05-29-2023, 04:00 AM
I have a large collection of thousands of DVDs, blurays and even some VHS, I really want to digitise my collection for local playback without degrading any of the discs and I've done some calculations, it's estimated between 100-200tb, so I think I'd ideally aim for the higher end given I do intend to expand indefinitely.
It's not an environment where speedy access is overly problematic for the most part (I guess seeking through a large bluray would potentially be a minor issue) so that likely at the very least rules out tape storage, but I don't need to buy two 100tb exadrives by numbus either. I'm a little lost but would rather not spend an inordinate amount of money on it if at all possible. Though I'm pretty sure storage in the UK costs around 2.5x as much as almost any other country in the world too...
It's not an environment where speedy access is overly problematic for the most part (I guess seeking through a large bluray would potentially be a minor issue) so that likely at the very least rules out tape storage, but I don't need to buy two 100tb exadrives by numbus either. I'm a little lost but would rather not spend an inordinate amount of money on it if at all possible. Though I'm pretty sure storage in the UK costs around 2.5x as much as almost any other country in the world too...