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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/pastelmoonart on 2025-07-05 22:40:12.

I’m wondering if anyone can help with some capture issues.

I live in the UK, where getting hold of a Japanese or North American VCR is really difficult. Instead, we mostly have PAL/NTSC players. The VCR I’m using is an AIWA FX7700, and it’s actually a really solid machine - NTSC tapes look fantastic, and the manual says it supports “true” NTSC playback.

I’m also using a Panasonic DMR-ES10 as a passthrough device, along with a Diamond VC500 capture card.

When I capture PAL tapes in VirtualDub2, everything looks great. Honestly, I’m really happy with this setup - but when I try recording NTSC tapes (after switching the DMR-ES10 to NTSC, of course), I’m getting this:

VCR to DMR to Capture Card

black and white when using video (composite), and chroma issues with S-Video or SCART. There are no frame rate issues (which are easy to spot in animation), and interlacing is just as sharp as with my PAL captures but the colour issues just won’t go away. Even when capturing directly from the VCR without the DMR, I get the same results.

I’ve captured many LaserDiscs from my Pioneer player (which also supports PAL/NTSC playback), connected to the DMR-ES10, and I don’t have any issues there. The picture and frame rate are perfect.

I feel like I’ve tried everything: different cables (SCART, S-Video, composite), tweaking VirtualDub2 settings, using OBS, EzGrabber, PowerDirector (just to see if it looked any different) - even connecting directly to my CRT and trying to record on DVD with the DMR-ES10. I also tried a few cheap AliExpress capture cards - one of them actually worked in colour, but the quality was something else...

aliexpress capture

Is this happening because my VCR is actually PAL60 and not true NTSC, and the capture card and DMR just can’t handle it? But then, why doesn’t my LaserDisc player (also PAL/NTSC) have the same issues? I just want to understand why this is only happening with VHS tapes. Ideally I’d like to buy just one thing that will address the issue (a different capture card? An American NTSC VCR? Something else?).

When I use a SCART to HDMI converter and plug it into my HDTV, the picture looks perfect. But when I connect that to an HDMI capture card, it just doesn’t work. Not sure if that’s because I’m using a cheap one from Amazon or what, but the picture was completely black. Besides, I’d prefer to get a proper capture from the DMR - not an upscaled HDMI signal.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ok_Exchange_9646 on 2025-07-05 22:30:51.

I'm logged into my susbribed account. I want to download all the videos for offline watching. Is this possible? Tried youtube-dl, to no avail. As I said, I'm subscribed and paying for the streaming service.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kearkan on 2025-07-05 21:50:34.

I have a bunch of 2tb drives that are connect to an LSA HBA passed through to an OMV VM on proxmox in an old HP elite desk 800 G3. My issue is powering them.

Currently I have a SATA extender going from one of the SATA power cables to 2 of the drives outside the case and the other 2 are powered by the other built in sata power.

I don't really want to continue doing this as I believe it's risky and doesn't allow me to fill the HBA. I don't really want to get a new case (yet) as this would mean building a whole new machine since the HP mainboard is one of the ones with proprietary mounting etc. but I also can't swap out the PSU as it's one of the narrow ones custom made to fit the case.

So I've landed on getting an ATX power supply and jumping the pins to power it on.

My question is what particular features should I be looking out for? Is all I really need just a modular PSU with as many sata connectors as possible? I figure 500-600watts should basically be overkill for my use case (at max I'm looking at 8 drives, either WD reds or HGST ultrastar).

Any guidance is appreciated, thanks.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/joetaxpayer on 2025-07-05 21:05:35.

Is it me or does it seem that there are more new companies offering NAS in the last 6 months than ever before? As if we’ve gone from about 4-6 to over a dozen over night. None are at a price point that stands out, just competing on features. I guess time will tell.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/brewsqueues on 2025-07-05 20:38:46.

I'm starting to digitize personal paper files (receipts, forms, medical, taxes), plus a few photos and sketches.

Scanner - r40 Failure

I tried the Canon R40, but a driver issue on newer macOS versions prevents scanning long receipts, which is a deal-breaker for me.

I don't scan often (probably monthly) and want something compact but reliable.

Now considering a Brother ADS-1800W (their printers have always been drama-free for me) or a Scansnap iX1300 (or other suggestions in that price range).

Document Management System

I'm leaning toward DEVONthink after also looking at paperless-ngx and Keep It, but I'm open to other suggestions.

I'm unsure where to store the DEVONthink database; their forums advise against using thumb drives or cloud storage, leaving my Mac Mini SSD as the main option (which seems like it would have the same shortfalls as an external SSD?)

I want to avoid filling up the Mac Mini and would prefer a setup with local backup and automated cloud backup (S3/Glacier or similar).

Thanks!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/murrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrb on 2025-07-05 18:16:14.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/hlloyge on 2025-07-05 17:44:46.

Greetings, fellow DataHoarders.

If you're like me, you probably have a NAS device holding your dana which you hoard with utmost love and is curated to your own pleasure. But, how do you download your data? Well, there are various options, for me it's mostly torrent and soulseek, with a dash of pure http(s) download.

Since that can be a few days or weeks job, depending on size and speed, I had to do it on machine which is most of the time online, and doesn't burn electric power like it's a heater.

I tried it on NAS, and it's awful - disks are loud, and frankly, NAS job is to securely hold my data, not reading/writing all the time.

I had old J1900 Asrock motherboard laying around without purpose. I've acqured 8 GB of RAM and an old SSD disk, 256 GB. Also, found 1 TB 2.5" disk in my work drawer, tested to be good. So, what's next, LINUX! And I've tried few distros, apps were there, but also a problem, no proper remote desktop app. All of them work but I have to log in first. Since it's a headless box, that is out of the question. Next, server versions of Linux. Got torrent client working, but slskd was a shit show - you have to run it through docker, and for me it just didn't work properly. Mind you, I am not Linux noob, but something is messed up with slskd in docker. I get it that people make it work, but I don't have that much enthusiasm. Probably PBKAC.

So, logical answer, Windows. Ah, crap. Bloated piece of crap, will do everything but the job it's supposed to do. Searching for options, I remembered that there is a version of Windows made for just this type of job: LTSC IoT. And this little computer is going to be IoT device, so to speak, doing three jobs and nothing else. There is Windows 10 and Windows 11 version, and Windows 10 version is supported until 2031, I think, if I didn't misread. So, I went to Massgrave store, got my installer ISO on USB, installed it, let it update, and in two hours time I had fully working Little Downloader Machine to which I can remote desktop to check GUI apps, without any Store apps and Some Other Things I Did Not Care About. I love the OS, it's simple, clean, and lower memory footprint.

Apps I have: Nicotine+, qBittorrent, FileZilla server for accessing the torrent watch folder from outside, in case I have to put something to download remotely. Nicotine, I check once a day for messages, qBit is controlled from main computer with Electorrent app, ftp server is, well, ftp server. There will be, probably, some other apps when the need arises, and the download disk is easily exchanged when it dies. At one time I'll make image of system disk for easy restoration, but considering how easy is to setup this whole thing, I probably won't bother.

Whole system pulls around 40 W, less when idle. And the whole point of this post is that Linux isn't always answer to a problem :) always use what's easier for you to manage.

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/PositiveEnergyMatter on 2025-07-05 16:49:52.

Hey I created a new app that should make it easy to manage, search, play, etc your video files for MacOS. its great for managing your video files, probably even better for you guys who want to manage your p0rn collections, however does anyone have any suggestions on where I could download a pack of video files I can use to demo it. I would prefer not to use p0rn in the videos. Anyone have any suggestions?

Also anyone who wants to try it out, or wants the source, or even wants to give suggestions feel free to comment as well!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Lexinonymous on 2025-07-05 16:42:05.

I'm beginning to overflow the amount of disk space I have available on my local drive, and have been considering DAS solutions for storing data that I'd like to hold onto, but never access from more than one place at a time. I already pay for Backblaze, so I'm considering a JBOD or DrivePool setup.

However, it is not at all clear to me how to tell a quality DAS solution from a bad one. The unit that I keep gravitating towards is the TerraMaster D4-320, mainly on the strength of recommendations of this subreddit and this video which describes the differences between a SATA splitter and using a USB hub, but this sort of information is surprisingly difficult to source on other devices. There are other units from lots of other brands - QNAP, Yottamaster, Cenmate, Syba, Mediasonic, ORICO, SABRENT - some cheaper, some more expensive, but the reviews are all over the place.

So....which way is up? What are my actual options for four-bay 3.5 drive enclosures, and how can I tell a good one from a bad one?

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Open_Counter7881 on 2025-07-05 06:00:24.

Hi,

I use a NAS for FTP sharing with collaborators. I am looking at expending and trying to the best upload/download rates. I am keen to keep a NAS for easy management. Can I get faster upload/download with a 10 Gbe NAS? Does it help to get a NAS with a bunch of SSDs in addition to the array? For info, I can get fiber to the node and 100 Mbps download, 40 Mbps upload. I think I am currently at the level below, 50 Mbps.

The original post: /r/earthporn by /u/indieaz on 2025-07-05 23:25:23.

The original post: /r/earthporn by /u/TravelforPictures on 2025-07-05 22:26:20.