courier got so ex meh?
ozak, if u got frens there, u can send it to their place, tat day amazon got one promo for bluray writer, i htink 300+ usd

ozak, buy online and send it to ur mum, cheaper

how to setup NAS ar?

i connect the tvix to teh router, and then the NAS how?

Many brands of NAS out there. Popular (reputable) ones include QNAP, Synology, D-Link. Avoid the Netgear ones. Many china-brand NAS out there which should be cheaper.

IMHO, what's important besides the form factor (which I know is important to you) is:
(1) the noise level (esp. when idle since the NAS is usually left on 24x7 and the fan starts to kick in).
(2) continued firmware upgrades. The features of the NAS is found in the firmwares, so if the manufacturers only sell the nas box but don't bother upgrading their firmware as your model gets older, then you are left out of the latest features. This is important because you are not really buying hardware (ie the nas case) but the features that the nas offers. So buy one that has good after-sales support.
(3) no. of bays for future expansion. Single-bay NAS may seem enough right now, but I tell you once you've experienced a HDD crash on a NAS, the idea of having at least 2-bays will be mighty attractive. Having a 2-bay NAS will allow you to run it on RAID mode (mirror) especially if you have invaluable data on the hard disk (e.g. priceless baby videos, photos, etc.).

I find the QNAP is quieter than the Synology. I base that on my TS-209 vs my Synology 106e. Perhaps the newer Synology models are quieter, I don't know. I also have a Buffalo NAS, my first one long time ago. I'm getting a TS-409 soon.

Bear in mind u can use the Synology and QNAP to stream to your PS3 as well, so there's some overlap in function between the PS3 and tvix. U can use the PS3 to play mpg/divx, mp3, jpg files off the NAS. Of course, the tvix does more than that.

Hope that helps.

Edit - oh yea, most NAS are Mac compatible as well, since they are not OS-dependant.

thanks dude,now i need to source for NAS liao, btw, wats the alternative, firewire solution?

NAS things look very complicated......

So total price for 6500 + DVB tuner is almost 2K!. Do you think it is worth the money?

Yeah, forgot about the HDD. But that one is depending on your needs. I might start with 250GB and I guess it more than enough to store movies

Lerr.. kan dah cakap, depend on your needs. The 250GB just for movies as I dont really watching TV series and anime. So, I guess 250GB is enough. Different people, different taste..

u mean 1T or 1.5T is it? 1G<750G

1T should be fine.. 1.5T duno...

i am using a 1 TB in my 6500a...so far so good.

WD get hot? I am using the WD green power series....it actually run cooler than the seagates.

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Added on November 28, 2008, 6:56 pmif you really want space...should look into NAS enclosures.....with 4 bays....1.5TBx4...WAHAHAHAHAHAHA