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ReadyNAS 104 vs DS413j vs ReadyNAS 314 vs DS413
I'm planning to buy a NAS for private files (currently some documents (not much compared to Pictures and video), lots of pictures taken the last 15 years, approx 50 tapes of (full quality) 45 VHSC tha...
Your current media is limited to standard definition. If you digitize it sensibly you shouldn't need to do any transcoding to play it on a range of devices. Since ipads are in the mix, then I would suggest the MP4 file format, with H.264 video and AAC audio. This would be a standard MP4. 1-2 megabit per second video rate should be enough. Keep the originals of course.
DLNA generally is loaded with interoperability issues with clients and server. I don't own a synology, but my guess is that this is probably an issue for all NAS.
I presently have plex installed on the RN102, and I can use DLNA on both the iPad (with 8player) and the built-in video player in my Samsung Galaxy S4. 8player is a paid app though.
Though this might surprise you, the open source itunes server used by both Synology and Netgear cannot be used to render to an ipad or iphone. You can thank Apple for that.
Anyway I think an arm processor product (like the RN104 or DS413j) should be fast enough. The RN104 uses 1.2 Mhz dual core, the DS413J has 1.6 Mhz single core. I suspect speeds are pretty close.
OS6 is of course brand-new, and it is a bit of a work-in-progress. There has been a lot of improvement since its initial release, but it is not quite finished yet. IMany posters here would give synology an edge in software (which is more mature) but would give Netgear an edge in hardware build quality. Since I don't own a Synology NAS I can't really say one way or the other.
DLNA generally is loaded with interoperability issues with clients and server. I don't own a synology, but my guess is that this is probably an issue for all NAS.
I presently have plex installed on the RN102, and I can use DLNA on both the iPad (with 8player) and the built-in video player in my Samsung Galaxy S4. 8player is a paid app though.
Though this might surprise you, the open source itunes server used by both Synology and Netgear cannot be used to render to an ipad or iphone. You can thank Apple for that.
Anyway I think an arm processor product (like the RN104 or DS413j) should be fast enough. The RN104 uses 1.2 Mhz dual core, the DS413J has 1.6 Mhz single core. I suspect speeds are pretty close.
OS6 is of course brand-new, and it is a bit of a work-in-progress. There has been a lot of improvement since its initial release, but it is not quite finished yet. IMany posters here would give synology an edge in software (which is more mature) but would give Netgear an edge in hardware build quality. Since I don't own a Synology NAS I can't really say one way or the other.
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