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Hello,

I'm looking to put all of my 4k, Blu-ray and DVDs on HDDs, as well as documents and photos in general. Looking at Plex as a solution for streaming it all to my 4k TV, phone and/or computer (5600x, 3070), with the focus on being the TV.

I'm looking at a 4-bay solution so I can use Raid 1 with 2x 8TB drives, with the option for expansion in the future. I know I'll need to transcode for my phone and computer use.

I want to keep the highest quality format for my 4k and Blu-ray movies, with as little to no loss at all in quality. With my main focus being keeping the highest quality available, I'm at a loss as to what I should go for. I'm comfortable building a small pc for the task, or going for a NAS product that I can just buy. The system will live in a closet. Also, I'm looking to go with 2.5Gbps.

Thank you,

Was just wondering what the smallest and cheapest Synology NAS is that can stream 4K movie files over my LAN via Plex. My playback device is a Google Chromecast 4K, which I don't think can do transcoding.
Thanks!

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to decide whether to build a NAS or buy an 8 Bay NAS (e.g. QNAP TS-873A). In both cases I'd like to use Truenas scale as the OS.
I have two netgear readynas's (both have 6 Bay). They're working OK, but I'd like to have a 3rd machine running on a more recent OS. Currently , the 'secondary' readynas copy's changes on the 'primary' using rsync nightly. The 3rd NAS would become the new 'primary' and both 'secondaries' would use rsync to copy changes on the new primary. Can a NAS be built for <£900 that would be equivalent to say QNAP TS-873A? I only use the NAS for storage. I'm not convinced by the Jonsbo HDD &quot;tray's&quot;, although in your videos they seem to be the best option for custom builds. My reason for mentioning the QNAP is I prefer its trays to Jonsbo. Requirements are: 36TB storage over 6 to 12 bays (running RAIDZ2); IPMI (nice to have, not essential); 10Gb (1 or 2 ports; 8-16GB ECC ). Would you suggest going down the build or buy path?
Thanks for your time.

Hey SO I have a QNAP TS 233 which is getting FULL.......


So I was thinking best option for long term is the qnap TS 464 with 4 x 8GB disks.....

Can you run them both through the same QTS interface or do they need to be run separate I presume as they will have different names.....

Hello there,

I need a home NAS mostly for storing and accessing photos. I don't need much storage for now so probably I would go for 2 bays with 8TB in total. What's most important for me is the ease of back-up and access from my windows PC and my android phone. Also, any possible RAM upgrade would be a big plus. I would like to be able to easily organize my photos as well. So it's kind of a replacement for google photos + some other back-ups that I will rarely use.

Hi,
Sorry to disturb but I’m seeing this article regarding the D-link vulnerability issue. I have a standard D-link 320 which yes, is connected to the internet. But I use it mainly to backup photos locally. I don’t have any port forwarding and as far as I know I cannot connect in anyway to it from outside my house.

Would something like this still be an issue to keep? I know its old but it still works beautifully for my needs.

Thanks,
Robert

I currently have a fractal case w\ it being fairly full. Currently running Unraid. Was wanting to see about a smaller enclosed server case and found ones w\ a 15-17 depth (limited space in my office). I was going to put the motherboard in its own rack. So wanted to see about getting a 12 slot hot swappable rack to put the drives in and connect with a SAS. But for the life of me and days of looking cant find a rack that is JUST the 12 3.5 inch drive hot swap bays and doesnt also include the extra space for the motherboard. Which of course makes it double the depth... Figured if anyone would know where to find something like this you would. But if not thanks for taking the time to read my message! Your content is great!

Hi,

I have a Zyxel NAS326 with 2 HDD with 2TB each used in RAID 1 and i wan to upgrade to a 4-bay (not sure why but i kind wish to be 4-bay but if i find a better deal on a good CPU or something else i can settle to 2 bays also). I used it for family photo and light movie streaming.

Thinking about the money versus what you receive i tink of building my own nas but not sure if it is worth the hassle so currently i am looking for the best option between QNAP and Synology (and maybe Terramaster but really is like the last option).

So, not to take much of your time, i have narrowed down my list to QNAP TS-462, TS-264 (2 bay but much cheaper), ASUS DRIVESTOR 4 Pro Gen2 AS3304T v2.

Which one do you think is the best option for me? I know that even myself i dont really know what i need/want but i think it comes down to whats the best value for money.

I have a Synolgy camera with a broken network cable that I would like to replace myself. But I can not find the part online. You have any idea where to find it?