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Does RN42200-100NES support media streaming?
Hello,
I just bought the RN42200 (model name shown on the back of the device) and I am trying to find out if it supports media streaming and at what resolution (1080p or 4k)?
I wasn't able t...
Hi jbousaba
Welcome to the Community!
ReadyNAS does support media streaming using DLNA, Plex, iTunes, TiVo etc.
You will be able to play different formats as well to any compliant devices and yes High Definition is supported.
RN422 is a pretty good model and should be able to support (1080p) just not sure yet with 4K (@StephenB thanks for the info) It can stream 4K.
Hope this helps!
Regards
Marc_V wrote:
not sure yet with 4K.
It can stream 4K, but it is not able to transcode 4K in real time. ReadyDLNA doesn't transcode anyway, so that constraint only applies to Plex.
So if your Plex player isn't 4K capable (or the network path doesn't have the capacity to carry the 4K stream), then you would need to do off-line transcoding.
Thank you both, this is very helpful.
Stephen, one more question and sorry for my ignorance on the topic. Is transcoding 4k a Plex limitation or HW limitation?
Also Mark mentioned that it do media streaming using DLNA, Plex, itunes, Tivo, ... - does this mean that I can use any of these applications to stream?
Thank you.
jbousaba wrote:
Stephen, one more question and sorry for my ignorance on the topic. Is transcoding 4k a Plex limitation or HW limitation?
HW (or perhaps software optimization). The CPU isn't fast enough to transcode 4K in real time. Plex supports hardware (GPU) acceleration, but the server chips used in ReadyNAS don't do that. My 526x can't transcode 4K in real time either - a 620 series might be able to do one stream.
jbousaba wrote:
Also Mark mentioned that it do media streaming using DLNA, Plex, itunes, Tivo, ... - does this mean that I can use any of these applications to stream?
There are multiple options. I recommend starting with Plex (note it has a DLNA server built in), though ReadyDLNA is also a reasonable starting point. If you want to use plex on mobile devices, there are two options:
- one-time payment of $5 per device to unlock the full features
- subscription to plex-pass
iTunes support has some limitations - Apple doesn't have a linux version, so the ReadyNAS uses a freeware server that is reverse-engineered. I don't recommend using it, as those limitations are pretty severe. For instance, you can't use the NAS itunes server to stream to iphones, ipads, or Apple TV.
I've never used Tivo, so I have no advice on that.
- Thank you, very helpful.
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