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or your use case of playing 4K media at home with not much remote access, both the Synology DS220+ and DS420+ are great options.
The DS220+ is a 2-bay NAS that supports up to 2x 16TB drives and comes with a 2-core 2.0 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. It also has two LAN ports and supports up to 2 camera licenses for surveillance use. It is capable of transcoding up to 2 streams of 4K video simultaneously and supports hardware-accelerated transcoding with compatible devices.
The DS420+ is a 4-bay NAS that supports up to 4x 16TB drives and comes with a 2-core 2.0 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. It also has two LAN ports and supports up to 2 camera licenses for surveillance use. It is capable of transcoding up to 2 streams of 4K video simultaneously and supports hardware-accelerated transcoding with compatible devices.
Both of these NAS models are compatible with the Plex Media Server app and can easily stream 4K media to your devices at home. Ultimately, the choice between the two will depend on how much storage you need and how many drives you plan to use.
The DS220+ is a 2-bay NAS that supports up to 2x 16TB drives and comes with a 2-core 2.0 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. It also has two LAN ports and supports up to 2 camera licenses for surveillance use. It is capable of transcoding up to 2 streams of 4K video simultaneously and supports hardware-accelerated transcoding with compatible devices.
The DS420+ is a 4-bay NAS that supports up to 4x 16TB drives and comes with a 2-core 2.0 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. It also has two LAN ports and supports up to 2 camera licenses for surveillance use. It is capable of transcoding up to 2 streams of 4K video simultaneously and supports hardware-accelerated transcoding with compatible devices.
Both of these NAS models are compatible with the Plex Media Server app and can easily stream 4K media to your devices at home. Ultimately, the choice between the two will depend on how much storage you need and how many drives you plan to use.