Time was we - avid consumers of video products and technology - would spend hours and hours collecting and taping VHS versions of movies and television shows - which was the state-of-the-art technology at the time. But times have changed, and now DVD�s have swept the marketplace clean, and forced us to re-evaluate our movie collections and home theatre equipment. Now we�re dissatisfied with the quality of our existing collections, and we just can�t wait to convert all those VHS tapes to DVD�s. How did this happen to us? And so quickly!
When purchasing a NAS solution keep security in mind and check out vendors that include native encryption using the system.Whatever the outcome of this latest �format war� - we as consumers will be caught right in the middle, as we usually are - which I guess is what we deserve for being �DVD crazy.�The �format� war between VHS tapes and DVD�s is all but over - with DVD�s the clear winner. Not only is the DVD technology cooler than VHS - it now has the unquestioning support of the movie industry. Many studios aren�t releasing new movies in VHS format - they�re skipping that format entirely and sending out new releases in DVD format only. And many movie rental companies are slowly dispersing their inventory of movies in VHS format - and stocking only DVD format movies for rental. So even the movie studios and rental places appear to be �DVD crazy.� Can�t say that we blame them!_________________________________________________NAS offers the following advantages -NAS system performance is dependent upon the drive support, the number of disks in use as well as the overall capacity. SATA hard disks that offer excellent low-cost mass storage are most preferred. SCSI hard disks are also available. Because the NAS utilizes the LAN for data transfer often there is a chance of a bottleneck developing some time over the LAN, generally it's the network interface that creates problems. If utilizing a NAS, search for products which support Gigabit Ethernet for speedy data transfer as well as numerous connections so that network load is spread and interface redundancy is supplied.These types of properties of NAS storage plus its low cost of ownership ensure it is well suited for SMBs. A twin benefit of Raid 5 NAS is the fact that it enables administrators to either enhance or consolidate the storage infrastructure. Storage growth is practically unlimited as one is free of the restriction of storage capabilities of individual servers as well as the amount of drives they are able to hold. At the same time, one NAS set-up is good enough to replace several data file servers that are operating separately, this leads to consolidation. NAS is often run on commonly accessible os's for example Windows. NAS status could be checked out via everywhere on the LAN, this gives storage administrators a chance to diagnose problems and alter NAS configurations when required.As consumers - and videophiles (is that even a word?) - we�re usually the first one on the block to come home from the store with the latest technology and coolest gadgets, so in all respects we have to add ourselves to that �DVD crazy� category. We ran right out and experimented, then purchased, the latest in DVD technology - DVD players and recorders, even an integrated VCR that interfaced with the DVD recorder so we could convert all those VHS tapes to that great new DVD technology. We just couldn�t wait to update our collections.Now a new �format� war appears to be brewing - between the �Blu Ray� technology and the HD-DVD technology for High-Def DVD�s. We talk about this in greater detail in one of the other articles on our website, but essentially DVD�s of today are read and written by a red laser - the new technology uses a violet-blue laser that can be focused more tightly, thus more information can be packed onto a single DVD. Blu Ray technology is backed by several hundred movie studios, consumer electronics manufacturers, music studios, etc., so it enjoys widespread industry support.
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Author: Robert Barnard
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