![]() ![]() Going into it now though I would have probably opted for bigger drives for the Raid but, starting out you can always pick your capacity before dipping your toes into something more complicated. Needless to say if you have the space it's not hard to fill it up if you hoard and don't purge things periodically to keep it current due to limitations. If you want to bind DTV to a torrent client that's an option as well and setting up auto DL's is possible too though it's not 100% on triggering for some shows for some reason so, some verification might be needed to confirm that the content is there when you expect it to be.Īs for capacity I started off with a single 8TB drive which was fine until I started consolidating functions into a single box and then I expanded it to a Raid 10 setup for capacity / speed / live backups through mirroring. Managing OTA content is much easier than verifying it through search pages in a calendar fashion with DTV. I stumbled upon a program that monitors shows you add to it to auto download them after they air called DuckieTV. My Plex library at this point just keep ballooning between OTA recordings from my 4K tuner and DL's from various places. They also added a function to allow for multiple services to be searched within the app if you choose to add them. Plex has matured quite a bit lately though and has an intergeated service of channels like Pluto that allows you to stay in the app instead of switching around. I stumbled across PlutoTV though for that traditional experience of flipping through streams w/ a grid guide though the programming is older it's still a no brainer experience like cable. I had been using Plex though for years prior for local media and pulled the trigger on the lifetime pass $100 or whatever it was and started building a plan around that. Each offered trial periods which eased the detox from cable. I cut the cord back in 2017 IIRC and started off with a Roku testing the other services at the time there was probably 101-5 of them jockeying for position. Did I overlook anything from a hardware or software perspective? ![]() Is undervolting/underclocking a 12100 viable?Īny thoughts or opinions regarding TrueNAS or Plex are appreciated. Currently I'm just running Windows shares on an Intel J4205 (Apollo Lake) because of how little power it uses. ![]() From things I've read, 4 cores/8 threads + Quicksync should be enough to transcode from HEVC to the optimal format for three users for whatever devices we are using, right? Power consumption is also a concern. And Plex supports hardware decode/encode on Intel. I chose the Intel 12100 because Quicksync is supposedly massively improved on Alder Lake from a quality perspective. How big are your collections and how much disk space does it use? Once you rip your Blu-ray/DVDs, do you leave them as is? Or do you re-encode them to a more efficient codec? HEVC? I'm concerned about running out of space before I even finish ripping my current collection. My questions are related to disk space and encoding/transcoding. I only have 1GbE networking, but my switch supports LAG up to 4 ports.Īt most, there would be 3 devices streaming (me + wife + daughter). HDD - WD Red Plus 8TB or 12TB x 3 or 4 (RAIDZ1) GPU - no dGPU, just the iGPU for Quicksync I already have the software on my Window desktop to rip both. And some of the particulars about how you all encode your Blu-ray/DVD rips. I need some opinions and feedback about a couple specs in my build. In all seriousness, as the title states, I've chosen TrueNAS + the Plex plugin + Google Drive (my current Internet backup destination for photos and other irreplaceable documents). So I've resolved to make my own private streaming service! With blackjack! And hookers! Now we are pretty much getting back to that high cost in streaming service subscriptions!! I got rid of cable because I didn't want to pay $150 a month for channels and shows I didn't watch. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I'm tired of every media corp building up their own streaming service, taking their shows off Netflix and Hulu in the process. ![]()
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