QNAP HS-453DX Silent NAS Dolby Atmos and DTS:X I have a large collection of movies (MKV) with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio. Will I be able to play these files thru to my Receiver which is Atmos and DTS:X capable thru the HDMI, DLNA or Plex? Just want to make sure I can enjoy the […]
Portable NAS advice. I am looking for a light, portable NAS – think something like Drobo mini, but available and as a NAS, ethernet connectivity. My use case is as the backing storage for a Software Defined Data Centre – which is portable as carry on luggage, currently a Supermicro SYS-E200-8D I have several SATA […]
I’m considering the TS-228A because it’s within my budget and allows four surveillance cameras. Most NAS come with only two licenses, and additional licenses are rather expensive. I’m concerned that only 1G of memory in the TS-228A might be an issue using up to four cameras. I also wonder if the Realtek RTD1295 is up […]
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 Server for Plex. I have a very large collection of DVDs, Blu Rays and 4K movies. I have at least three thousand of them. I also have close to 100 TV series and and a couple of terrabytes of music. As I’m running out of space for all of the disks, I began inquiring […]
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 […]
Hallo. I am looking for a NAS that allow me to store lightroom CC photos (from mbook pro mid 2010 which is OK with lightroom cc) (I have 20-30mb raw files when I shoot) plus the possibility to use drag and drop for iOS files app in ipad so I can easily email attachment from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ve got a question about the new QNAP HS-453DX. Is see audio inputs and outputs. How to connect the NAS to my stereo amplifier? With 1 X 3,5 mm line-out Jack? What cable is acquired? Red and white plug in amplifier and black plug is NAS? You have a few options there. You can use […]
I run an ESXi home lab and I am looking at moving my storage to a NAS. I am torn between the DS418 and the DS918+. I have looked at some QNap, but haven’t put much research into them. My main focus is on iSCSI targets for storage. I run Plex and MCE on my […]
