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No transcoding?!
Just bought the Readynas Ultra 2 Plus for streaming media to my PS3 by a good WiFi network. I chose the Ultra 2 Plus because it has a dualcore processor powerful enough for transcoding my movies so t...
Depending on the video file resolution/format the transcoding is or isn't possible with Ultra2 Plus. Most probably not possible, regardless the dual core processor.
Real-time transcoding is extremely hungry stuff.
There is a SW for ReadyNAS that can do the transcoding, you can give it a try. The SW is called Plex Media Server. Here is a link for more info:
http://www.readynas.com/?p=5523
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I also have a PS3 with Ultra, but I didn't give transcoding a try because I am almost sure the processor is too weak for this in the Ultra/Ultra2.
Real-time transcoding is extremely hungry stuff.
There is a SW for ReadyNAS that can do the transcoding, you can give it a try. The SW is called Plex Media Server. Here is a link for more info:
http://www.readynas.com/?p=5523
Quote from here:
Because Plex Media Server will do real-time transcoding, you will need to run it on a super fast CPU, and there’s no faster desktop NAS to do that than the ReadyNAS Pro
I also have a PS3 with Ultra, but I didn't give transcoding a try because I am almost sure the processor is too weak for this in the Ultra/Ultra2.
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