Configuration with up to 1TB of storage? I just built a new PC and put in three 500GB drives for less than $400 (for the drives). I had to really hold back in using all six SATA300 hubs, but the price was cheap for those drives. This sounds like another Bosean marketing solution for mucho dinero.
Did you set your three 500 GB drives up in a RAID-5 array? Is your media protected and recoverable, even if an entire drive fails?
Did you purchase a high-quality hardware RAID controller, so you can record up to 4 simultaneous HD streams, at the same time you are streaming 6 simultaneous HD streams out to the Media Center PC itself, along with 5 Media Center Extenders throughout the house?
Did you install HD CableCARD tuners, so you can tune digital HD content from your cable provider? Even if you did, they wouldn't work, as OEM's are the only ones licensed to use them.
Cheap solutions are just that... Cheap... If you want reliability, performance, and out-of-the-box dependability, you're going to have to purchase good quality devices.
I don't have this exact model. I believe it's the model under this one. Sure... It cost some dough... But I will never regret my purchase! I have been totally amazed at the out-of-the-box success of this Media Center PC!
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Configuration with up to 1TB of storage? I just built a new PC and put in three 500GB drives for less than $400 (for the drives). I had to really hold back in using all six SATA300 hubs, but the price was cheap for those drives. This sounds like another Bosean marketing solution for mucho dinero.
Did you set your three 500 GB drives up in a RAID-5 array? Is your media protected and recoverable, even if an entire drive fails?
Did you purchase a high-quality hardware RAID controller, so you can record up to 4 simultaneous HD streams, at the same time you are streaming 6 simultaneous HD streams out to the Media Center PC itself, along with 5 Media Center Extenders throughout the house?
Did you install HD CableCARD tuners, so you can tune digital HD content from your cable provider? Even if you did, they wouldn't work, as OEM's are the only ones licensed to use them.
Cheap solutions are just that... Cheap... If you want reliability, performance, and out-of-the-box dependability, you're going to have to purchase good quality devices.
I don't have this exact model. I believe it's the model under this one. Sure... It cost some dough... But I will never regret my purchase! I have been totally amazed at the out-of-the-box success of this Media Center PC!
...And the support from S1Digital is phenominal!