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Hi everyone
Firstly, a plea. Go easy on me. When I say I'm a novice, I can overestimate how much I mean that. If you'd like to reply to my thread, please write as though you're talking to a five-year-old. I am not technically minded at all.
I currently have:
- An iTunes collection of approx. 20,000 items, ripped from a CD collection and a few downloads, on an iMac. I still have the CDs too.
- Three Sonos speakers which connect to the iTunes and allow me to play music from it in the living room, the bedroom or the kitchen
- A DVD/Blu-ray collection of about 300 discs
I love the Sonos, being able to stream wirelessly. Now, I'd like to do the same with my DVDs, and I've been led to believe that an NAS could be the way forward.
I want to bin the DVDs and keep everything digitally, presumably on an NAS, that I'd stream to smart tellies in the living room and the bedroom. I'd also like to bin the iMac containing the iTunes library BUT I'd still like to be able to keep buying CDs and ripping them to wherever they're stored and streamed from as it's still a hobby. I'd also like to be able to add the odd DVD to the library too, for instance if I see something in a charity shop that will never appear on a regular streaming platform etc.
Firstly, is this possible?
Secondly, if so, how? I believe I'd need to use something called Handbrake to rip the contents of a DVD/Blu-ray. How long would it take to rip the contents of one and upload it to the NAS on a 16.5 mbps upload broadband connection? If I upgrade my copper connection to fibre earlier, will this speed up the process?
Thirdly - and here's the request for simple language - can someone guide me through step-by-step what I'd need to do?
I think I've made it clear what I'd like to do but if I haven't, please do ask any questions that would help me get an ultimate answer. Thank you (and feel free to take the p*** too).
Firstly, a plea. Go easy on me. When I say I'm a novice, I can overestimate how much I mean that. If you'd like to reply to my thread, please write as though you're talking to a five-year-old. I am not technically minded at all.
I currently have:
- An iTunes collection of approx. 20,000 items, ripped from a CD collection and a few downloads, on an iMac. I still have the CDs too.
- Three Sonos speakers which connect to the iTunes and allow me to play music from it in the living room, the bedroom or the kitchen
- A DVD/Blu-ray collection of about 300 discs
I love the Sonos, being able to stream wirelessly. Now, I'd like to do the same with my DVDs, and I've been led to believe that an NAS could be the way forward.
I want to bin the DVDs and keep everything digitally, presumably on an NAS, that I'd stream to smart tellies in the living room and the bedroom. I'd also like to bin the iMac containing the iTunes library BUT I'd still like to be able to keep buying CDs and ripping them to wherever they're stored and streamed from as it's still a hobby. I'd also like to be able to add the odd DVD to the library too, for instance if I see something in a charity shop that will never appear on a regular streaming platform etc.
Firstly, is this possible?
Secondly, if so, how? I believe I'd need to use something called Handbrake to rip the contents of a DVD/Blu-ray. How long would it take to rip the contents of one and upload it to the NAS on a 16.5 mbps upload broadband connection? If I upgrade my copper connection to fibre earlier, will this speed up the process?
Thirdly - and here's the request for simple language - can someone guide me through step-by-step what I'd need to do?
I think I've made it clear what I'd like to do but if I haven't, please do ask any questions that would help me get an ultimate answer. Thank you (and feel free to take the p*** too).