About to purchase NAS .. But confused about which model to buy.?

[gerv93]

Hi there,

I am thinking of buying a NAS. I've been watching many of the videos to get an idea of what I was getting into, and try to figure out which models is best for my need.

But I must admit, I am super confused.

I would want to use the Nas to store the video and photos currently stored in my PC. And to play it on Smart TV and Smartphone in my home network.

Budget? I would say up to 1350£

I am holding on the purchase after reading this thread: https://ask.nascompares.com/question/ple...ice-please

I thought I could go for a 918+ (or 1019+ ?) or an equivalent from QNAP (is it the TS-453?) but I am no longer sure that these models will be able to play the videos I have. Many of the videos are from a GoPro in 4k. There should not be a need for transcoding on these videos. But I am also a few DVD I would like to transfer, and these would required subtitles (so transcoding?)

Many thanks

[ed]

Only few types of subtitles require transcoding.
"External subtitles like VOBSUB, PGS, SSAs, and SRTs are accepted by some Plex apps and Plex client, but not all. In most cases, they will need to be transcoded by Plex Media Server for Plex/Web and Plex iOS via "burn subtitles into video"
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/7...ou_enable/

With that in mind, you can get ds918+/ DS920+ or other Celeron based or even Ryzen based model for local use.

I hope this helps.