12-14-2024, 08:31 AM
Thanks for sharing your setup! Upgrading the NAS with more RAM and an M.2 SSD will definitely make it a bit faster overall, but it likely won’t resolve the buffering issue you’re seeing with the QuMagie app. The root cause is probably the video files being too heavy or incompatible with your Pixel 9 phones, which forces the NAS to transcode them on the fly—something the TS-262 can struggle with.
Here’s what I recommend:
Check Video Formats: Ensure the videos are in a phone-friendly format like H.264 or HEVC. If not, you’ll need to convert them to a compatible format first.
Try the Plex App: Plex has a much better transcoder than QuMagie and is specifically optimized for media streaming. It’s not free, but it could eliminate your buffering issues. If the videos are still being transcoded, Plex will at least handle it more efficiently.
Direct Play/Stream: If your video files are already in the correct format, both QuMagie and Plex can Direct Play them without transcoding, which should eliminate buffering altogether.
Upgrading RAM or adding an SSD cache won’t directly fix this issue, but if you’re also using the NAS for video editing, those upgrades will help in that area.
Here’s what I recommend:
Check Video Formats: Ensure the videos are in a phone-friendly format like H.264 or HEVC. If not, you’ll need to convert them to a compatible format first.
Try the Plex App: Plex has a much better transcoder than QuMagie and is specifically optimized for media streaming. It’s not free, but it could eliminate your buffering issues. If the videos are still being transcoded, Plex will at least handle it more efficiently.
Direct Play/Stream: If your video files are already in the correct format, both QuMagie and Plex can Direct Play them without transcoding, which should eliminate buffering altogether.
Upgrading RAM or adding an SSD cache won’t directly fix this issue, but if you’re also using the NAS for video editing, those upgrades will help in that area.