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DS418play or DS918+ or TS-453B for home multimedia centre FHD and 4K

DS418play or DS918+ or TS-453B for home multimedia centre FHD and 4K

I would like to buy my first NAS and I would like to ask you which one should I choose for the following purposes: -storing my photos and videos from my DSLR camera (RAW and 1080p 60 videos) -parallel -store 4k videos -use as a mediacenter at home with a 4k TV -use as media […]

4k streaming NAS with trancoding

4k streaming NAS with trancoding

I am looking into getting a NAS Hard Drive, I like the TVS-473e, TS-453Be, and TS-563. The TVS I like due to its dual PCIe expansion ports The TS-453Be is very consumer looking, I worry about the plastic trays picking up vibrations. (I was planning on using HGST 8TB helium Enterprise drives) I like the TS-563 due […]

NAS for playing media on 4K TVs

NAS for playing media on 4K TVs

For a small medical spa. Want to store all business data, and media files to be played back on 4k TVs within facility and some through their website. They also take a lot of photos, and would want access to that data for outside photographers, web designers, etc. The best multimedia NAS solution in the […]

4K editing NAS – 10GbE or Thunderbolt?

4K editing NAS – 10GbE or Thunderbolt?

I’m searching for a NAS where I can store my 4k video files and also edit from. I already looked into the QNAP TVS-871 and the Lumaforge Jellyfish mobile, but I have no experience or knowledge in this field. So maybe you could help me a little bit. The best would be a 20-30TB storage […]

PR4100 or ds918+ for 4K Plex

PR4100 or ds918+ for 4K Plex

I intend to buy a NAS to use as a Plex server with the Nvidia Shield as my Plex client. It’s primarily for my home cinema. I’m thinking of the WD PR4100 and the Synology DS418Play. I read man reviews and comments on both, but find it at times confusing as some of these materials […]

DS1618+ vs DS3018x 4K media server

DS1618+ vs DS3018x 4K media server

Would like to know the difference between Synology DS1618+ vs DS3018x Which would be better for home and business Use , media server, 4K etc. Already have a DS1512+ so thinking up upgrading If you liked D1512+ you will also like DS1618+ which is a good upgrade option. It comes with a lot of potential […]

NAS per 4K multimedia e 10GbE -Italia

NAS per 4K multimedia e 10GbE -Italia

salve vorrei qualche consiglio per un nas da 2 o 4 slot vorrei che avesse l opzione connettività 10GbE per poterlo aggiornare ,che esegua la transcodifica online e offline, che supporti il 4k 4096*2160, con ram espandibile ho visto il ts-253qnap,ts253be,synologig 718+ però non riesco a decidere . il prezzo degli hdd a parte grazie […]

Plex NAS for streaming 1080p and 4K vids

Plex NAS for streaming 1080p and 4K vids

New to NAS’s, will be my first one. I’m mainly interested in the ability to play 1080 vids through plex, perhaps 4K one day. Would not streaming more than 3 files at a time, most likely. Recommendations? I feel like some of the Plex recommended NAS may be more than I need, as far as […]

Macbook 4K video editing DAS or NAS or Both

Macbook  4K video editing DAS or NAS or Both

I have the need to edit 4k video from a Macbook pro with limited internal storage, the first solution would be to buy a high-speed interface DAS and edit the files directly on that disk. However, when I’m done with the video files and photos, I want to access them from the web in a […]

Full HD & 4K transcoding NAS 30TB

Full HD & 4K transcoding NAS 30TB

I need some help purchasing preferably a qnap nas (I already own a qnap ts 453a and it would be alot easier for me). I have 29tb’s of movies, tv shows, documentaries and more. Majority of which are in full 1080p and i am upgrading the rest. I eventually would like 4k. My current nas […]

QNAP TS-473 upgrade to 10GbE and SSD cache +4K graphics card

QNAP TS-473 upgrade to 10GbE and SSD cache +4K graphics card

I’m planning to use it as a central data repository for domestic and SOHO business purposes, plus as a media store and potentially streaming device. I’ve installed Roon on it and it seems to be performing very well, despite having just 4GB RAM. I am wondering about a couple of things, however. Firstly, I’m thinking […]

TS-877 or DS3617xs or DS3018xs for Plex 4K 10bit

TS-877 or DS3617xs or DS3018xs for Plex 4K 10bit

My goal is to have a Plex Server capable of transcoding 10bit 4K and hosting 3-4 Virtual Machines without having performance issues. Currently I have several devices, HP DL20 Gen9 Xeon E3-1200v6 48GB RAM 10GB Ethernet Server running VMWare, DS1817+ 10GB ethernet, a handful of Windows/Ubuntu VMs, and a Plex Ubunutu VM. Currently Plex is […]

4K video editing NAS with remote access

4K video editing NAS with remote access

Requirements: Adobe Premiere 2017 MacBookPro 15 remote access Eero mesh network edit videos and photos directly on the server 10TB and be able to expand that to 50TB, after RAID able to watch my videos and 4K footage throughout my home and on the go   I would recommend TVS-882T High-performance Thunderbolt™ 2 Turbo NAS […]

NAS for 4k Playback for Plex Panasonic TV

NAS for 4k Playback for Plex Panasonic TV

I’m basically swaying more towards QNAP just to have a system to actually use Plex with my Panasonic TV (which doesn’t have a plex app, and I only have a normal PS4 so no 4k output). I’m mainly wanting this to watch stuff in 4k, so I’m just wondering around this price mark is there […]

1 bay NAS for 4K media streaming

1 bay NAS for 4K media streaming

Considering buying a NAS for my home needs. I will only use it for some personal files (1 Tb), and mostly for video consumption, from only one source: my TV (i.e. no simultaneous users). I need a NAS that can manage torrent downloads, and be able to stream 4k movies to the TV (a Panasonic […]

Reliable 4K streaming NAS

Reliable 4K streaming NAS

I am a cord cutter and I’m looking to setup a NAS that’s primary use will be primarily as a media streamer to my main tv and a few other devices/phones. My biggest concern will be picture quality when streaming 4k to the main tv, the other devices I’m not as worried about. Basically, I […]

Best 4 bay NAS for many small files and 4K media

Best 4 bay NAS for many small files and 4K media

Small business from home and our current NAS (Dlink DNS320L) has about 80GB of data stored on it which is about 25000 files, mostly small as you can tell. The reason for replacing the current NAS is that its older and we cannot seem to get a regular and reliable back up to Google drive […]

Fast Multi user 4-bay NAS with 4K and remote access

Fast Multi user 4-bay NAS with 4K and remote access

I currently own a ReadyNAS NV+ (purchased back before Netgear bought them), and am thinking it’s time to upgrade. It currently has about 3 TB of storage over 3 disks. I use my NAS for movie and television show storage and playback (using PLEX on a Mac Mini, so the NAS does not have to […]

Cheapest NAS for Nvidia Shield TV 4K HDR

Cheapest NAS for Nvidia Shield TV 4K HDR

I have an Archer c7 router connected to a nvidia shield with an usb 3.0 1TB hdd attached. The limiting factors on my system is the router that doesnt have usb 3.0 (therefore cant host 4k hdr content properly) and the shield which doesnt allow me to torrent directly some file to it and, doesnt […]