DartonDave
Established Member
Hi all, I hope I have picked the right forum. This may well be my first post. If it isn't its been a long time since my last one.
Background
I cant find an answer to my question on line anywhere so I am hoping some one can say yes all your assumptions are correct, it will work or oh no you've totally forgot about xyz, you have just wasted all your money. Excuse me if some of my terminology isn't 100% correct and feel free to correct me or seek clarification.
I have decided that I need to get all my DVD and blu-rays on to a NAS, and to set up a plex media server so I can package all the physical media away in the loft creating some much needed space and having the convenience of having a netflix type service (Plex) to watch movies.
My home cinema setup is quite old (it was new in 2009) but until funds permit I have to work with what Ive got.
(Pioneer KRP-600A TV, Pioneer LX81 Amp, Pioneer LX08 blu ray player, Sky HD box, PS4, Sonos Connect).
I have sky box, blu-ray player and PS4 connected to 3 of the 4 HDMI inputs on the amp leaving 1 free HDMI input. The HDMI out on the amp feeds the TV/monitor.
I have a virgin media modem connected to an apple airport extreme router.
This has 1 free output (it only has 3 and I have the sky box and the sonos connect connected to two of them).
I have identified the following components I need (I'll keep it high level)
QNAP NAS and 2 NAS drives
Nvidia shield
Also buying
External blu ray drive
MakeMKV software
but these will be installed/connected to my W10 PC upstairs.
The NAS will act as a storage device and the nvidia shield will act as the media server (understand it comes pre-installed with Plex)
The Question
My question is exactly what do I connect to what?
And my assumptions are
I connect the NAS to power and use a Cat6 cable to connect it to the 1 remaining port on my router.
I connect the Nvidia shield to power then connect that to my amp via the 1 remaining hdmi input I have left.
There will be no physical connection between the shield and the NAS and I can use the shields wireless capabilities to connect to my home network which will give the shield and therefore Plex access to the NAS.
End result I can rip dvd/blu rays to the NAS from my windows10 PC using Makemkv as they are all on my home network. Plex can see the files and by selecting the relevant HDMI input on the Amp I can select and watch my movies/ tv shows?
I know the NAS has HDMI inputs/outputs but I assume I wont need these?
I have also read that its recommended to connect the Shield directly to the router via ethernet rather than using wireless but I don't know how critical this is.
Could i buy a separate little 4-port switch to use as an extension to the limited ports the apple router has or is that not needed?
Thanks for reading all the way to the end. Its a lot of words and I am hoping the answer is
"yes you can do that" or even "yes you can but why don't you do this...."
Background
I cant find an answer to my question on line anywhere so I am hoping some one can say yes all your assumptions are correct, it will work or oh no you've totally forgot about xyz, you have just wasted all your money. Excuse me if some of my terminology isn't 100% correct and feel free to correct me or seek clarification.
I have decided that I need to get all my DVD and blu-rays on to a NAS, and to set up a plex media server so I can package all the physical media away in the loft creating some much needed space and having the convenience of having a netflix type service (Plex) to watch movies.
My home cinema setup is quite old (it was new in 2009) but until funds permit I have to work with what Ive got.
(Pioneer KRP-600A TV, Pioneer LX81 Amp, Pioneer LX08 blu ray player, Sky HD box, PS4, Sonos Connect).
I have sky box, blu-ray player and PS4 connected to 3 of the 4 HDMI inputs on the amp leaving 1 free HDMI input. The HDMI out on the amp feeds the TV/monitor.
I have a virgin media modem connected to an apple airport extreme router.
This has 1 free output (it only has 3 and I have the sky box and the sonos connect connected to two of them).
I have identified the following components I need (I'll keep it high level)
QNAP NAS and 2 NAS drives
Nvidia shield
Also buying
External blu ray drive
MakeMKV software
but these will be installed/connected to my W10 PC upstairs.
The NAS will act as a storage device and the nvidia shield will act as the media server (understand it comes pre-installed with Plex)
The Question
My question is exactly what do I connect to what?
And my assumptions are
I connect the NAS to power and use a Cat6 cable to connect it to the 1 remaining port on my router.
I connect the Nvidia shield to power then connect that to my amp via the 1 remaining hdmi input I have left.
There will be no physical connection between the shield and the NAS and I can use the shields wireless capabilities to connect to my home network which will give the shield and therefore Plex access to the NAS.
End result I can rip dvd/blu rays to the NAS from my windows10 PC using Makemkv as they are all on my home network. Plex can see the files and by selecting the relevant HDMI input on the Amp I can select and watch my movies/ tv shows?
I know the NAS has HDMI inputs/outputs but I assume I wont need these?
I have also read that its recommended to connect the Shield directly to the router via ethernet rather than using wireless but I don't know how critical this is.
Could i buy a separate little 4-port switch to use as an extension to the limited ports the apple router has or is that not needed?
Thanks for reading all the way to the end. Its a lot of words and I am hoping the answer is
"yes you can do that" or even "yes you can but why don't you do this...."