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for those of you in sydney try Silhouette Smash Repairs on McEvoy St in Alexandria. They have done some work on my car and family as well. They did a great job and not overly expensive - will negotiate for cash jobs.

QNAPs are great for this - no operating system to administrate either. I can watch stuff on it from my htpc, smart TV, AC Ryan media player or mobile device via Plex. Gives you plenty of options.

 

I had a look at the qnaps and they looked great. I had a number of people tell me to get one but the price for the level of storage i want was quite high. Plus i like the idea of building one so i can upgrade parts when needed.

 

But the idea of no operating system i like.. make life easier

 

There's an app on android called unified remote, not sure how good the linux support is but it's a good replacement for mouse + keyboard.

Ubuntu is OK, it's probably the most simple version of linux you can run.

You can run something like XBMC media server and connect TV's up to it, or something like plex media server if it's a smart TV.

 

I was looking at XMBC but couldn't find much info on it for what I want. I was looking at plex. My understanding is that you can use your other devices to watch/access your media if logged in.

 

all the tvs are new smart tvs.

So I have decided I need to have a "smart" home. So I am getting all the rooms wired with cat 6 data cable and also wireless throughout.

 

The problem I am having is the design of my nas media server. I am wanting to have this built but the requirements are

- able to be used in every room (hence the data cable)

- large storage capability

- easy to use / easy interface

- remote control only with the tv - I don't want a mouse and keyboard with the tvs.

 

So my setup I am thinking is

 

Motherboard

- Gigabyte Z87X-UD5H or

- Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H

 

CPU

- Intel i5-4670 ot

- intel G3420

 

DDR3

- Kingston HyperX 8Gb

 

SSD - for operating system

- Kingston HyperX 120Gb

 

HDD

- WD Red NAS EFRX SATA3 4TB (will have 8 of these with potential for 16)

 

PSU

- Corsair 80 Plus gold RM750

 

UPS

- Kstar BM3120-1200VA

 

PCI-E

- Unsure

 

Operating System

- Ubuntu??

 

Questions are:

- what am I missing? I believe the parts should work together

- is anyone using Ubuntu? any feedback?

- what is the best option for running this through the TV's?

 

Thanks

 

Rhys 

At my house we have an entrance and exit driveway to the carpark. I can only get in the entrance if i have nothing else in the car and there is no chance in hell of me getting out the exit. I keep asking strata to grind some of the angle off the exit so i can use it. Until then i have to use the entrance to get out.

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