What to use for the storage media and backup?

What material and components should I buy if I want to automatically back up our three Macs and watch downloaded (NOT continuous) movies on TV?

Here is our current configuration:

-Computers: (Mac Mini, MBP and Air)

-Router/backup: via TimeCapsule (with our satellite Internet connected to the TimeCapsule via ethernet input)

-Film/storage media: digital WD hard drive

-J' have an Apple TV (3rd generation), but we do not use it... cannot

We currently live in Kenya, where internet speed is not great... so we are unable to stream movies.  Average speed is about 100 Kbps.  Have about 2 TB of movies we watch currently on TV by plugging a portable hard disk into the DVD drive. I know enough that IT is dangerous (e.g. not much!), but need advice on options on a good way to potentially combine these requirements (storage backup and film). Potentially, something like a new RAID drive plugged into a router. RAID drive backups using Time Machine and then also has films on which can be wired (via the USB port? Ethernet to Apple TV 4th Gen to HDMI to TV?) TV to watch movies. Not sure if I need something like Plex media server or something to do, however.

Thanks much for any help!

I suggest that you consider a dedicated NAS device. An example would be the Synology DS416.

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