Network attached storage, it's a server you run yourself to host media on your network. You can run a Plex server to give a Netflix like web page for yourself and friends to visit. This is a common setup for nerds to 'run their own Netflix' for free at home. Often the media is ripped from Blu rays or pirated from online. It's ideal, if you go down this road be warned it's addicting because is with some effort it's SO MUCH BETTER than the streaming services ripping you off.

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While it’s never a bad idea to make digital copies of all of your physical media, I think the “disc rot” issue has been pretty overblown. Early CDs were more susceptible to disc rot because the two plastic layers were basically glued together and if the glue broke down, the aluminum layer could be exposed to air or moisture. With DVDs and Blu rays, the aluminum (or silver) disc is completely sealed in plastic, preventing the issue.

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I've been going back to physical media. The quality is much better, for starters. A 4k HDR stream has absolutely nothing on a 4k HDR Blu-ray. They are not equal. Something something bitrate, idk. And audio is better. Looking at the money, what I spend in a month is coming out to be less than the collective fee I was paying across streaming apps. The best part is I own it and it can't get pulled down or transferred to a different service that I'm not subscribed to. Fuck subscriptions, I'm over them.

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