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DennisColes

DennisColes

DennisColes

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I am thinking about getting a NAS that i can use to stream media to various devices in my house. Tablets/PC's/Laptops/TV's etc.

I believe in order to do this with as little trouble as possible it will need to be a DLNA NAS.

Is that right?

Additionally, this NAS will be where I store all of my ripped movies and TV shows.

I would say a 2TB nas would be sufficient?

Can someone spec me a NAS that would suit my needs? Most of my content is full HD 1080p...so it would need to be able to stream that stuff without stopping to buffer.

Thanks!

Sorry for not including a budget, i have no idea what some of the prices are and what i should expect to pay.
 
I've just undergone the same issue as yourself, the os Im.using is freenas and it supports addons such.as dlna (though your pc and laptop shouldnt need it, streaming to a console or tv might though),my goal was to try an keep.things reasonably low cost and low powered, over all it looks like it will cost £333 pound (thats including a 3tb nas drive) - how does that sound?
 
Doco said:
I've just undergone the same issue as yourself, the os Im.using is freenas and it supports addons such.as dlna (though your pc and laptop shouldnt need it, streaming to a console or tv might though),my goal was to try an keep.things reasonably low cost and low powered, over all it looks like it will cost £333 pound (thats including a 3tb nas drive) - how does that sound?
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Is DLNA hardware level or software level?

I was under the impression that it was built into the hardware?

Why do you use freenas? What advantages does it have over the standard OS that comes with a NAS? Is it complicated to set up?

Did you build this one yourself?

I'm not sure if i want to build one myself.

But the price/size you quoted sounds ideal.
 
Honestly ive not bought the items.yet,.buy before I did I dl freenas and tried it out on my old pc - phenom 9950 on an asus m2n68-vm with a a laptop drive, and all worked without a hitch,easy to setup, I couldnt really tell you any benifits/issues with freenas, its free and I got it working, only real reason I plan to use it.
 
Doco said:
Honestly ive not bought the items.yet,.buy before I did I dl freenas and tried it out on my old pc - phenom 9950 on an asus m2n68-vm with a a laptop drive, and all worked without a hitch,easy to setup, I couldnt really tell you any benifits/issues with freenas, its free and I got it working, only real reason I plan to use it.
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Thanks for your advice.


Anyone else have any more information that would help me grab a NAS suitable for 1080p streaming? 2-3tb in size?

If it helps, I would like to use Plex Media Streaming.
 
You could take a look at the Synology DS214Play (http://www.synology.com/en-global/products/overview/DS214play), no official support for Plex at the moment, but with a slight mod to the package it will install and run, https://forums.plexapp.com/index.ph...t-for-ds214play-intel-evansport-ce5335/page-5

Although not necessarily a cheap option with drives it's likely to set you back close to £500 if you go for the WD Caviar Red NAS orientated drives.

Another option perhaps is to look at a small home server such as the HP Proliant Microserver range, very versatile but perhaps not the easiest to setup, so will depend a lot on your technical aptitude. You will find several threads on this forum discussing these.

If the idea of your own microserver does tweak your interest also take a look at XPEnology.
 
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You could take a look at the Synology DS214Play (http://www.synology.com/en-global/products/overview/DS214play), no official support for Plex at the moment, but with a slight mod to the package it will install and run, https://forums.plexapp.com/index.ph...t-for-ds214play-intel-evansport-ce5335/page-5

Although not necessarily a cheap option with drives it's likely to set you back close to £500 if you go for the WD Caviar Red NAS orientated drives.

Another option perhaps is to look at a small home server such as the HP Proliant Microserver range, very versatile but perhaps not the easiest to setup, so will depend a lot on your technical aptitude. You will find several threads on this forum discussing these.

If the idea of your own microserver does tweak your interest also take a look at XPEnology.
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Sounds like overkill for his needs. The far cheaper 214se would do just fine, he hasn't mentioned the need to transcode media on-the-fly or anything.
 
I just said in another thread. Get a HP N54L put synology on it and then you can use all the synology mobile apps.

I stream 1080p to my phone\tablet(both android) easy and I stream to my friends house in Cornwall :)
 
You'll need to spend a reasonable amount on a custom build if you want to transcode high-bitrate 1080p content on the fly.
 
Take a look at the Asustor AS 302. Same chip as the Synology DS214play. A nas and HTPC all in one using its portal software. Runs plex server too but until plex support the new Intel CE5335 chips, Plex won't benefit from the SoC features.

When plex does support that chip and it's features it will really fly and should be able to transcode on the fly. Although that said it will transcode some low bitrate stuff as it stands.

I used to use/review a lot of Synology but the Asustor is the one to watch imho these days.

As a streamer to a client with native support it is very good also, it shouldn't stop or need to buffer etc
 
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