NAS/Sonos/Plex I could use a little advice on my upcoming NAS purchase. I am a hard core Sonos via Synology DS213j+ (Ds213j+ has been great, but time for an upgrade). The reason for my upgrade is my music library is so massive that I am encroaching upon the 65,000 song limit that Sonos allows to […]
I am looking for a recommendation on a NAS drive with HDMI output, I don’t need more than 2 bays really, but probably a minimum of 4 and ideally 6 terabytes of storage in RAID1 set up. Unconventionally, I am looking at setting this up near my TV to play 4K content direct via HDMI […]
The 1282 looks like a solid option. I would go for it as I like the features but I really want 12 bays to maximise storage and not have to upgrade in the near future. It’s frustrating that with so many NASes to chose from it’s almost impossible to find a NAS that has all […]
Sorry but I’m lost : I can’t find the menu to set up offline transcoding to read movies on iPad and iPhone ?. Could you indicate me how to do ? See a list of currently transcoding video files 2. Right-click on the video file you want to offline transcode to a […]
4k streaming over a LAN to a 4k TV without transcoding I have the Samsung QF9 4k TV and this plays 4k material perfectly well from a USB stick via its USB2.0 ports. When I try to stream, without transcoding, the same 4k material from my Synology DS216se NAS (via a Zappiti Mini 4k HDR […]
Hd station Hi. I have a qnap tas 168 And I can’t find the hybrid station I want Netflix on the station. When I do Netflix in android it stops and keeps buffering. The network should not be a problem with a LAN connection. So can you help me? You will indeed not find HD […]
Transcoding or not. I am not sure whether transcoding is required for my aimed set up. I just bought a brand new Samsung Qled Smart TV series 9. So, the top at Samsung. I can play my 4K HDR mkv files on USB storage connected to my TV. I am very interested into having this […]
I use a Plex Pass… along with HDHomerun tuners. I’m looking to move my plex server to a NAS. Not positive I would use it.. but like the HDMI out options of QNAP and ASUSTOR. I like the price of the AS3202T and it seems capable of doing what I want… I rarely transcode away […]
Best NAS for Plex Server I need the ability to stream via HDMI to TVs in my home and also to stream remotely with Plex to iPhone, iPad, Amazon Fire Stick, and Roku. My movies are .mp4 with max resolution of 1080. I do not need 4k capability. My music is .mp3. and my photos […]
4K UHD. Hi. I’m thinking about buying a NAS to store my movies. I have approx 400 DVDs and 200 blu-rays. Also 40 4K UHDs. I’m trying to decide between the 418play and the 918+. Of course, I don’t want to over spend, nor do I want to under spend. I’m just trying to get […]
Codec advice for H.265 transcoding on home NAS. I am interested in getting a home NAS for various uses, one of which is to serve as a media server for all of my home’s devices. As a means of future-proofing, I’d like to ensure that this NAS can handle real-time hardware-based transcoding of H.265 video […]
How to set up and record IP TV on a NAS? First of all download the installation package of TVmosaic. https://tv-mosaic.com/en/download/ Then do a manual intstalation. Select the installation file from the folder it was downloaded to. Then download Android, Apple or PC version of the TVmosaic app. Select the NAS server you installed […]
I am about to purchase a mac mini to replace and old Mac and have been going down the rabbit hole of storage options, learning about SSD, HDD, RAID, NAS. Here are a few things that I’m hoping to accomplish: 1. Store and backup my family photo and video library – this is priority #1. […]
NAS for security cameras, backup and Emby/Plex Looking to setup 4 security cameras with notification and such. They would also like to have backup and media server abilities. I need a box, drives and camera solution. Up to 600usd for the box. Please select the cameras and drives to best match the setup. For a multi-purpose solution […]
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 […]
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 […]
NAS transcoding. I’m considering to buy a NAS for home. I would like to know which one from the Qnap family will be best suited for playback of perhaps 1x 4k and 2x 1080p (this being the worst case scenario). I will have my Television connected directly to the ethernet cable. This is mainly for 2 […]
Media Centre Nas. I have TS421 and have been looking at getting the new TS-351 to run Plex and record my TV direct to the NAS. I currently use 2 Humax T2‘s running the Hummy software to manage my remote access recording and other features. They are getting old in the tooth and are a […]
Replacing old ReadyNAS Pro 6. Also have Synology DS1515+.and another ReadyNAS Pro 6 for backup of original ReadyNAS Pro 6. Focus now is on more TBs & multimedia, Plex server, transcoding on the fly. Was looking at Synology DS918+ but then saw your QNAP TVS682 videos. I am on home Apple ecosystem but techie enough […]
I need to buy a NAS that will serve as a PLEX SERVER only. We will never use a HDMI output as we will use Apple TV 4K’s as clients/players. Many times we will have 3 or 4 videos streaming from the PLEX SERVER at 1 time. Most of the time they will be original […]