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Blues11
Nov 26, 2014Luminary
Is newer going to be better?
Last year, I posted here asking about the “new” ReadyNAS boxes. Several reviews I’d read echoed complaints about their OS. I have not yet purchased a replacement for my now 5-year-old ReadyNAS Pro ...
StephenB
Nov 30, 2014Guru - Experienced User
It should offer similar performance.
The RN516 is a better choice if you want to do a lot of on-the-fly transcoding - which is helpful if you want to do over-the-internet streaming. The RN314 can do some on-the-fly transcoding, but the faster CPU in the 516 is helpful if you need that capability. It sounds like you are not doing that now though.
The RN516 is a better choice if you want to do a lot of on-the-fly transcoding - which is helpful if you want to do over-the-internet streaming. The RN314 can do some on-the-fly transcoding, but the faster CPU in the 516 is helpful if you need that capability. It sounds like you are not doing that now though.
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