SpacemanSpiff2000 wrote:Would

[quote=SpacemanSpiff2000]Would you setup different RAIDs for the above 3 functions? I’ll make this up: like a RAID5 for P1, a separate RAID3 for P2a, and a RAID0 for P2b? Because P1 simply cannot be risked, P2a needs to be faster but shouldn’t be lost, and P2b just needs to be fast? And I still mean all in the same box here.[/quote]

That all depends on how much you are looking to spend, how much data you have and how many disks you havewant.  You can easily spend several thousand if you look to implement multiple RAID configurations.

[quote=SpacemanSpiff2000]Would anyone actually do that or is that just crazy talk? If crazy=yes, then what? Would keeping you critical backups on the same fault-tolerant RAID as your networked BluRay content impede either function in some way? Or does it really not matter at all and they can be all in one?[/quote]

I have a 16-port RAID 6 for my media storage and 8-port RAID 1+0 for my SAN. And a RAID 1 backup for source code and documents.

[quote=SpacemanSpiff2000]Also, I’ve read about some ripping methods but most are for movie-only. I’m looking for whole disc (so I don’t have to go find the discs to see extras I want). How might that affect my specs here?[/quote]

The easiest method is AnyDVD HD.  You are looking on average ~40 GB per Blu-ray and 8 GB per DVD.