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With the large empty white wall at home, it would be beneficial with the short throw capability. I can enjoy my anime cartoons even better

Wow, I'll like one as a HTPC.

No. Cause i never built a "correct" rig for the correct purpose.

I reviewed my thoughts again "on how i decided on a fixed 4-drive solution", after watching this video. Nevertheless, its difficult to not greed for storage space. (Perhaps if i had good housekeeping discipline)

I like the new button design aspect that LG chooses, and also the sleek body from this review. Your review also showed quite a few OS customisation that G3 has. Would love to give them a try, and see for myself the 1440p screen packed in that small screen size.

Hi guys, does any one have any comments about asustor NAS (in terms of plugins, flexibility in terms of data management, reliability)? e.g. An Intel Atom AS-304T vs a Marvel DS414 cost similar. but an intel Synology variant (DS412+) cost way more

I've did a quick youtube for rysnc tutorials, and I'm surprised to see how it functions. (Initially i thought it will only pull data incrementally and bulking in data size without removing "deleted" files). I will spend more time to understand its functionality. Thanks for sharing about rsync. In this case, I think this command is to be executed from my computer (where the spare disks are plugged to) instead from my NAS. So ideally I'm managing from my computer and pulling/syncing data through the NAS. I'd like to explore DIY solution if it is feasible in comparison with pre-built. Of course there are pros and cons of each (i.e. power consumption, price, etc.) Although i wont deny that going for DIY, I'll definitely need to spend some quality time to learn the OS, like freenas, or some form of Linux based OS.

To reflect back, its quite true that sync-ing backups is part of the primary issue. I heard before about rsync, do let me read up more about the backup solutions. Wont say that i am very proficient with terminal tools, but if there are sufficient guides, i wont mind giving it a try since the underlying OS of the NAS is linux. However I noticed that the NAS CPU is bottlenecked, as it does take up quite large amount of time during file transfers between my computer (through Gigabit network) or within internal disks. Which was also why I am exploring if the possibility of changing or migrating hardware is required. I see, let me look up on it too. As most of my disks are in ext4 format. I usually manage them using ubuntu (i.e. disconnect my computer disks, and rewire to my spares) instead of using 3rd party windows drivers (http://www.ext2fsd.com/) The HP Microserver looks cool, but to convert to Singapore would be approx SGD$550 (Based on Amazon USD$388). Somewhere close to a Synology/Asustor 4-Bay NAS.

oops. I was referring to the effort required to sync the data and backup across all disks

Okays, I'll take a look at that video.

Forum Post Hi, I am deciding between possibility of opting for DIY, Off-Shelf NAS or stay with my existing 2-bay NAS. Seeking advise about how to re-design my existing setup that I have or the way I manage my data. I have been spending alot of time to manage, re-sort and re-sync my data across all disks as the 2 main drives are constantly full. Which is exhaustive as it can take days to get the sync-ing done. Existing Setup [EXT4] 2x2tb on a Dlink DNS-320 [service Drives] [EXT4] 2x1tb and 2x3tb Spare Drives [backup Duplicate of data] [New] And recent additional of 2x3tb Spare Drives There is no RAID 0/1 deployed or scheduled backup done. What I usually do is to find some spare time every 3-4 mths and manually copy/sync the disks across through another desktop as I need the sata ports with . How I know which files to be synced are stored as an additional duplicate copy across the 2x2tb service disks. (Which was the primary cause of disk usage). However as manual file movement is involved. There are still files being missed out. I tend to over backup (1:1 or 1:2, as main:backup), as I have past experience of losing data. My data consist largely on Video Media and some smaller data (School, Work, Personal) I drafted a few plans but unsure which path to choose (i.e. budget, green operation, cost effectiveness, easier management) 1. DIY NAS with 5 Bay (Without RAID), 1tb for scratch disk, 2x3tb as video disk, 1x2tb as data disk Risk : Low Spares : Sufficient Spares for 1:1 backup Effort : Large Effort required for syncing data Cost : Medium Build Cost, Mid-High Operating Cost 2. DIY NAS with 5 Bay (With 4 Bay RAID5), 1tb for scratch, 4x3tb as video and data [RAID 5] Risk : Low-Medium Spares : In-Sufficient Spares for 1:1 backup Effort : Medium Effort required for syncing Critical Data Cost : Medium Build Cost, Mid-High Operating Cost 3. Off-Shelf 4 Bay (1 Spare), 1tb for scratch, 3tb for video, 2tb for data Risk : Low Spares : Sufficient Spares for 1:1, or 1:2 backup with Extra Spare Storage for additional data Effort : Large Effort required for syncing Critical Data Cost : Mid-High Build Cost, Low-Mid Operating Cost 4. Continue existing 2-Bay NAS, (Use my desktop as disk management), DISK1 as scratch, video and DISK2 for backup and data Risk : Low Spares : Sufficient Spares for 1:1, or 1:2 backup with Extra Spare Storage for additional data Effort : Largest Effort required for syncing Critical Data Cost : Lowest Build Cost (Already Have), Lowest Operating Cost Although my data is in a mess now, but I dont want to rush the planning hence I hope to find some better off solution in terms of management or to redesign another new setup.

I kind of read up more about the "glow" after i realised it. Because so far I've read is about the reported backlight bleeding in some cases. Yup, I've certainly did. Now i can use the remainder half the price for a 2nd set for myself hahahas. You are most welcome GoodBytes. I'll update again should I start hunting for another monitor sometime.

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1. Thanks so much linus and HTC for doing this cool giveaway. Best of luck everyone :)

Hi guys, So sorry for the late reply. Was being caught up with work. I've bought a u2412m for my brother about 2 weeks back. Was rather amazed on the size when i opened it up. No dp/bp found. The white glow is present when looking from angles. I didnt get much chance to use it, but overall i tried 1-2 720p video to check out the quality. Perhaps looking a correct distance (a "see all" from 1 view, than too closely) makes the overall viewing experience much better. Otherwise sometimes it might look alittle blury probably due to the video resolution also. I'll put my monitor on a short hold, since he agreed to trade with me, if somehow the u2412m (16:10) phases out with some other models. So thanks so much for all your inputs everyone, especially GoodBytes and tabuburn. Really appreciated it