Easyriders Cinema Room

Columbo · 1 Jun 2011 at 16:03

Easy, what you using to play media these days?
You still using the Play On or something else and how did you find it?

I'm interested because I'm thinking of moving away from my HTPC to a media streamer such as the Play On.

Would it be something you would recommend?

Oh and ****** awesome project dude..

SoAdCrAzY · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:08

Yeah, I'm intrigued. Looks like you're using Media Browser. Do you burn your own DVDs or get them another way?

easyrider · 1 Jun 2011 at 19:26

Cheers ManCuBuS

I dabbled with PS3 then playon HD

I now run 24/7 XBMC and windows home server. Fast, reliable and hassle free.

Looks cool too..I have had zero issues with it...Its robust when scanning through films and just works.

The backbone is WHS currently sitting at 12TB...Its the centre of my digital world and don't know how I managed without it.

easyrider · 1 Jun 2011 at 19:27

SoAdCrAzY said:
Yeah, I'm intrigued. Looks like you're using Media Browser. Do you burn your own DVDs or get them another way?

Did dabble with media browser but that didn't last long

The playon HD is a cool bit of kit but the GUI lacks sleekness

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:08

easyrider · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:50

markyp23 said:
Does that mean you run XMBC on a WHS or a client PC accessing the WHS?

Client PC accessing the WHS

SoAdCrAzY · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:25

So do you have a collection of Blu Rays and DVDs or do you store films on a hard drive?

easyrider · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:37

SoAdCrAzY said:
So do you have a collection of Blu Rays and DVDs or do you store films on a hard drive?

Everything has been ripped to the Server and is streamed. 12TB in total

I hate disc's they collect dust and need putting into the drive to play

Streaming is where its at.

SiD the Turtle · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:45

I keep meaning to rip my DVDs, but I'm up through the alphabet and up to... C.

SoAdCrAzY · 2 Jun 2011 at 10:32

easyrider said:
Everything has been ripped to the Server and is streamed. 12TB in total

I hate disc's they collect dust and need putting into the drive to play

Streaming is where its at.

Cool, what do you use to burn them?

chris_r · 2 Jun 2011 at 18:44

Hey mate,

You may be able to help me with something. I hate DVD discs myself, i have around 1000.

No idea how much space i would need on a NAS for those and it grows weekly.

Anyway, could you show me a pic of what you keep all your HDDs in? I have looked at 10tb nas Drives/boxes and they come in quit expensive. I'm looking for something i could keep adding to, but as cheap as poss.

It would be nice to find something with lots of space which i could but a couple TB into to begin.

Thanks buddy

easyrider · 2 Jun 2011 at 19:08

SoAdCrAzY said:
Cool, what do you use to burn them?

I don't burn them...I just extract the data off them as save them to the server

easyrider · 2 Jun 2011 at 19:08

chris_r said:
Hey mate,

You may be able to help me with something. I hate DVD discs myself, i have around 1000.

No idea how much space i would need on a NAS for those and it grows weekly.

Anyway, could you show me a pic of what you keep all your HDDs in? I have looked at 10tb nas Drives/boxes and they come in quit expensive. I'm looking for something i could keep adding to, but as cheap as poss.

It would be nice to find something with lots of space which i could but a couple TB into to begin.

Thanks buddy

I have a coolermaster stacker mate as the windows home server

pioneer2000 · 2 Jun 2011 at 19:13

As multiple file vob's?

chris_r · 2 Jun 2011 at 19:27

Thanks mate, i may throw one of the PCs in a new case, just seen one for £45 with 9 free bays.

To run 9tb, or 18tb on all the drives, would i need 100% new components?

easyrider · 2 Jun 2011 at 21:13

pioneer2000 said:
As multiple file vob's?

Yes or ISO's

TBH after watching HD content I can barely stand DVD's now.

sHo0sH · 3 Jun 2011 at 08:04

easyrider said:
Yes or ISO's

TBH after watching HD content I can barely stand DVD's now.

+1

My girlfriend however doesn't seem to notice or care about the difference, are women blind or just ignorant to these things? hehe

oxygene · 3 Jun 2011 at 08:30

Enough of the unimportant questions! Two real questions now!
Whats your address, and when are you out?

ishamy · 3 Jun 2011 at 10:29

I also want to know the answers to these questions!

And my wife also still doesn't get the difference between SD and HD, and that's even after her saying this 'Dvd is really clear'

oxygene · 3 Jun 2011 at 10:31

ishamy said:
I also want to know the answers to these questions!

And my wife also still doesn't get the difference between SD and HD, and that's even after her saying this 'Dvd is really clear'

Dont worry, my parents cant tell the difference between a 350mb bad quality dvdrip and a 1080p HD film.