I have been umming and aching over NAS solutions for months now to the point where it is driving me crazy, and I please need some final guidance to help me to make a decision. Basically my problem is working out how much power I actually need to do what I want to do.
Basically, what I want to do with a NAS is:
So no VM's or anything like that, just Plex or similar (also an interface on my Samsung TV). I am leaning towards Synology as the software does seem very well polished and despite the lower hardware specs than Qnap I think that is the key factor in buying a NAS.
So, what do I really need as a minimum (taking into account processor and RAM) to do the above smoothly and painlessly? Will my TV take a lot of that processing load on its shoulders for the files that it supports?
Cheers,
Rich.
Basically, what I want to do with a NAS is:
- 4 bays
- Stream up to and including high bit-rate 4k media (moves mainly) over Gigabit LAN using Cats cable to my Samsung UE65JS8500, without any transcoding.
- Host all my files and photos with enough power to use the web interface smoothly while away from home to download (not stream) files.
- Allow family and friends to remotely view my photo library smoothly and upload/download files from shared folder.
So no VM's or anything like that, just Plex or similar (also an interface on my Samsung TV). I am leaning towards Synology as the software does seem very well polished and despite the lower hardware specs than Qnap I think that is the key factor in buying a NAS.
So, what do I really need as a minimum (taking into account processor and RAM) to do the above smoothly and painlessly? Will my TV take a lot of that processing load on its shoulders for the files that it supports?
Cheers,
Rich.