Cooling systems that fit RNDP600E?

noadvertise wrote:

interesting links! This thing says pro pioneer cant do 1080p transcoding, but it actually does half decent with some pauses here and there to allow buffering. Problem is if ANYTHING else happens on the nas, tits up she goes! My library has a lot of blueray MKVs that have the unfortunate pleasure of streaming out to a few Roku 3s (most of which are hardwired). With that agitating Roku bug of not being able to http stream an MKV, we end up with heavy transcoding needs. I've looked into replacing all the rokus with something better, but there aren't many options while still maintaining client cost around $100, easy remote control, and MORE than just plex accessible from that simple remote. We also frequent netflix, amazon, and other services.. so even a mac mini doesn't fit the bill since I'd have to leave plex and grab a keyboard and mouse. I tried offloading my transcoding to my imac with the NAS just drive mapped in, but the plex installation on that computer is all fubared. I have really wasted way too many hours trying in vain to fix plex on that computer, just gave up on it: http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/top ... k-bundles/ So then I started looking at new NAS that might have the horsepower, all of them however seem to sit back on old tech while charging premiums. and so here I am, hoping to squeeze as much oomph out of the readynas as I can. Just trying to support at least 2 simultaneous transcoding streams.

The Pro Pioneer cannot do 1080p transcoding on the stock CPU, according to the spreadsheet. Like you, I have also been able transocde HD files, but only 720p, which is acceptable since I am streaming to an iPad 2. If however I have 2 iPads streaming, then I have issues.

Seems we have similar sources. Most of my HD library are AVC MKV files as well. I just got tasked by my SO to "make the movies play on the iPad". Since the iPad's are only Wi-Fi, I have a bit of transcoding to do, hence why I beefed up my gear. I could cheat and use Perian with Compressor and make iPad compatible m4v's, but I prefer using X264 algorithm and not Apple's -- that's where FFMPEG comes into play for me. But I digress...

I have a mac mini that was originally a HTPC, but once I got the ReadyNAS, it just sits there, waiting for me to do something with it. I cut the cord so to speak with certain streaming providers, but I also have a Samsung Smart TV, which has all the widgets, like Netflix, Hulu, etc. It even has a Plex client and with my ReadyNas as a server, it is awesome. Again, I digress...

The 2 streams that you are trying to transcode are for 720p or 1080p? I am thinking that a Quad Core will give you more trouble than it's worth. I am pretty confident that a E7600 will be able to meet your demands.

The above is speculation based on the links above. It should be good, I am just not there yet. Will advise when I can.