[tential]

I finally crossed 10 000 hrs of TV content though this number is a bit skewed.  Some eps are doubles, like uncut Japanese vs cut Dubbed versions.  Also any 'two parts in one ep' things get their run time counted twice.

How do you deal with duplicates and showing them neatly in Kodi?

I now have about 806 movies, mostly Blu-rays. All purchased. Sadly, I'd surmise that most libraries nowadays are largely filled will illegally downloaded content.

  
What's the average file size you came out to when compressing your blurays to fit on your 16 TBs?

[DJ_Izumi]

I finally crossed 10 000 hrs of TV content though this number is a bit skewed.  Some eps are doubles, like uncut Japanese vs cut Dubbed versions.  Also any 'two parts in one ep' things get their run time counted twice.

How do you deal with duplicates and showing them neatly in Kodi?

I now have about 806 movies, mostly Blu-rays. All purchased. Sadly, I'd surmise that most libraries nowadays are largely filled will illegally downloaded content.

  
What's the average file size you came out to when compressing your blurays to fit on your 16 TBs? 

 I painfully rename the episodes in the library to more clearly read what they are.  Like adding (Dub) or (Sub) to the end if there are specficailly seperate files.  In the case of Sailor Moon there's (Remastered) which is the currnet remastered versions that include a NEW dub and then (DIC Dub) on the eps the have older dubs with signifigant edits.

It's a CHORE basically.

[MidnightWatcher]

 now have about 806 movies, mostly Blu-rays. All purchased. Sadly, I'd surmise that most libraries nowadays are largely filled will illegally downloaded content.

  
What's the average file size you came out to when compressing your blurays to fit on your 16 TBs? 

Depends on the PQ/graininess of the film itself (titles like War of the Worlds, Saving Private Ryan and Minority Report are grainy and difficult to keep the file size low). I encode using Handbrake, X265 (HEVC), Medium speed, RF is between 18 and 20. All audio is passthrough only, so no compression there. The file sizes are usually anywhere from 5GB to 10GB @ 1080p with HD audio.

[DJ_Izumi]

 now have about 806 movies, mostly Blu-rays. All purchased. Sadly, I'd surmise that most libraries nowadays are largely filled will illegally downloaded content.

  
What's the average file size you came out to when compressing your blurays to fit on your 16 TBs?  

Depends on the PQ/graininess of the film itself (titles like War of the Worlds, Saving Private Ryan and Minority Report are grainy and difficult to keep the file size low). I encode using Handbrake, X265 (HEVC), Medium speed, RF is between 18 and 20. All audio is passthrough only, so no compression there. The file sizes are usually anywhere from 5GB to 10GB @ 1080p with HD audio. 

 Meanwhile, on Ashley's server, Remux as much as possible:

[MidnightWatcher]

Those are massive files. You can easily get a 45 to 55 minute TV episode in 1080p well under 1GB using HEVC.

[DJ_Izumi]

Those are massive files. You can easily get a 45 to 55 minute TV episode in 1080p well under 1GB using HEVC.

 Oh no, those are 25min episodes.

But why would I want that?  They are remuxed for a reason.  I own the BluRay discs and I want the exact same data from the Blu-Ray to be on my server.  What's the point of owning the BDs if I'm going to feed them through an additional lossy compression pass like they're a pirate rip?

[tjay260476]

To bump the thread again...

74 TV shows, mostly 70’s to 90’s shows

336 Movies - anything from silent era to present day

Music collection is large, and some of that has been on my network since Napster, I was 18 with an internet account and no money! (56k modem lol)

This is the second rebuilding of my media library but now complete with a backup strategy!

[y2adre]

3399 Movies and 50 TV Shows

[bsoriano]

5,287 movies, from 1902 until 2018.
568 Tv Shows, approx. 16k episodes.

[tjay260476]

1902? I thought I was doing well with 1927, I’m going to have to download the lumiere brothers shorts now, so I can say that mine starts with the birth of cinema ☹️

[Karellen]

Well I have really been put to shame with a measly 503 movies and 82 TV Shows and 2011 songs

An interesting thread would be the methods used to browse large libraries to find something to watch / listen.

[tjay260476]

Challenge accepted!

[DJ_Izumi]

The real challenge is to have a movie in your library from 2019.

[tjay260476]

I’ll come back to you in 8 months on that one

[wdpcpa]

There are very good VPNs that don't keep records for $40 a year.  Mine was recommended by Lifehacker.

Who's your uncle?  That's one way to increase your library.  Inform you nephew and the neighbor kid that you will be glad to provide them a back up service.  Send them a hard drive and you are off to the races.  You will end up with some odd stuff this way.  And a lot of things you have not seen.

The wife and I often play things in order.  We give it 10 minutes,  two thumbs up and we continue.  One thumbs down and we move to the next.  Seen some things we normally wouldn't watch.