great videos. Speaks clearly and confidently with no rambling. Obviously knows his stuff and conveys it in a way that easy to understand. I’ve been down these roads before but still enjoy watching these videos. Also may pick up some tips or info along the way. Definitely keep at it, bc I think there’s a lot of potential here for a very successful channel.
Thank you so much for the kind words! We appreciate the support, it means a lot. :)
@@TwoGuyzTechWhy you sound like the guy from the Quartering???
Remember when DVD rentals stores existed? We've gone in the wrong direction. 2000-2010 we reached the peak.
There’s still Redbox
@@MrPolandball aaaannnd they've just filed for bankruptcy... damn lol
RIP blockbuster and hollywood video. My early gamecube experience would have never been the same.
Remember horses?
@@MrPolandballnot for long
You know, back in the day I and my Gen X brothers and sisters enjoyed LAN parties where we played PC games together on a LAN in someone's basement. Why not have RIP parties now where people get together with their DVDs and BluRays and well it's self explanatory. It can be the Gen Z thing!
Generation Zombie (just as braindead as them) considers discs boomer crap and won't use them. They are happy with their crappy streaming quality because "It'S mOrE cOnVeNiEnT!!1"
Not gonna lie. This would be a lot of fun.
That DOES actually sound fun. Archivist party.
That would be so amazing. 😅
i know exactly two gen z's that even know what a disk is. i already share a library with one of them and the other one would just steal my collection and sell it for meth. the one i share the physical library with hasnt been able to grasp the concept that not everything was made for digital or ported to digital and gets mad when i spend nearly 100 dollars sometimes more in order to get a copy.
Using your local Library to obtain endless amounts of free Blu-ray movies to rip for free is a horrible idea and should never be done!
I concARRR
😂@@tguit-fiddler5692
why?
Then we should put DRM into our discs!
@@charlesdoesmore5488people will find a way around that
Man with what Sony is doing I buy and keep everything now. Can't trust these companies. Plex has LONG been my friend, I bought my Plex pass like 7 years ago, one of the best investments I have ever made. Great video.
Totally agree. The recent news definitely doesn't inspire confidence in online streaming as a whole. Thanks for watching!
@@TwoGuyzTech thank you for your hard work.
Can you tell me about plex? Never heard of it
@@nelsongallegos6899 Plex is company that makes a media server you can run on your computer, NAS server or whatever you have access to and take any content you OWN that is in digital form and load it into the software and basically make your own streaming service (Plex is also a streaming service that has movies and shows you can stream with ads or rent without ads)
Plex takes a bit of technical skill to set up properly but if you get it up and running properly and a person who likes to collect (like myself) it’s great and worth the work.
Plex is literally as scummy as those streaming services, with all the downsides of "sourcing" your own media.
Self hosting media servers are the future of home video! The benefits of owning physical media with the convenience of streaming! I just setup Plex with a purchase of an 8tb HDD and I'm hooked!
I disagree. I understand what you mean but I don't think it is the future for most non-tech savvy users. The initial upfront cost and setup is likely too high/complicated for most people who aren't in the know. If anything, I think physical media will increase, but not necessarily self-hosted setups.
@@JJFlores197literally. This is obviously the best solution IF you’re tech literate. Most people aren’t, beyond very basic computer functions.
@@razrv3lc Hmmm idk it doesn't actually seem too complicated , I think its really that it feels like a lot to process & most people struggle to move past that hurdle. And who know probably in the future all the setup becomes even easier.
Hard disagree. I'm an IT professional who could easily put all of this together and maintain it, but there's no way in hell I'm wasting the money and time to build and maintain a media server containing my BluRay collection when I can simply open the case and put the BluRay into my PS5 or PC when I want to watch it. It's a very steep price to pay for the convenience. I used to rip my BluRays to my PC so that I had digital copies, but it ended up being a waste of time and disk space. Realistically, how many times is someone going to rewatch every movie in their collection? Considering the amount of time spent ripping the discs and maintaining the media server, you'd waste less time and resources just using the damn disc!
i used to think that..until i have to deal with Hard disk failure..it such a hassle to rip your files,encoded it,then backup it..too much work when i can simply put the disc and play it
it's 2024 and streaming services are more determined than ever to prove that piracy is the best policy
I used to have DVDs delivered via Netflix. I'd rip them to a digital format, and send the disc back. I wouldn't even watch most of them. I just wanted the content for watching at a later time, if I want to.
The biggest benefit in my opinion is that I was able to rip ONLY the movie or television episode. None of the bumpers or commercials that happened to be included in the disc. So it really was the best option, as I didn't want to have to sit through previews of upcoming releases by so-and-so studio before every single episode!
I can't wait to do this again. Thanks for the video!
I can neither confirm nor deny that my Plex library was built this way.... 👀👀👀
Galaxy-brained
I did the same sort of thing....Went to two local rentals every day (around 2004/5) and hired two top titles at 99p each to take back by 5pm. I used DVD X copy to rip the main film onto Maxell blank discs to watch at a later date, I ended up with a folder of about 300 movies 👍
I’ve had a NAS running Plex for sometime now, ripped all my old DVD and Blu-ray discs. What I tend to do now is pop into my local charity shops, buy blu-rays on the cheap and copy them, so technically own the disc and making a backup, at which point, i donate back to the charity shop.
I’ve 2x8TB drives in RAID mode, which is nearly full so time to expand.
HUGE thanks. ive been ripping my dvds for a long time but wasnt sure how to dip my toes into local streaming options. I very very very much appreciate the time and effort y'all put into your videos to help others setup this system!!!!! new subscriber!!!!!!
I have recently had a couple of my songs disappear from my iTunes, and a couple audiobooks disappear from my audible library with no explanation. So I got passed and have recently begun to buy dvd videos to prevent this from happening to my movies.
I already know how to use handbrake, and I do have a lot of digital movies already… now I’m gonna buy and backup all my 💩.
I found that out the hard way nearly 13 years ago. I had bought a concert on iTunes for about $15. Everything was great until one day I got a new iPod touch and tried redownloading the concert. It didn't appear in my purchases nor did it show up when I would search for it in the iTunes store. I contacted their support and sent them a copy of my receipt. They basically told me that since the copyright owners delisted that content from the iTunes store, there was nothing they could do. They didn't even offer a refund or credit. By sheer luck, I had made a backup of my older iPod a few years prior to this and still had the concert saved so I was able to restore it. Had I not done that, I would be SOL.
This is something I have been wanting to do for sometime, but just haven't started yet.
Will be looking through your channel for all the info, cheers
I get 90% of my movies, TV series, documentaries, etc on DVD from my local public library. You do need to properly clean them sometimes because pizza night seems to find its way on to the data side of the discs far too often. People are horribly careless and scratch them too. But, 70-80% can be ripped without any cleaning. And, like you said, Make MKV is your friend although the file sizes can be large. I have a ton of storage on my NAS so I rip my .mkv files into mp4 due to their portability for when I travel. Unless you have unlimited data storage space, I wouldn't rip routinely from Bluray as a 2 hour movie is going to be around 35 Gb. And you will need a player / recorder for your computer that does Bluray - not all of them do.
Ah! So you pirate movies?
@@jasonl1942Actually, I'm just the Post Pizza Night volunteer DVD cleaner. I have to rip them to see if I did a proper job... if ya know what I mean...
@@DavidM2002 tomàto/tomáto
@@jasonl1942 dang, are you an Undercover Cops in RUclips comment section?
give this man a break Officer,
he is just a Normal honest hardworking man that like to dabble in his hobby once in a while
@@jensenraylight8011 nah man, just an opinion, like yours...
Wow, I've been trying to learn about this a while back but placed it on hold. Then saw your video and decided to try and wow! Let me say, you're GREAT at this. Although, you aren't smiling, joking, or anything, you still have a charisma that keeps me engaged. I also do like that you're not joking around and trying to add humor. Humor lands differently on people and seeing "PG" type of humor to much can be annoying. The intro was fast and to the point just as the sponsorship which you did well that now im planning on getting one or the same model but more bays. Everything on this video, just BRAVO! I'm definitely subscribing to your channel.
Thank you so much for the kind words! We're glad the video was helpful and wish you all the best with the setup. 😊
one of the better videos about how to config home servers ive found. Very easy to absorb info when presented in this format
I will own all the media I want and be very happy.
Hell Yeah !
I never stopped collecting physical copy media.
All those idiots got rid of their DVDs and jumped on the streaming bandwagon laughed at me.
However, when their shows inevitably get removed or censored, or they started getting charged more for it, it was me who was laughing.
I don’t think anyone laughed at you did they ?
@1neinate0 when people were presented with streaming, I said don't get rid of your collections. Id ask them what happens if they decide to censor content, what happens if they remove your favorite movie... they said it was the way of the future and that I was crazy for keeping DVDs that 'took up so much space' and not moving 'with the times'.
Ironically they're the ones rebuking what they got rid of now.
Maybe this was all just an elaborate scheme just to get customers to rebuild hard media again?!
What happens is they can buy the physical dvds they got rid of again on eBay for even cheaper rates now. So they are probably still laughing at you.
@peterstaklis3712 so they paid to buy their DVDs, they got rid of them to pay for limited movies through streaming, and now they're rebuying what the used to own. Stupidity really is more contagious than a pandemic...
@peterstaklis3712 so they got rid of their collections they already paid for, they pay again monthly for a subscription service to stream a limited amount of movies, then they re buy everything they previously owned...
Stupidity really is more contagious than a pandemic these days. I'm the one who's laughing.
ok but if im doing this im pirating it all
Ofc
How’s it 🏴☠️ if you buying the Blu-ray?
@@OaprendizDeMotoqueiroGoogle it
lol whose got time to rip all those dvds a blurays
@@OaprendizDeMotoqueiroThey aren’t buying a physical disk in the first place. They’re just torrenting the movie.
I started something like this last year. I built a gaming pc and decided to throw an extra 1TB ssd just for movies/tv shows. I gotta see about setting up a streaming service on it so anyone in the house can access everything
I love the simplicity and pace of your videos - much appreciated!
Thank you for the kind words! We appreciate it. :)
I’m glad we’re starting to realize how crappy subscription economies are and that we need to preserve media because it’s being lost. This is why I love minidiscs vinyls and film
As a new home owner who wants to create a man cave / home theatee, I will need to bookmark this video for later reference....
Great option for storing and securing treasured content. It might take some work, but it sounds like it will be worth the effort.
On my system, around 550 movies take up around 1 TB, those movies being 1080p, 5.1. At that "rate", 44 TB would hold more than 24,000 movies.
I'm doing a 2 bay build with 20TB drives, good to know it's plenty
@@tadpolegaming4510 The Seagate Exos 18TB (ST18000NM000J) I bought constantly impresses me for a spinny-drive. I can't speak about any other hi-cap drives, but I've never had a Seagate drive fail on me, ever.
Good luck with the build, and message me back with specs, 'cause I KNOW you're gonna wanna show off!
But quality! If you want nice quality, you need a remux!
I have same 1tb of movies, but it only fit maximum 50 files....
@@reaperburnout5694 I get my movies from Y T S, so that's all I know. I am no expert. Actually, I get the .torrent, then use qBittorent. Mux, remux, octomux, Saturdaymux, that's all beyond me.
Coming back to this about 6 months later and I've been running my own media server on my home network ever since, thank you!
The reason I switched to streaming(like many others I’d assume) was because adverts were becoming ridiculous. Cancelled all streaming services recently except prime and that’s only because of prime music and free Amazon delivery is included. Good vpn and iptv from now on I think.
A former coworker built something like this 15 years ago. He has a massive collection and never subscribed to streaming services.
I didnt even know this was and option, I have to deep dive on this now. I have no clue what any of the technical jargon is, I have a very large movie collection and just now got suggested this. Thanks for the video!
You don’t even need a NAS. I use an old laptop plugged directly in to my home router that has a fairly large USB 3.0 SSD plugged in to it.
After installing Jellyfin and running through the configuration wizard I have my own local version of Netflix; and all from the grand total of £0.
He clearly listed options other than a (dedicated all-in-one) NAS at the beginning of the video. And technically, NAS just stands for Network Attached Storage, so that also describes exactly what you built. 😅
anyone else remember the ol netflix ad
"netflix its only 8dollars a month and it always will be"
that netflix ad did not age well 😂
Although I can appreciate that this wouldn't be a terribly complex project, I realize it's much more than I'm ever willing to go through the trouble for. Which has made me wonder just how much I care about my movies and TV shows. Since I have over 600 discs and only watch on average maybe 1 per month, I'm facing the realization that I've been collecting for emotional reasons rather than practical ones. Which is very good to know about myself. Let the purge begin!
Amen brother. Price them at good rates so we can supplement our mega collections.
That's an awful lot of words to say "building a media server for a BluRay collection is a waste" lol. But I agree, it doesn't exactly make sense to buy a collection of BluRays only to then invest the time and money into ripping them all, building a media server, and maintaining that server just so that you can.... stream the content over your network. Far less investment to just put the disc in a bluray drive when desired. The difference in effort alone between the media server and removal/storage of a disc in a case is monumental.
@@Tamarocker88there's plenty of advantages to this approach
All streaming has been binned off in our house. Cd’s, dvd’s blurays, books are king!
might want to try a book on spelling.😜
Where? The missed comma between dvds and bluray? Or the hyphen that shouldn’t be there on dvds? Either way, they are grammatical errors that were made on a throwaway, colloquially styled comment at 3am on a RUclips video. Not rampant spelling mistakes submitted as part of a doctorate thesis on the intricacies of the English language.
I actually have a masters degree in English literature and can tell you that many of the greatest literary artists in history weren’t the most accurate of spellers. It’s the content of the writing than contains the essence of discussion, debate, learning and enjoyment. Not grammar and spelling.
Or maybe you enjoy picking fault with the millions of global sufferers of dyslexia? People who have just as much right to comment and voice there opinions on RUclips as you do my friend.
Anyway, I’m glad you’re here to police the internet for such violent crime. You must have a fulfilling life brother.
i literally said "spelling' mr. masters degree.@@angermanagementstudios
@@KGRICK1atomized
@@KGRICK1 Oh, you mean the word "Binned" as in "Banned"...I mean, as long as you know what he's talking about, it doesn't matter if one letter is spelled incorrectly, so long as the message is easy to understand. Otherwise, then we start asking questions like what you mention to get a better understanding of what you mean.
While this isn't something I'd ever use, It's always cool to see solutions to problems people have so clearly and concisely explained
Only downside to this is that streaming services aren’t hooking people on old content, it’s the new exclusive content not available on physical media, which is a damn shame lol
Exactly! 🤣 It's like where is the solution to this lol 🤔
@@lovelypastelpuppy1640honestly? Piracy. People smarter than me are dedicated to figuring out how to pull such media off exclusive services.
It's illegal, yes. But your choices are either pay into that service, don't watch that show, or do a crime. So you have to decide what's worth it for you.
I made myself a small scale media sever back in 2007 while in college. I used my old laptop, kept it at home running with a hard drive plugged into it. I had some DVD's ripped to it and could access the files remotely from my PSP using a software called MyTunesRSS. I could stream those videos as long as I had Wifi, it was cool at the time. I like these kind of videos, almost always has me considering doing stuff like that again.
What's your opinion on Kodi? And how would you compare the different streaming media library apps?
Kodi's awesome... BUT the built-in web server doesn't look as great on mobile
You could also go to your local library and check out some DVDs (or blurays if they have them!) and rip those instead of having to buy everything! My local library in my small town has a bunch of Criterion DVDs even!!!
Tried out Plex but didn't like the times it wasn't able to stream some of my stuff. Ended up just setting up Kodi on my main PC or just play the media directly. Once I have extra funds and parts will hunt for a 6 drive bay equipped ATX case and build a mediacenter pc with kodi that can double as a backup network storage.
Been running Plex for years, never had an issue with it. And I run it off a very old Dell desktop I bought off eBay with a third gen I5 processor.
Does this set-up do music and movies within the same system? Also when ripping the video can you separate the different language setting for the movie?
i’m on a navy ship and my friend has a 16tb jellyfin server with ever try movie and show you can think of
Damn you on a Navy Ship right now? How are you?
Some routers come with a media server already, if your router has a usb port it could be able to just work like that, get a usb drive with all your stuff and plug it in and that's it
I'm old school. I put Windows Media Center (Windows 8 version) on my Windows 10 install and use Emby Media Browser Classic as the front end. The PC is a Z77 Sabretooth i7 3770K in a Cooler Master HAF X case With all but one HDD bay filled up.
Buying used movies from eBay is a great idea, but ultimately, the most cost effective way to grow your library (without pirating movies from the internet) may be to loan them from friends/family and ripping them 📀
Thanks for the video. In your opinion, what would say is the best software for converting movie files into 4K quality?
Thanks for watching! There are some tools you could use to scale video like ffmpeg, but It's hard to say how effective that would really be since for the most part you could only apply a rather basic scaling algorithm to the content. There are some AI related playback technologies (like NVIDIA's AI Upscaling built into SHIELD Android TV) but generally we think it's far easier just to watch content in its original resolution. 1080p Blu-ray is quite adequate. Hope this helps!
@@TwoGuyzTech Gotcha. Thank you for the information!
@@TwoGuyzTech But that doesn't help with the really ancient videos from 50s thru 90s that no one is touching. I would want to upscale some of the lower quality to at least 720 for 1080. Some of the videos are becoming impossible and rare to find.
I run all of this in docker containers Makemkv, Jellyfin, and the *arr.
I wanted to run docker initially, but it just ended up too confusing (even more so than linux which is saying something even though they're supposed to be hand in glove?) even though I consider myself technically inclined. Ended up going with truenas which, not optimal, but acceptable and does what I want it to.
@@uss-dh7909 I glad you found what works for you, but I wouldn't completely sign it off. If you're using Truenas Scale you're technically using a version of it under the hood. Look at docker-compose which is a lot easier to use.
“Start a streaming server by watching DVDs” lolwut. Pirate that shit.
This came just in time for me. I have TBs of anime plus other media and need a way to store it all outside of my pc. This helps.
Would never a NAS box from any vendor - they all use some weird LVM hacks or their own disk management like Synology - power supply dies - good luck - drive controller borfs - good luck.
Just get an HPE Microserver or small form factor PC with drive bays - load Linux or Unraid on it and if it dies you can transplant the disk to a new PC.
And that's fine, though Linux/Unraid isn't exactly something I consider "beginner friendly" though?? I'm not heavily familiar with how to do RAID within the Linux space.
@@tekwiztv Unraid is friendly like most NAS systems but the way it transparently splits the data across multiple disks makes the mounting rather different so you use /mnt/user and you don't touch the individual drives.
There is no command line mojo you need to do but a UI like Synology to manage it and install applications (basically docker) for stuff like Plex/BitTorrent etc ....
It is not free - you pay onetime free (
@@tibbydudeza I'd love to move to Unraid, I'm just really nervous with messing something up and suddenly something happens with the drives. Also power consumption is something that'll have to heavily be considered for me, power prices are going up and I don't wanna use so much power unnecessarily.
@@tekwiztv My HP Gen 10 microserver idle's only at 15W - has a dual core AMD X3216 CPU and ECC RAM.
Yes replacing a drive with a bigger capacity can be daunting but RUclips is full of videos how to do it correctly.
Also one drive is used for parity so you can only store data on 3 drives but a lifesaver if one drive dies.
That sounds pretty interesting.
I need this because my dvd collection is unreal so backup is the plus!! 😊
Ive started this a few months ago. I use a htpc in a silverstone case with 6 bays available. The nice thing is that you dont need a powerful pc to just stream to your tv. Im using an old pentium from around the 6th gen intel era.
your passion for teaching and sharing is clearly visible in every video! ❤️
"One of the easiest ways"
I mean, it's a lot easier to do without a NAS.
Literally just buy an external HDD and plug it into your PC and you can do all the same stuff.
The NAS is obviously better, but it's easier to just use the PC you already have.
Easier yet is to just use the damn BluRay discs and put them into the optical drive when you feel like watching the movie or show. Rather than investing all this time and money into ripping the BluRays you already paid for along with a NAS / media server solution that you then need to maintain.
i had so many issues with trying to get Plex or Jellyfin set up on my old torrent box, that honestly this looks really exciting to have this box running out of the box. Especially since it looks like i can do this without having to basically rename every file ive ever saved
Thanks for the video. I have been wanting to do this for a few years now but I am not really good with computers. Am I crazy but I am sure a saw a system that does all the work for us..alll you have to do is put the bluray in and its rips a exact copy and create a netflix home version of my librairy ? if there is such a thing I want it :)
Thanks for watching! Yes, the Zappiti NAS used to offer this feature, but unfortunately they are not available for purchase anymore.
ok then looks I will have to do this the hard way. I will watch all you other videos on how to proceed. thanks @@TwoGuyzTech
"Go on ebay and look for blu rays." - Great vid, by the way. But as a mid-40's movie buff I was cracking up most of the vid. I have large "cd books" for my dvd, bly-ray, shows, and concerts. Many hundred(s) of disks. I have watched as "physical media" quickly became a punch line. And yet...now as streaming services continue to do stoopids, I see a slow return to that old dusty physical media. What's next? Cassette's? Paper and pencil? lol. So fyi, when I want to watch a move and not suck bandwidth - I just flip pages, load a disk, and watch a nice movie, show, or concert. Nostalgic...like spinning a vinyl. IT LOOKS BETTER ON DISK. lmao. Great vid.
Cope
Personally, I never watch a movie more than once... Unless it's incredibly good, where I'll watch it second time a few years later. It has to be PURE ART for me to want to watch it again
That's an interesting take? What about childhood films? Or series?
Honestly this would be a good option for series that I like to "watch in the background" or just rewatch like The Office, Parks and Rec, and Friends. The bonus is that I wouldn't have to subscribe to one of the more limited streaming services like Peacock.
@@duartemorgado136 Well... I think something like a Christmas movie your family watch every year makes sense, something ritualistic. As for series... only something that can make me laugh. My problem is that knowing what happens ruins the experience for me
I set up a plex server and put all my DVDs on it. I just download whatever hbo series or other service shows that i like and add it to the server. I installed a security gateway at my parents' house 1000 miles away so i can watch the Eagles games using their prividers' home streaming service. All in all, i save money on subscriptions vs. the cost of the hardware and can watch shows and movies even when the cable and internet is out. Saved me big time after hurricane Irma and Ian. All those shows for the price of VPN subscription.
No offense to anyone, I really thought there was going to be something new revealed here. I was ripping movies to my hard drive and connecting them through Plex 10 years ago. Nothing has advanced since then?
This video was definitely meant for newbies
@@electrogeek77 showing newbies like me a better way 😂
@@electrogeek77Newbies = GenZ. Millennials have been pirating since the 90’s. At least millennials like me.
This was helpful, Though I though I had imagined a brand new concept, no one had applied before- prior to watching this, none the less, soon enough I can secure the proper set I want/need for my personal media use. This was good information.
Yeah Jellyfin for the win
THANK YOU for this video! Super informative and great for someone at the starting point of figuring all of this out.
If space is a problem rip the MKV then convert it to a 720p MP4 using handbrake.
I use Vidcoder for Batches of movies or IE TV series. Its what netflix does anyway so the quality doesnt drop just the bitrate which is kinda LUDICROUS on BDs drop that and keep it OG res. DVDs are kinda hard to justify the Remux though.
Great explanation.Just a question
Will my LG OLED C3 be able to play the files from NAS and not lose any of media quality ?
why lose on quality had encounter anything similar in the past?
Do you boycott Streaming exclusives? How are supposed to get those? Oh wait... No guide. Hey guys. Remember recording tv with blank vhs tapes. DVD recorders?
I mean he's not going to make a full piracy guide. That's too much liability for him.
Can multiple people actually add media to the server? Trying to replace shared password streaming services for my entire family as companies crack down on it. I want something we can all add our media too and all access from different homes. As long as we all have hard drive space to store it on would this be attainable?
This is awesome! I have around 6000+ titles, in my physical media library. Some are on laserdisc and vhs. Is there a way to put that media on a home server, like this?
Started reading books. Regained my liberty plus a couple braincells.
Is it ok to drag ripped media files to the NAS, or should an external drive be used to transfer files physically to the NAS using USB ports? I do know it’s slower (dragging), but would there be a higher potential for data corruption/loss doing that? Great video, although I put mine together about 2 months ago, before I found you guys. I’ve been ripping everything since. Almost an obsession. But now all my media is just a click away. Even easier than my 400 disc SONY carousel. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching! Both options should be quite reliable. If it's a worry you could compare the checksums of each file using an md5 hash utility to make sure the data made it to your NAS unharmed. Hope this helps!
What hard-drive do you recomend to buy for a personal platform to watch 4k media in my nas,)?
he is showing HDD but i use SSD for faster speeds both works but id prefer lots smaller drives with high read speeds
For someone like me who prefers to rent rather than buy movies and TV shows, this is not a substitute for streaming services. There are very few movies or TV shows that I ever want to watch more than once, so it makes no sense for me to buy the physical media. Music, on the other hand, I listen to over and over, so I purchase all my music and have never used a music streaming service.
Thank you so much for the info, one question, the DLNA on the server is 'home based' i believe you said, located directly on the NAS, do Jellyfin or aplex require an internet connection to run?
Looking at taking this on the road and won't always have internet so a 'local' NAS with entertainment would be nice
The only reason i began paying for streaming services was to mask the fact i pirated things back in 2009-2011. I went back to buying physical media. I stopped paying for cable in 2007. This seems like a good way to get EVERYTHING in one place. not need to have different logins for all these different services, i'd like my anime, tv shows and movies all in one place.
Great video! Quick question, my movies and shows are in 5.1 surround, and I have a home theatre connected to my TV. What's the best way to take advantage of those extra audio channels and watch the movie/show as it was meant to be, as opposed to just in stereo? Does DLNA support this? Are there any special settings I need to change? Thanks!
As long as your media playing software supports it, it should work automatically as long as you have everything connected properly.
Plex is the best for this. But if you use something like an Apple TV 4k, you could use Infuse. You can just add the folders for your media into Infuse, it will get all the info for you and you can play everything just fine. Well, not everything... it doesn't do TrueHD Atmos and some other higher end stuff. But not a huge deal.
@@Diviancevery helpful, thank you :)
this might be a unique question. I am looking to build a media sver more even a media player to be the foundation of making my own tv channels within my property using my antennae.If it can play more than one thing at a time on differnt hdmi that is even better for my project.
The only change I would make on this would be to replace the SATA HDD's used in the video with 1tb SSDs. Great project!
That space fills up fast, SSDs aren't practical because beyond 2TB they start getting expensive.
@@CapOlimarGood point. 👍🏾
Thank you for this very clear and concise video. I have been considering a media server, but I always have difficulty understanding which app to use to play back the content stored on the server. Should I use Plex or Jellyfin? For context, I have 4K UHD BDs, BDs, 3D BDs and DVDs. Which app is best to support all of those scenarios? How do I rip 3D BDs? I don't think MakeMKV supports 3D BDs. Am I wrong?
I thought of multiplexing many times. Creating 25 or so cable channels for the home would be awesome.
This seems so complicated to me as I’m definitely not tech savvy. I don’t own a computer and haven’t for maybe 8years. I just upgrade my 12 inch iPad every 2 years or when they release a new one. This is a great idea and would love to do this as I have over 500 Blu Rays that just take up space and would love to be able to pack away in a box and store them. I might have to buy a laptop and learn how to use it so I can do this. Great video
I'm so very tempted to do this but it's a lot of money upfront. I've got around 1300 blu rays and 900 DVD in my collection and it'll take years to copy them all over 😢
I personally appreciate this video very much because i could understand what you are talking about without no effort at all, especially cause english is not my mother tongue
Hey I'd like to add to your info that you can also just use your PC as your media server (don't need a NAS or external media storage) all you have to do is put a big hard drive in your PC and set it to stay turned on while your watching with Plex on your TV or device
Wow, what a bold and new concept!
Would this unit in particular would be good for transcoding? I don’t really plan to transcode, but if I ever need to, would 1gb ram be good enough for regular ripped BD and UHD file size transcoding?
Nvidia Shield TV Pro with a 5TB hdd running Plex Media Server. Picked up a Plex Pass on Black Friday for $75, and can easily access my library from anywhere, as well as share it with friends. The setup is so portable that I can effortlessly take it with me when I travel in the summer. Plus the Shield is a great Android TV box and Retroarch gaming device for my retro games. Far and away the easiest way to go and best bang for your buck if you ask me.
I built my media server just recently, using a used computer that was overkill for plex and a few other services. Added 4 raid5 12tb hdds and now I have around 32 tb of storage space and Im just adding all my media there.
Bro did everything he can to not say "Pirate it"
he is amazing indeed i've noticed too how carefully picked his words xD
will this work for DVD also? or only blu-ray
Does the NAS have SSD ports? I don't have much normal HDD left that I would like to use anyhow.
i am with you on this Iown all my media .Music,films and games.Ihave an extensive physical and digital library.I like to dj but i do not rent any of my media .Its with me.
I have a whole lot of DVDs so probably over 2000 and blue rays so is jellyfish the way I should go and how many terabytes would you need in your opinion
Also These on the server, does it act like a DVD Netflix just wondering if you’re able to see or access the bonus content
Will the Terra Master play DVDs as well as Blu-Rays?
So could these movies be played off grid as set up by this video?
I want to say THANK YOU that i learnt something new today.
I've slowly been acquiring fan-made dvd collections on etsy of shows from streamers that have been removed. These people are doing the lord's work because without them so many cancelled/removed shows would simply become lost media. If streamers would only just release dvds of thier removed shows for me to buy, I wouldn't have to go this route. Even network shows don't release box sets anymore! So it's not just a streaming issue.
It's not much different than the analog days of old when we ripped VHS and Laserdisc rentals and created our own libraries that way.