1TB drives (Under $500 each) are available now... but I've looked at this problem also, and determined that using something like DVDlobby with the Sony ES DVD changers (which can support like up to 5 or 6 that can support like 400+ DVD's each) was way cheaper method and a huge time savings of burning all those dvd's.. Otherwise rip them and convert them to Divx and drop out all the soundtracks except what you are using and drop all the extras.. Video quality goes down and the processors requirements go up..
Otherwise you are looking for a DAS(Direct Attached Storage)/NAS (Network Attached Storage.. basically a linux server with large disc array)..
The biggest problem is if you rip 6 TB of stuff onto a Hardware raid you still need to back it up otherwise hardware raids fail periodically and you might have to rip everything again.. uggh..
These big disk arrays also generate lots of heat which means lots NOISE! and you can't hide this in a closet without ventilation!
Otherwise you are looking for a DAS(Direct Attached Storage)/NAS (Network Attached Storage.. basically a linux server with large disc array)..
The biggest problem is if you rip 6 TB of stuff onto a Hardware raid you still need to back it up otherwise hardware raids fail periodically and you might have to rip everything again.. uggh..
These big disk arrays also generate lots of heat which means lots NOISE! and you can't hide this in a closet without ventilation!