[nemov]

I've recently seen how afordable a networked HDD is, and want to store all my data on a NAS (so want 1TB storage, possibly 2TB), but it's also about time I changed from HD DVD to Blu-ray.

Does anyone know of a blu-ray/NAS combo that doesn't cost more than about £230? (combined cost of a WD NAS, and Sony s580 blu-ray)

Have searched but only come up with an LG NAS and BD Burner, that doesn't play BDs...

Any help or advice much appreciated...

[dante01]

Blu-ray recorders with internal hard drives do not allow you to load files up onto the drive. The internal hard drives are there to facilitate the recording of content in real time prior to burning that content to a DVD or Blu-ray disc. You can play content stored on the internal hard drive, but Blu-ray recorders do not have any network server capabilities.

You basically need both a DLNA uPnP certified NAS and some form of DLNA certified media player. Media player capabilities are included with some BD players. The NAS would act as a server from which a media player accessed stored media. Unlike the hard drive on a Blu-ray recorder you can load whatever you want onto the NAS drive. A Blu-ray player with media player capabilities and uPnP network access would be able to access the files you keep on the NAS via a LAN and the player's ethernet port.

Just about every modern Blu-ray player integrates a media player that can pull audio and video from a networked PC or storage device. The Dune B1 probably best meets your budget, but you'll still need to add an external NAS/HD.

Dune HD Smart B1 » Dune HD GmbH

[dante01]

Another option is to load a DLNA server up onto your PC or Mac and use it to serve files to a DLNA certified media player or Blu-ray player with onboard media playing abilities This would obviously require that you PC be powered up and connected to you local network and it may also require additional storage capacity such as external hard drives to be connect to the PC, but you can use the internal as well as external drives to serve the media files.

[nemov]

thanks for the advice dante, and the link to dune HD - they look like a decent piece of kit. I should have mentioned that I already have a smart TV (LG 47LM620T) which means I can play most types of video file through the TV, so the facility for the HDD or Bluray player to support media files playback or to be networked, is less important. Also, the TV will record to a USB HDD, and I rarely record anyway, so my best option is to buy a blu-ray player, and a separate, Network Attached Storage drive (as you suggested) to keep all our photos, videos, movies and other files/documents. I've added another question specifically about NAS drives here:

Western Digital MyBookLive NAS Drive vs DLink ShareCentre Pulse