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Wondering if I should pull the trigger on a top of the line Synology 4-5 bay unit now, or if I should wait for whatever they have coming around the corner assuming I wont have to wait more than a few months. Just don't want to get something now then a nicer model comes out to replace it right away. Thanks for the advice, and keep the content coming

Hi,
I have a couple of questions about transcoding, plex and nas, sorry if im bothering.

1. How does the plex pass transcoding works? If I want my nas to be able to transcode on the go with my tv. Since I watch I lot of shows with subtitles i pretty much always have to do transcoding. Do i need this feature or does software transcoding works as well? (Example with ds218 or ds218+)

2. I just got the ds218 and I think I made the wrong choice. I don’t have the plex pass so I don’t know if it’s why its not working, but the server can’t even handle 720p transcoding on the go. Its always buffering and lagging on my tv. My question is : do I need a intel cpu to do any of transcoding on the go (regardless of plex pass)?
If yes would the ds218+ be a better choice and do you think that upgrading ram will make a difference. (Im also planning on running surveillance cameras, ftp, torrent station and for sure plex server) not necessarily at the same time

Thanks a lot

Antoine

Hi there, I'm wondering why there isn't an All Flash NAS by Synology with form factor only 2,5" SSD and RAID F1 in Desktop-Version, like the DS620slim+, but with better performance (quad core etc.). Now, that Synology wants to bring their own SSD on market. I need such a system for my mail server and for secure SSD storage. My Syonology stands in the living room and shouldn't make any noise there... And why comes not every new Synology with FS 1 RAID?
Thanks a lot for any reply and kind regards,
Robert

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I want to know which brand of HDD is the best for Synology 918+. Also, what RPM? Because I read that 7200RPM make sound, and it runs out quickly. Also, Seagate 10 TB have problem with the Caches?

Thank you

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Dear reader,
I am a novice when it comes to setups using NAS and media players such as Flex. I have tried to investigate myself what setup would work, but find myself lost in the digital wording and specs. Hopefully you can advice.

My setup is as follows, I just purchased a brand new 2020 model Samsung QE65Q95T which of course supports a host of apps via the Tizen (android) UI, but those apps generally are Netflix, Amazon etc. Great stuff, but not always the content I want. I also have a PS4 Pro 1TB purchased in 2019.

So, as is allowed in the Netherlands for personal use, I use news servers to download movies, this also allows for 4k HDR sized movies, the problem is often the format as this can come in a wide array of formats incl. MKV... Normally I would connect my small Dell laptop from work to the TV via HDMI and watch downloaded movies via MKV player. This laptop however, does not support 4K or Dolby DTS etc. Hence, that will no longer work with the new TV for true 4k HDR experience.

First I was looking at the Nvidia shield Pro as a potential media player, but this might be overkill given I have the PS4 which is able to handle 4k HDR.
Then I read your post that PS4 also allows Plex, so that could be a way to "play" the downloaded content. The PS4 here, only acts as the "dvd player" I believe, so I would still need some NAS setup where the movies are stored and streamed from (using Ethernet cables of course). This is where I need advise, because I am not sure what would be best for a NAS given the type of formats downloaded and also I read issues about subtitles causing issues (which are either backed-in or SRT. files) due to "trans-coding" ? I want to avoid this of course.

One last note/question, Currently I have a glassfibre network connection coming into the house and the router is located near the front door in a broom closet, from there there is a cat6 cable pulled through the walls and neatly shows up close to the TV, however this is just 1 cable. Our TV box requires the Ethernet cable, so would a "netgear or other" type of network switch work to allow me to have a wired connection to 1: the TV box, 2: the PS4 (guessing 4k does not work over Wifi) and 3: potentially the TV itself for other 4k apps.

Sorry for a long story, but hopefully I have made the setup issues clear. If you can advise on this, I would be grateful.
I am open to different types of suggestions, now you have the full story. Also budget wise I am flexible, if a more expensive setup is the only solution, then I can look into that, but just having spent 4,500 EUR on the TV and sound system + cables etc, I would prefer to keep it slightly affordable haha.

Thanks again,

Kind regards,
Cisco

Hi,

After watching your video about 16GB upgrade, wondering if the J4105 Celeron can handle frequencies above 2400Mhz.

Looking at Crucial Ballistix 3200Mhz or Kingston HyperX 2666Mhz

Both 2x8Gb kits