Hardcore PC gamer buys console

[yogurt_21]

See below. A NAS being network attached storage is different than building a file server. A NAS quite literally would be a box with limited functionality hosting storage to a network.

That'll cost you the better part of 2 grand minimum for a good one. A good LSI card with a couple SAS ports that can do 8 drives is like 300. If you take whatever you have laying around and toss it in a case with lots of bays (be it 3U/4U or even a full tower) you have expandability instead of needing to purchase yet another premade box for another 2+ grand. NAS boxes are seriously overpriced.

THis is the card I got with a promo code:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6118230&cm_re=lsi_raid-_-16-118-228-_-Product

They make the 6Gb/s version cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6118104&cm_re=lsi_raid-_-16-118-104-_-Product

That plus whatever you got laying around vs buying a box then needing to buy drives and having limited expandability.
There are other options for cards too, but that supports RAID 6 likes you want (although dual parity isn't really needed).

NAS is a classification, not a hardware standard. Same as SAN. It has far more to do with software than anything.

 

[PP Mguire]

NAS is a classification, not a hardware standard. Same as SAN. It has far more to do with software than anything.

And still differs from a file server, but in this case the person wants in all terms and definition a NAS. She specified this twice now.

 

[FX-GMC]

NAS is a classification, not a hardware standard. Same as SAN. It has far more to do with software than anything.

Definitions evolve. PC means Personal Computer but then how does Mac vs PC make sense?

I get what you are saying though. Any storage accessible on my network is Network Attached Storage by the literal definition. However, I wouldn't refer to shared folders on my Windows machine as a NAS.

 

[yogurt_21]

Definitions evolve. PC means Personal Computer but then how does Mac vs PC make sense?

I get what you are saying though. Any storage accessible on my network is Network Attached Storage by the literal definition. However, I wouldn't refer to shared folders on my Windows machine as a NAS.

shared folder implies alot about what you 2 think about me. How interesting. Let start by saying any box with storage server installed isn't likely to be that simplistic. Second the hardware used has nothing to do with a shared folder. I will admit definitions change but you are both naive if you think that a purchased NAS unit is anything special. Essentially its a micro atx setup with hot swaps and a raid contoller. A standard atx setup with non hot swaps and a raid controller doesn't equal a shared folder. It equals anything you decide to load on it software wise. So I can load windows storage server, linux, or w/e. And that will determine whether I've made a shared folder, a NAS, or a SAN.

These are classifications, not hardware standards. Dell SAN's and NAS's are built on their server line up. The software and additional drive bays are what make them different.

 

[Dethroy]

Who would want to use a PS4 for playback of CDs anyways? Sound would be poor in comparison to a good CD-Player, it would consume more power & controlling it would be more of a hassle as well. Sony made the right decision.

 

[erocker]

Who would want to use a PS4 for playback of CDs anyways? Sound would be poor in comparison to a good CD-Player, it would consume more power & controlling it would be more of a hassle as well. Sony made the right decision.

Convenience?

 

[Dethroy]

Convenience?

It would actually be the complete opposite imho. The Playstation takes considerable longer to boot up and is harder to controle.

 

[Ithanul]

NAS - stand alone unit that can run by itself attached to a network through a router or switch. Allowing other computers to access and backup to.

SAN - storage that is attached to a server, the server acts as its front end and services requests to the data. This can expand to multiple storage areas that a server can access at any given time.

Very close to each other, basically boils down to how the software handles data requests and configurations.

I just want a NAS that I can attach to the router, smack the HDDs in, and be done with it without it being a power hog and eating up space. Reason I'm looking at a QNAP mid range business class NAS. It cheaper than what I can build and do what I require of it. Most of the money going to be in hard drives anyway. Since my aim is a 5 bay with a hot swap.

 

[RikuKawai]

I don't get the platform wars, either. A gamer wants to play games. Consoles and PC are just mediums. I just want to play games and, if some games I want are restricted to certain consoles and if the games are good enough for me to warrant purchasing certain consoles, I will do it.

A gamer plays games.

A new version of Fire Emblem is coming to 3DS in a week and I am going to play it, simply because I am a big fan of Fire Emblem, NOT because I am a fan of 3DS.

I'm already half way through Fates, been playing the fan translation on CFW.
The NA/EU release is gonna suck because it's so heavily censored.

 

[PP Mguire]

shared folder implies alot about what you 2 think about me. How interesting. Let start by saying any box with storage server installed isn't likely to be that simplistic. Second the hardware used has nothing to do with a shared folder. I will admit definitions change but you are both naive if you think that a purchased NAS unit is anything special. Essentially its a micro atx setup with hot swaps and a raid contoller. A standard atx setup with non hot swaps and a raid controller doesn't equal a shared folder. It equals anything you decide to load on it software wise. So I can load windows storage server, linux, or w/e. And that will determine whether I've made a shared folder, a NAS, or a SAN.

These are classifications, not hardware standards. Dell SAN's and NAS's are built on their server line up. The software and additional drive bays are what make them different.

Dude, you are arguing semantics and trashing Qubit's thread over nothing for what, to make an argument with me over media playback? Idk what crawled up your vagina and died but chill out. Everybody knows what a NAS is and the literal definition, and everybody knows that if you Google, Amazon, Newegg, or Ebay search NAS you're going to get little boxes that are specialized PCs made specifically and only for network file storage. Which is exactly what was being talked about.

 

[qubit]

Who would want to use a PS4 for playback of CDs anyways? Sound would be poor in comparison to a good CD-Player, it would consume more power & controlling it would be more of a hassle as well. Sony made the right decision.

I agreed with you up until that last sentence, highlighted. However, it's never good when someone else decides for you what you can and can't have. There could be any number of reasons that someone wants to play a CD on their console. In my case it was just curiosity to hear what it sounded like through the headset connected to the controller.

I doubt the sound would be poor, but sure, it wouldn't be as clear as a purpose built expensive CD player.

Finally, it must cost mere pennies to add the support, if that. It's just software after all that's making the difference here, so being denied it is quite irksome.

 

[Beastie]

Years ago I bought a PS2 to play Gran Tourismo and when I'd got bored I gave it to a friend to use as a cd player. The sound quality was decent even when played through nice amp and speakers.

 

[Drone]

In celebration of Street Fighter V's launch this week, Sony is opening its online multiplayer to all PlayStation 4 owners this weekend.

According PlayStation Blog's announcement, those without a PlayStation Plus subscription will be able to hop online and play with their friends starting Friday, February 19, at 12:01am PT. The offer runs until Sunday, February 21, at 11:59pm PT.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/17/sony-holding-free-multiplayer-weekend-on-ps4

 

[Kanan]

Yes audio quality should be equal to a standalone player - it's digital! But never use a PS2 as a DVD player, the image quality is pretty bad, compared to my BD player with upscaling at least. I had to use it a few times, when my BD player was away being repaired.

 

[yogurt_21]

Dude, you are arguing semantics and trashing Qubit's thread over nothing for what, to make an argument with me over media playback? Idk what crawled up your vagina and died but chill out. Everybody knows what a NAS is and the literal definition, and everybody knows that if you Google, Amazon, Newegg, or Ebay search NAS you're going to get little boxes that are specialized PCs made specifically and only for network file storage. Which is exactly what was being talked about.

idk man you seem to be the one worked up.

at any rate Ithanul gets it whether you do or not doesn't matter to me.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

2 kids upstairs playing Nintendo DS




i guess this makes me a bad Dad................

 

[qubit]

Yes audio quality should be equal to a standalone player - it's digital! But never use a PS2 as a DVD player, the image quality is pretty bad, compared to my BD player with upscaling at least. I had to use it a few times, when my BD player was away being repaired.

From the digital output, yes it will be equal. However, it does have an analog out on the controller to drive the headphones. That will have analog circuitry in it and therefore the sound will definitely be inferior to that of a good quality CD player's analog outputs. It should still sound very good, however.

idk man you seem to be the one worked up.

at any rate Ithanul gets it whether you do or not doesn't matter to me.

He's not trolling. I agree with him and you can't accuse someone of trolling just because your'e having a semantic disagreement like this. The common understanding of a NAS is one of those little dedicated computers (usually a squarish box) with lots of drive bays. Sure, a regular PC can work in this manner too, but that's not the point, here.

 

[alucasa]

2 kids upstairs playing Nintendo DS




i guess this makes me a bad Dad................

Yeah, get them 3DS at least.

 

[BumbleBee]

I agreed with you up until that last sentence, highlighted. However, it's never good when someone else decides for you what you can and can't have. There could be any number of reasons that someone wants to play a CD on their console. In my case it was just curiosity to hear what it sounded like through the headset connected to the controller.

I doubt the sound would be poor, but sure, it wouldn't be as clear as a purpose built expensive CD player.

Finally, it must cost mere pennies to add the support, if that. It's just software after all that's making the difference here, so being denied it is quite irksome.

Sony used to make ridiculously expensive SACD players

 

[alucasa]

Sony used to make ridiculously expensive SACD players

That's one ridiculously high quality chassis.

 

[BumbleBee]

That's one ridiculously high quality chassis.

MBL takes the cake lol

you need to watch the video to soak in the madness.

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[yogurt_21]

MBL takes the cake lol



you need to watch the video to soak in the madness.

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that thing has steal me written all over it!

@qubit, you missed it, but that's ok.

 

[qubit]

@qubit, you missed it, but that's ok.[/QUOTE]
Oh. I still don't get it, but I believez ya.

 

[Dethroy]

Anyone into Street Fighter V?

 

[yogurt_21]

Oh. I still don't get it, but I believez ya.

I'm the troll, not PP, and I claimed success based on his last response.