ASK NC

I am looking to purchase a suitable NAS to be able to watch my selection of 4K H.265 10-bit videos. It’s my understanding that very few NAS can play and/or transcode these files. These are the devices I will use on my network: 1.. Windows 10 64-bit laptop, wireless via HDMI to NAS and/or television if needed; 2.. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ tablet, wireless; 3. Samsung television via HDMI cable directly from the NAS.

I have no need for remote viewing of these files outside of my network. I have an Asus GT-AX11000 Wifi 6 router. Due to budget constraints I had considered a 4-bay NAS, but I would consider a 6-bay if required. If a Nvidia shield or video card is the only way to view these files I would consider purchasing them rather than a more expensive NAS. I have a lifetime PlexPass, and would also use any superior apps available from the NAS.

I have been watching your channel for some time and purchased a NAS based on your recommendations in the past. I would appreciate your recommendations as to which NAS models will allow me to play these files.

Many thanks

Neil

With a built-in DS Video / Video Station app, you can stream and transcode HDR content. In order to stream 10bit HDR via HDMI, you would need HDMI 2.0a ready NAS. Asustor Nimbustor 4bay has it.But streaming over the local network would not need this HDMI, just a compatible receiving device. No problems with an HDR TV and 4K monitor, but mobile devices will unlikely support 4K and will need transcoding. Plex would be too heavy on Celeron based NAS and would require i5/i7 based NAS (672XT/72n) or a NAS with PCIe GPU card like TS-473 / 673. You can also use offline transcoding to create a mobile version of the files automatically, then you can get DS920+/TS-453D and do not worry about transcoding.Also, WiFi6 helps, just not all receiving devices support this.I hope this helps.