ICYM: Did I mention that Rita and I have a RAID server at home connected
to Wi-Fi - a Redundant Array of Independent Disks? Works as a NAS
(Network Attached Storage).
If you love watching movies and listening to music at home, and you have lots of DVDs and CDs, you may want to build a digital system that can deliver your movies and music without having to physically insert the
disk in a player in a particular room.
If you're like me and Rita, you've got the records in a crate in the
garage or basement; the DVDs in shoe boxes; and the CDs stacked on the coffee table.
Sure, you can simply hook up a laptop with an HDMI cable and connect to
an outboard storage device like a flash drive to store and retrieve your data in the living room. Or, you can stream a random list.
But, what I need is a device to deliver all my files, the videos,
photos, the documents and music to any room in my house at any time.
What's needed is a place to store the large digital video and music
files, and the current book I'm writing. I need a fast and easy way to access all the files, streaming via wireless connectivity to my phone,
my laptop, iPad or desktop computer in the office.
NAS devices mimic file servers on a network. However instead of a big computer, the NAS is just a small box. A NAS is preferable to portable
hard drives because multiple computers can access and save to them with
a wireless connection.
If you like this idea, you'll want a fast broadband connection with a wireless dual-band N router at least.
That way, videos, movies, TV recordings and music can all be accessed at
the touch of a button. With a NAS you get a great Admin Console GUI to
work with that is intuitive and looks wonderful. Nothing is cryptic, and everything you want is right there in front of you.
Notes:
High-fidelity digital music files are primarily called lossless or high- resolution (Hi-Res) audio files. Unlike compressed formats like MP3,
these files preserve the original studio-quality sound without
sacrificing any audio data.
The most common high-fidelity audio formats include:FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec): The most popular format among audiophiles. It compresses
file sizes to save space but retains 100% of the original audio quality.
On 6/23/2026 5:37 PM, Dude wrote:
ICYM: Did I mention that Rita and I have a RAID server at home
connected to Wi-Fi - a Redundant Array of Independent Disks? Works as
a NAS (Network Attached Storage).
If you love watching movies and listening to music at home, and you
have lots of DVDs and CDs, you may want to build a digital system that
can deliver your movies and music without having to physically insert
the disk in a player in a particular room.
If you're like me and Rita, you've got the records in a crate in the
garage or basement; the DVDs in shoe boxes; and the CDs stacked on the
coffee table.
Sure, you can simply hook up a laptop with an HDMI cable and connect
to an outboard storage device like a flash drive to store and retrieve
your data in the living room. Or, you can stream a random list.
But, what I need is a device to deliver all my files, the videos,
photos, the documents and music to any room in my house at any time.
What's needed is a place to store the large digital video and music
files, and the current book I'm writing. I need a fast and easy way to
access all the files, streaming via wireless connectivity to my phone,
my laptop, iPad or desktop computer in the office.
NAS devices mimic file servers on a network. However instead of a big
computer, the NAS is just a small box. A NAS is preferable to portable
hard drives because multiple computers can access and save to them
with a wireless connection.
If you like this idea, you'll want a fast broadband connection with a
wireless dual-band N router at least.
That way, videos, movies, TV recordings and music can all be accessed
at the touch of a button. With a NAS you get a great Admin Console GUI
to work with that is intuitive and looks wonderful. Nothing is
cryptic, and everything you want is right there in front of you.
Notes:
High-fidelity digital music files are primarily called lossless or
high- resolution (Hi-Res) audio files. Unlike compressed formats like
MP3, these files preserve the original studio-quality sound without
sacrificing any audio data.
The most common high-fidelity audio formats include:FLAC (Free
Lossless Audio Codec): The most popular format among audiophiles. It
compresses file sizes to save space but retains 100% of the original
audio quality.
Bluetooth Audio Receiver:
With this device, you can play music on your home stereo speaker system wireless from any Bluetooth enabled device. You can play music from up
to 30 feet (10 meters) - just plug, pair and play.
Specs: Bluetooth v4.0 A2DP
"I paired each individual device (Apple, iPhone x 2 units and an iPad x
2 units), once the device was in the profile of each device, swapping between devices was as simple as turning off Bluetooth on the paired
unit and within seconds, the multi-tone beeps are heard indicating an "un-pairing" of a device.
Then go into the Bluetooth screen for the new device you want to connect
to and look at the Bluetooth device list, select the Amazon Audio
device, poke on "connect" and again within seconds, the multi-tone beeps confirm that it connected." - J. Ginn
https://tinyurl.com/39yjjv45
ICYM: Did I mention that Rita and I have a RAID server at home connected[...]
to Wi-Fi - a Redundant Array of Independent Disks? Works as a NAS
(Network Attached Storage).
That way, videos, movies, TV recordings and music can all be accessed at
the touch of a button. With a NAS you get a great Admin Console GUI to
work with that is intuitive and looks wonderful. Nothing is cryptic, and everything you want is right there in front of you.
At Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:37:55 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
ICYM: Did I mention that Rita and I have a RAID server at home connected[...]
to Wi-Fi - a Redundant Array of Independent Disks? Works as a NAS
(Network Attached Storage).
That way, videos, movies, TV recordings and music can all be accessed at
the touch of a button. With a NAS you get a great Admin Console GUI to
work with that is intuitive and looks wonderful. Nothing is cryptic, and
everything you want is right there in front of you.
Is it a Synology NAS? Those are great, and have a nice admin interface. :)
$ df -ht nfs4
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on 192.168.23.12:/volume1/ds 39T 29T 9.5T 76% /nfs/ds 192.168.23.12:/volume1/music 39T 29T 9.5T 76% /nfs/music 192.168.23.12:/volume1/dms 39T 29T 9.5T 76% /nfs/dms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTS2l7sSThA
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