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Murgy91

Murgy91

Murgy91

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Hey everyone

First post here and I hope I've put it in the right place. Let me start by explaining what I use at the moment.

A first Gen Raspberry Pi Model A with a 4TB external HDD connected to a router. Through SMB I then use my Ipad to wirelessly stream movies or TV series. I also use it as a primitive NAS.

The problem I have is its extremely slow for anything HD. It also needs resetting about twice a week as it's prone to crash.

The reason I use a Raspberry Pi is portability. I work away from home in a set location and will only have limited luggage weight allowance and space.

Does anyone know or can anybody think of a better solution?

Thanks in advance
 
How is the Pi connected to the router, I cant see any inbuilt networking according to the specs.
What router is it?
Ipad connected via wifi to the router (connection speed)?

The problem I have is its extremely slow for anything HD
Do you mean constantly buffering?

Also what model ipad (looks like gen 1 doesn't support 1080p, Apple reports that the iPad supports "H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second)
 
Never seen the NUC so will have a look now thanks.

Oh jesus sorry. Model B I meant! It was a present and I could have sworn my brother said it was the original, obviously not.

The Router used is a Tenda W308R. Connection speed from the Pi is 100MB, Wireless Speed is 300MB. I doubt im getting upto those speeds though.

It is an iPad Air im using.
 
It would probably help if you could provide some actual test results so we can all establish if you are seeing a constraint with the Pi or not. My money is on the Pi but there are other possibilities. For one, you think your Wi-Fi is 300mbit, it's not, so you could be having false expectations.
 
I was thinking of a wireless HDD but ideally would need 4TB.

Micro SD cards also an option..

What tests could I do on the system? As I said above I doubt I would get 300mb from the wireless its just what I read on the specs.

A new Router with the option to plug in a HDD maybe? Any one any recommendations for those?
 
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