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I know this is the media player area, but we HAD a good dialogue going on regarding the pros and cons of the upcoming 400 disc Sony BD player vs. a HDD-based media player in another thread. That thread though, seems to have disappeared.
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Anyways, here's the guts of why I'm LEANING (key word) towards the changer now.
1. Cost.
BD Changer: It appears the non-es version of the changer will be about $800. That's it, 400 movies, plug and play.
Media Player: 400 movies @ 30 GIG's apiece = about 12+ TB's of storage. Now, even at the lowest end of TB HDD's price-wise, you're looking at $1200+. This of course doesn't even include my ps3 or other device to stream.
2. Ripping media. I already own 200+ BD's and frankly, I don't want to even consider the time and effort required to rip these to a HDD. Nevermind another 200 discs.
3. Coordinating all of these HDDs. I mean crikey, 12 HDD's (or even 6-7 (2) TB units)? I simply do not have the physical space, to begin with. Secondly, I likely lack the CPU expertise of chaining them all and conducting proper back-up strategy without either losing my mind or jacking the whole process up.
4. Lack of BD menu/title/playback functionality. Unless I'm terribly mistaken, it seems ISO's and FF RW functionality are still missing and/or cumbersome with the majority of streamers. I guess I want them.
5. No BD live with a media streamer. Seems this may be an actual worthwhile aspect in the future. Not a dealbreaker, but nice to have, nonetheless.
6. Plug and Play. Prolly the biggest one, here. I'll be the first to admit that streaming, as it currrently stands, is simply beyond my scope at the moment. Really, it just seems that it's more work than I want to go through.
When storage is more affordable, LARGER (a 20 TB HDD, anyone?!), ripping becomes less time-intensive, all of the elements of BD are included, and we have an easy-to-use device (heck, just a box that can download and store a ton of BD-quailty films and connect to your HT) that perhaps incorporates the three elements, I think I (and millions of others, surely) will make the jump you pros already enjoy.
As it stands now though, it's just too much for me. That said, if the Sony's GUI bombs or another significant hurdle arises, you can bet that I'll again be revisiting the idea of streaming.
Finally, cheers to all the streamers here, BTW, I actually admire the effort and expertise you folks possess and implement to achieve what we all want: easily accessed HD movies/music.
respectfully,
James
Anyways, here's the guts of why I'm LEANING (key word) towards the changer now.
1. Cost.
BD Changer: It appears the non-es version of the changer will be about $800. That's it, 400 movies, plug and play.
Media Player: 400 movies @ 30 GIG's apiece = about 12+ TB's of storage. Now, even at the lowest end of TB HDD's price-wise, you're looking at $1200+. This of course doesn't even include my ps3 or other device to stream.
2. Ripping media. I already own 200+ BD's and frankly, I don't want to even consider the time and effort required to rip these to a HDD. Nevermind another 200 discs.
3. Coordinating all of these HDDs. I mean crikey, 12 HDD's (or even 6-7 (2) TB units)? I simply do not have the physical space, to begin with. Secondly, I likely lack the CPU expertise of chaining them all and conducting proper back-up strategy without either losing my mind or jacking the whole process up.
4. Lack of BD menu/title/playback functionality. Unless I'm terribly mistaken, it seems ISO's and FF RW functionality are still missing and/or cumbersome with the majority of streamers. I guess I want them.
5. No BD live with a media streamer. Seems this may be an actual worthwhile aspect in the future. Not a dealbreaker, but nice to have, nonetheless.
6. Plug and Play. Prolly the biggest one, here. I'll be the first to admit that streaming, as it currrently stands, is simply beyond my scope at the moment. Really, it just seems that it's more work than I want to go through.
When storage is more affordable, LARGER (a 20 TB HDD, anyone?!), ripping becomes less time-intensive, all of the elements of BD are included, and we have an easy-to-use device (heck, just a box that can download and store a ton of BD-quailty films and connect to your HT) that perhaps incorporates the three elements, I think I (and millions of others, surely) will make the jump you pros already enjoy.
As it stands now though, it's just too much for me. That said, if the Sony's GUI bombs or another significant hurdle arises, you can bet that I'll again be revisiting the idea of streaming.
Finally, cheers to all the streamers here, BTW, I actually admire the effort and expertise you folks possess and implement to achieve what we all want: easily accessed HD movies/music.
respectfully,
James
