Can you recomend......

SiMaster

can anyone recomend a web host that can provide 100Gb plus of disk space, is that even possible?

cheers

skiddy2k

100gb? i strongly doubt it, not a free one anyway! it wont be efficient, you rather buy an external-hard drive... for online, you'l have to upload each file you want to share which will take you ages depending on your upload speed.
here's another thread which has links about websites which provide online disk space: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=177722

ABH_3

SiMaster wrote:

can anyone recomend a web host that can provide 100Gb plus of disk space, is that even possible?

cheers

Anything is possible, it just begs the question: Have you got the money to pay for it Ask in these forums here

HTH

SiMaster

i want a web host provider i.e. who will host my web site that offers 100 Gb's of storage space, i.e. i want to create a site i can load my movies onto (my own movies i've made). i.e provide a link to each movie - so the movies have to be stored on the web hosts server which needs to offer a load of storage space.

SiMaster

i have a small amount of money, but the cheaper the better.

wolfman

Why would you need 100gb?

Anyone using that amount would almost be better off just having their own server within a hosting environment.

I'm guessing you'll be using it for some sort of storage, as even a website such as Amazon wouldn't use anywhere close to that.

SiMaster

well i have a lot of movies 277 hours worth to be precise.

i calculated if i convert to AVI 320x240, 15 fps i would need 100gb to store.

does anyone agree? do you know of another format that will offfer better compression.

im very new to website hosting, any advice is appreciated.

wolfman

Ah ok. Well I wouldn't host avi's on such a server, it's not feasible at the moment. For now, either a dvd-burner or external hard drive(s) is best. Especially considering the amount of time it'd take to upload, let alone considering bandwidth costs.

I've got about 400 DVD's myself, most of which I've converted to avi (XviD codec, maintaining the resolution) so that I can put them on my Xbox's hard drive and access them "on tap" (no disc swapping).

I currently use DVD-R's, 3 per disc (1.5gb each), and keep them in slim-line cases. I could however probably get away with 2x 300gb external drives. The question you have to ask though is, is it worth the expense to have your movies so readily available.

SiMaster

it's not about the storage for my own personal use, i have all my movies stored already at home - as part of a project i want them accesible from a web page (linked from that webpage). if im to have them on a webpage they need to be stored on a web hosts server? is that correct.

so i need a web host that can provide 100Gb+ of storage space. is AVI the best format to use?

T4i

Host them yourself. Then you dont have the HUGE job of uploading.

You also have full control (apart from the ISP side) of your hosting, and changes can be done from home quickly.

jakemuk

but he will not have great upload,

unless you having multiple lines in

4 x BE 24mBS would be nice bonded

i have 3 in 4 MB up 75 DOWN