Synology ds218play Question's

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Ok i am a novice in this area but am learning quick via youtube vids.

I am on the verge of buying a synology ds218play with 2x 3tb ironwolf drives. Currently i am using a wd my passport wireless pro to store stuff on and also to watch movies on my tv.

If i attach the synology to my router/network, will my tv be able to see and access the unit like it does with the western digital passport, basically i turn this on and my tv detects it and i see the movie list.

cheers

merry christmas when it arrives too :)
 
cheers for the reply, my life is not that easy i am domesticated and married 28yrs my space is slowly reducing daily. i need a unit that is small ish to store everything on and play movies as a secondary option. Am going to guess emby jellyfin etc need to be installed on a pc
and the pc needs to be running in order for them to work?
 
thanks for all the replies, some i understand some i think wtf was that all about. My main primary use of the nas is for storage/backup i need to consolidate everything into 1 place and into some order. Secondary option is the easy access from wherever which will be handy for my son and myself to share files for work etc.
the option to watch/stream movies to my tv is an added bonus and would save me using the western digital passport to do that.
Money is an option i was initially going to buy a cheap wd my cloud for £150 now i am close to £400 price tag and would like to stay below that, this unit seems to be my brickwall price wise
 
forgot to add, if the source file is already 1080p or 4k then i will not have to worry about any transcoding....and the ds218play will play the file without any issues, is that correct?
 
Now if i buy i am now thinking could i upgrade the ram? i have 2 sticks of laptop ram i no longer need
8gb in total

4GB DDR4 RAM 1Rx16 PC4-2400T-SC0-11 DDR4-2400 RAM
 
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