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ReadyNAS 102 - Adding drive 2 & Plex / Torrent
I just ordered a RN10200 to move my Plex streaming from my windows box to a dedicated device. I want to eventually mirror two drives, but right now I only have a single 4TB drive to install into the R...
You might want to check further on this, but I believe the Roku 3 only supports MP4 (with H.264 and AAC audio) for direct streaming. The codecs (H.264/AAC) create the need for transcoding, not the format. Most MKVs use H.264 for video, but AC3 or DTS audio. AVIs are all over other map, but many use xvid for video and mp3 for audio.
mesteele101 wrote: The video files I view are; .avi, .mp4, and .mkv...
If the info I saw on the Roku3 is true, you'll only be able to watch the mp4s with the RN102.
Options include
(a) converting your other media to mp4 before viewing it,
(b) getting a new player that supports more codecs.
(c) upgrading the RN102 to a NAS with a more powerful CPU - a RN312 perhaps, or a RN514.
(a) is free, but tedious. (b) is probably less expensive than (c). You could look into the WDTV Live (which can connect via plex, but also can access the NAS shares directly).
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