Hi All,
New here and had a question or 2 for ya! New to HTPC builds not new to networking and computer builds. I am wanting to build a home network, using my current PC, wanting to run XBMC and have a few of my TV's hooked up to stream Netflix, movies etc. My question is: I am new to home NAS builds, I want to have storage attached to the Network, able to stream videos with no lag, hot swappable HDD for redundancy, very user friendly and able to grow with my needs (able to add more storage.) Also, don't want to break the bank. Thinking like 2 - 2TB drives to start, running in whatever raid array will work best Raid 1 I assume. Please advise as my brain is hurting with all the research. Like I said, this is mainly a HTPC build with Videos, Pics, Home movies and some data backup. I know this has probably been addressed several times but I can't find anything exactly like what I'm looking for. This is a Windows 7 build too by the way.
New here and had a question or 2 for ya! New to HTPC builds not new to networking and computer builds. I am wanting to build a home network, using my current PC, wanting to run XBMC and have a few of my TV's hooked up to stream Netflix, movies etc. My question is: I am new to home NAS builds, I want to have storage attached to the Network, able to stream videos with no lag, hot swappable HDD for redundancy, very user friendly and able to grow with my needs (able to add more storage.) Also, don't want to break the bank. Thinking like 2 - 2TB drives to start, running in whatever raid array will work best Raid 1 I assume. Please advise as my brain is hurting with all the research. Like I said, this is mainly a HTPC build with Videos, Pics, Home movies and some data backup. I know this has probably been addressed several times but I can't find anything exactly like what I'm looking for. This is a Windows 7 build too by the way.