I have ‘this’ - all but C is involved in storage - one way or another
(I and J are WD My Book USB 3.0 Externals - K coming soonish):
5,116 Movies
350 or so TV Shows with God Knows how many epsiodes
Some music - MP3s - meh.
I can get about 40 movies in a empty 85G spot <—that’s hilarious, but you’ll be able to save a lot of space after you reach 60. You simply won’t see the difference (and probably can’t now - if you had a gun in your ear and were asked to ‘Choose Wisely’…lol).
Here are some bulletproof Handbrake Settings - adjust for now - then adjust for later - when later comes:
Those settings above are ‘My Now’ settings and work for me.
They may not work for ‘Whippernappers’, but do try some ‘Previews’ and see for yourself - then adjust as necessary.
I’m into The Breach - for the last time on this show and I absolutely can NOT see the difference in these and the BluRay they came from:
General
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Lucky Me…
