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Duo v2 streaming video wirelessly
Hi, I want to purchase a ready nas duo v2, but have seen a lot of people posting on here saying it has poor performance. I would have it pluged directly into the router and want it to be able to str...
Agreed. Any ReadyNas is more than fast enough for simple streaming. Even full BluRay only requires 5-7 MB/s of network (though it is good to have some margin, especially on WiFi). I had no trouble streaming HD with my Duo V1, and the V2 is a lot faster.
sphardy wrote: Be careful not confuse or conflate streaming with transcoding
Your WiFi speed is certainly the limiting factor - though if it works reasonably today with your PC, it should work similarly with the NAS. If your PC is also wireless, it should work somewhat better since there will only be one wifi hop if the NAS is wired to the router.
If you do need better performance you can try upgrading the router, using powerline, or a wifi bridge. Though running that ethernet cable (cat 5e or 6) provides the best performance (and of course you could hire someone to do it).
Also, your WDTV can use either DLNA ("media servers" on its interface), or CIFS/SMB ("network share" on its interface). Both can work, though generally you will get better navigation if you use CIFS/SMB
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