How do I stream movies to a Macbook? I assume I will need to set up a desktop icon to the URL for the NAS folder within Synology Video Station? Do I then need to install a video player on the MacBook to play the video? I’ve been used to Netflix to date. Same for the […]
I run a small office at home and use a NAS for office backup, photo archive and a 300 CD collection (all FLAC files used on a home wide SONOS). After 8 years the WD World Book Dual Bay Raid 1 NAS has died. Will not power up (and also lost several other powered stuff […]
I currently have a 2U Dell server with a 15 bay external enclosure. 21 drives, totaling ~47TB, are electricity intensive and dual Xeon E5645 processors struggle with Plex multiple transcodes. I am looking to build a NAS that can handle transcoding and will use less power. Initial budget is about $2000 and I can buy NAS […]
I have the option between Qnap TS-231P, Asustor AS1002T V2 and Synology DS216se They are on the same price where i live. I would mainly use it for Plex media server. Which Nas server would you choose? All of these NAS models will allow you to set up a PLEX server. It will work just […]
4 Bay NAS Drive for photography editing/backup using both Mac Mini and PC with DAS connectivity option. I have been looking at your very informative videos but am still a little confused. The QNAP TS-451 and TS-453 seem to be what I require but I’m unsure. Thank-you for your assistance. TS-453B does offer DAS and […]
I’m a freelance filmmaker and my current set up is currently all over the place. I work off an external SSD drive, then manually back that up to another external hard drive. I work from a Windows laptop, but still have my very old Mac Pro, which as about 4TB of old back ups. I […]
4K surveillance and NAS. I am looking to purchase a 4K NAS surveillance system with six 4K cameras with at least 2 months recordings and what NAS and 4K cameras would you recommend? Finding a right NAS for 4K surveillance is not a very difficult task. All you need to know is the potential size […]
Best NAS for simple work. I’m looking for a 1 or 2-bay Synology NAS for serving media (MP4 & MP3) files to my Samsung smart TVs, iPad and Windows PC and also for data backups (I keep an off-site backup in a safe deposit box using a WD element 2TB drive). Nothing fancy, but I […]
I’m looking to upgrade my existing RS815+ and RX415. I’ve run out of space/drive bays and feel I could use some extra RAM and horsepower. I was about to pull the trigger on RS3617xs+ but what I’m understanding is that unit doesn’t support SHR which is a must for me. Can you recommend another Synology […]
Replacement for Synology 409+. Looking to upgrade my Synology DS409+ after 12 years of great service. Currently, I’ve a couple of media boxes, HDX 1000 (similar architecture to the old popcorn time boxes), that connect to our cat6 network and access the 409+ so we can play media on our Panasonic smart TV and Sony […]
What are the Synology Moments supported photo/ video file formats? The supported image formats are as follows: BMP, JPEG, GIF, RAW (arw, srf, sr2, dcr, k25, kdc, cr2, crw, nef, mrw, ptx, pef, raf, raw, 3fr, erf, mef, mos, orf, rw2, dng), TIFF, PNG The supported video formats for playback are as follows: 3G2, 3GP, […]
DiskStation DS1618+ Thunberbolt 3 possibility. Hi, I have a question. I DiskStation DS1618+ and want a pci card with Thunderbolt 3 interface? You have a video couple of month ago that Synogoly will release a Thnuderbolt nas. Normally it’s a pci adapter with an intel processer. My question is is there a Thunderbolt 3 pci […]
I am currently building a home and trying to design a NAS setup. I plan on having multi-room speakers, security cameras, and movies/photos to have on the NAS. Exactly how do I connect around 6 surveillance to the NAS. Hardware requirements and if you have a schematic of the hardware configuration would be great. I […]
Reformat harddrives for Btrfs. I upgraded recently from a Synology ds213J to a ds218+ by just moving my harddrives and run the migration. My question: Is there any way I can reformat the harddrives to Btrfs? Can I reformat one by simply removing one of them and reformat the other. Put them back and copy […]
8 bay, 30+ tb 10GbE. – 1-2x per week, I download 100-400 gb at once (from a laptop used in the field at a horse show) – maintain 15+ gig archive of 1.5-3 million images (per year, keep 2 years active) – needs to serve up files / export files from various lightroom catalogs (stored on […]
I am looking for a device to automatically backup all of my personal photos and videos. I would like to access these much in the same way as google photos but with the added benifit of the harddrive backup. I started at the WD my cloud and through research found myself between the DS118 and […]
NAS for photo, video production. I have a real estate photo and video business that I am looking to get more connected when I am out in the field (car). I want to start my post production on the road w my labtop then switch to my desktop at home. I am a mac and Adobe […]
I am a 3D animator and video editor and have 2 Projects with a few questions I would like some advice on. Projects A (Video Speed) I have a 1618+ RAID 5 with 4 X WD Pro 10TB HHD’s, this leaves 2 slots available for some SSD caching. I work alone but when rendering an […]
Qnap NAS ts 212 vs ts 251b. I have an Qnap ts212 and i use it mainly to store a lot of pictures (about 60k) but this nas is very very slow to upload from camera or phone (backup through the app) or any other device, but also just to access the data from the […]
I work in a small mid size office and we have here an Avid Nexis Server (10x4TB) Today we have a MacPro that is connected to several Das’s in order to backup via CCC software also in order to see files, you must install Avid Nexis Client. Now I am looking for an affordable solution […]