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ReadyNas NV+ (v1) Upgrade Suggestions
Hello, I am a long time ReadyNAS NV and NV+ User, I upgraded to the NV+ SPARC after my NV died well before NETGEAR was involved, and have been happy with it since, I have upgraded the memory to 1GB,...
Your NV+ should be getting around 20 megabytes per second on large file transfer, not 1-2 megabits. Have you checked the disk health?
Any new NAS (including the entry-level RN104) will outperform your NV+.
If you are interested in transcoding with plex, get the RN214. If not, then perhaps the RN314 - it doesn't do real-time 1080p transcoding, but it does have lifetime chat support. Technical support (phone/CHAT) by the way is for brand new products purchased from authorized resellers.
You can of course repurpose the NV+ for backup.
Your NV+ should be getting around 20 megabytes per second on large file transfer, not 1-2 megabits. Have you checked the disk health?
Any new NAS (including the entry-level RN104) will outperform your NV+.
If you are interested in transcoding with plex, get the RN214. If not, then perhaps the RN314 - it doesn't do real-time 1080p transcoding, but it does have lifetime chat support. Technical support (phone/CHAT) by the way is for brand new products purchased from authorized resellers.
You can of course repurpose the NV+ for backup.
StephenB wrote:Your NV+ should be getting around 20 megabytes per second on large file transfer, not 1-2 megabits. Have you checked the disk health?
Any new NAS (including the entry-level RN104) will outperform your NV+.
If you are interested in transcoding with plex, get the RN214. If not, then perhaps the RN314 - it doesn't do real-time 1080p transcoding, but it does have lifetime chat support.
You can of course repurpose the NV+ for backup.
Sorry to bring this back up, but has anyone used Plex Server on the 214 or 314 NAS boxes? I was reading about it and it seems transcoding is locked to 480p on the 214. Most of my media is 720p or 1080p and would like to steam it to my Laptop and Fire TV Stick at full 720p or 1080p. Thanks.
JennC wrote:Hello nitro001,
You might want to see this : PLEX NAS compatibility.Regards,
I had seen this earlier and got a little confused about the wording:
NAS Make NAS Model CPU Type CPU Model Audio SD (480p/576p) HD (720P) HD (1080P) Notes ReadyNAS 214 ARMv7 ARMv7 1.4Ghz Quad Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Real-time transcoding locked to 480p ReadyNAS 314 x86 ATOM D2701 2.1GHz Yes Yes No* No *May transcode some low bitrate 720p media The 214 says yes for transcoding support for 720P and 1080P but says it is locked to 480p... how is that transcoding to 720p or 1080p if it is locked at 480p? At the same time, the 314 says no for 1080p and maybe for 720p (may transcode low bitrate)...
This was much easier way back when there was 2-3 models of ReadyNAS, a 2 bay, a 4 bay and a + model with LCD screen. :smileyindifferent:
nitro001 wrote:The 214 says yes for transcoding support for 720P and 1080P but says it is locked to 480p... how is that transcoding to 720p or 1080p if it is locked at 480p? At the same time, the 314 says no for 1080p and maybe for 720p (may transcode low bitrate)...
It is transcoding video from 1080p down to a locked output of 480p. It is transcoding 1080p video but to a locked resolution of 480p that is suitable e.g. for viewing remotely on your smartphone or possibly your tablet.
To transcode 1080p to 1080p you'd be looking at spending a lot more than you would on an RN214.
nitro001 wrote:
I was reading about it and it seems transcoding is locked to 480p on the 214. Most of my media is 720p or 1080p and would like to steam it to my Laptop and Fire TV Stick at full 720p or 1080p.Does plex need to transcode your video when you are streaming on your local network? Usually it won't, unless there is a codec incompatibility or a low-quality network connection.
Sorry for the late reply.
No on my local network no it doesn't need to transcode, and more than likely it wouldn't need to remote as I try to OpenVPN into my network. If it does on a remote network it would be from another high-speed network, not my phone as I don't want to waste data plan streaming video.
nitro001 wrote:
If it does on a remote network it would be from another high-speed network, not my phone as I don't want to waste data plan streaming video.
Well, it might not be a high-speed connection end-to-end. For instance, a hotel WiFi connection might be decent speed, but the hotel WAN connection can still become congested. Also, you are using your ISP's uplink - which for many people has a lot less bandwidth than the downlink.
Transcoding to SD resolution is a reasonable strategy for a remote connection (esp. for mobile device playback over wifi or cellular), but I agree it would not be ideal if the transcoding were needed to match codecs. But the only way I see around it is to host plex on a PC (mounting the NAS media shares as a drive letter on the PC).
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