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Advice about Nas Device - Enquiries - 09-12-2025
I'm planning to buy a NAS to stream my movies in Blu-ray quality to multiple devices, approximately 5 devices "2-3 may stream at the same time".
I need a NAS with a large capacity, at least 8 bays.
I'm new to the whole NAS topic and would like to read your advice before buying one
I already purchase a life time subscription at plex and tried to stream using my own pc as storage for a while.
RE: Advice about Nas Device - ed - 09-12-2025
Thanks for your message. If you want a system that can handle multiple Blu-ray quality streams smoothly and also give you room to grow, I’d recommend looking at 8-bay NAS models from Synology or QNAP. With your $2000 budget for the NAS alone, you can go for higher end options that will give you both performance and long-term support.
On the Synology side, the DS1825+ is the newest 8-bay desktop model. It has strong software support and Plex runs very reliably, but keep in mind Synology have recently limited which drives you can officially use. If you are comfortable sticking with Synology branded HDDs, it is a good choice. If you prefer the flexibility to use third-party drives, then QNAP’s TVS-h874 series or TS-873A are solid alternatives that give you ZFS (on QuTS Hero), more upgrade flexibility, and strong hardware for transcoding.
For your capacity goal of 200TB, you will want to pair the NAS with 20TB or 22TB NAS-rated drives such as Seagate IronWolf Pro or WD Red Pro. For example, 8 x 22TB drives in RAID 6 will give you around 132TB usable capacity with protection against two drive failures, and you can always expand with an additional expansion chassis later. Here’s the IronWolf Pro series you can check: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Seagate+IronWolf+Pro+NAS&linkCode=ll2&tag=dbite_yt-20
Given you’re running Plex, also keep in mind that direct streaming Blu-ray files works best when the client devices can handle the codec natively. If you need transcoding for multiple streams, then the QNAP units with more powerful CPUs will give you a smoother experience than Synology.