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> I have a 16TB server on which I have downloaded all movies with IMDB rating > 6 and a good number of votes You do not have all movies >6 with a bunch of vot

> I have a 16TB server on which I have downloaded all movies with IMDB rating > 6 and a good number of votes You do not have all movies >6 with a bunch of votes on just 16TB, unless the cutoff is like 100k+ votes and you're downloading 1080p max. I have a 73TB server at 99% capacity right now and I hardly have a movie library.

globular-toast 3y ago
Instead of telling someone they're wrong you could just assume they mean 1080p. If we're talking 1080p encodes you can totally do it in that size. If you're using 73TB for barely a collection you're just wasting space.
- k4rli 3y ago
  >50GB/movie remuxes do look great though. I wouldn't say a waste of space. Storage is cheap anyway and getting big bitrates is also satisfying. This seems like the FLAC vs 320kbps "debate" where people claim to not see any difference, except with movies it's a much more noticeable gap between average and top quality. Also the compact versions rarely have enough channels and bitrate for a good speaker setup.
  - globular-toast 3y ago
    Is it? If the guy has 73TB of storage let's say it's 6x 16TB disks (one redundant). Looking at Seagate IronWolf NAS disks that would cost over 2k. I guess you could get cheaper disks, but I still wouldn't call this cheap. This doesn't include the hardware to run it and power to keep it online.
me551ah 3y ago
Yep, most of the movies are 1080p h265. I run ffmpeg scripts to auto convert h264 to hevc and generate smaller files. I do have 4K rips for movies I like and new movies, but by default download 1080p hevc only. I stay away from remuxes
pa7ch 3y ago
1080p is the way to go IMO
- ruszki 3y ago
  Depending on your tv/monitor. For example, 4K is clearly more enjoyable on my 40 inch ultra wide monitor with good color gamut. And good quality 4K, not something ultra compressed.
  - SahAssar 3y ago
    Lets say you want the IMDB top 500, most of those will not have a scan that is better in 4k than 1080 or even normal DVD (480p). The ones that do (like 4k77) are probably highly specialized. What is the highest res 2001, godfather, solaris, alien rip that you can get?
    - vmladenov 3y ago
      3 out of the 4 films you mentioned have 4K Blu-ray releases
      - globular-toast 3y ago
        That doesn't mean they have a scan that benefits from 4K.
        ruszki 3y ago
        That also doesn’t mean they haven’t have a scan that benefits from 4K, but it’s a rather an indication that they benefit than otherwise.
  - jjeaff 3y ago
    I get TV shows in 720p and movies in 1080p. On my 75 inch TV, it's hardly noticeable unless I do a quick switch back and forth between a 4k and 1080 source of the same movie.
LeonenTheDK 3y ago
That's kind of what I'm thinking, after getting my 4k HDR TV I was blown away by the filesizes needed to make full use of it. Just the most popular stuff and limited to 1080p or less though... Yeah 16Tb is pushing it.

globular-toast 3y ago

Instead of telling someone they're wrong you could just assume they mean 1080p. If we're talking 1080p encodes you can totally do it in that size. If you're using 73TB for barely a collection you're just wasting space.

k4rli 3y ago
>50GB/movie remuxes do look great though. I wouldn't say a waste of space. Storage is cheap anyway and getting big bitrates is also satisfying. This seems like the FLAC vs 320kbps "debate" where people claim to not see any difference, except with movies it's a much more noticeable gap between average and top quality. Also the compact versions rarely have enough channels and bitrate for a good speaker setup.
- globular-toast 3y ago
  Is it? If the guy has 73TB of storage let's say it's 6x 16TB disks (one redundant). Looking at Seagate IronWolf NAS disks that would cost over 2k. I guess you could get cheaper disks, but I still wouldn't call this cheap. This doesn't include the hardware to run it and power to keep it online.

me551ah 3y ago

Yep, most of the movies are 1080p h265. I run ffmpeg scripts to auto convert h264 to hevc and generate smaller files. I do have 4K rips for movies I like and new movies, but by default download 1080p hevc only. I stay away from remuxes

pa7ch 3y ago

1080p is the way to go IMO

ruszki 3y ago
Depending on your tv/monitor. For example, 4K is clearly more enjoyable on my 40 inch ultra wide monitor with good color gamut. And good quality 4K, not something ultra compressed.
- SahAssar 3y ago
  Lets say you want the IMDB top 500, most of those will not have a scan that is better in 4k than 1080 or even normal DVD (480p). The ones that do (like 4k77) are probably highly specialized. What is the highest res 2001, godfather, solaris, alien rip that you can get?
  - vmladenov 3y ago
    3 out of the 4 films you mentioned have 4K Blu-ray releases
    - globular-toast 3y ago
      That doesn't mean they have a scan that benefits from 4K.
      - ruszki 3y ago
        That also doesn’t mean they haven’t have a scan that benefits from 4K, but it’s a rather an indication that they benefit than otherwise.
- jjeaff 3y ago
  I get TV shows in 720p and movies in 1080p. On my 75 inch TV, it's hardly noticeable unless I do a quick switch back and forth between a 4k and 1080 source of the same movie.

LeonenTheDK 3y ago

That's kind of what I'm thinking, after getting my 4k HDR TV I was blown away by the filesizes needed to make full use of it. Just the most popular stuff and limited to 1080p or less though... Yeah 16Tb is pushing it.