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Gambler71
May 06, 2013Aspirant
ReadyNAS v2 (RND4000) & WDTV Live Streaming issue
Firstly the following error does occur when I use the WDTV Live Streaming via an attached USB stick, nor when I watch movies from my Synology NAS (which I tried just for testing as that NAS is used fo...
StephenB
May 07, 2013Guru - Experienced User
-What file transfer speeds are you getting with the NAS? (try copying a large file to a PC, measuring total time). Note that even full bluray playback requires < 8 MB/s throughput - which is not difficult for any NAS.
-Looking at the mediainfo provides much useful information (codecs, profiles, header compression, peak bitrates, etc). I really doubt this has anything directly to do with with the file size.
-Do all the problem files work perfectly on the synology?
-What equipment (routers and switches) are on the the path between the player and the NAS. Is the equipment different on the path between the player and the synology?
-You need uPnP for DLNA, but not SMB
-You don't need HTTP, HTTPS for either SMB or DLNA
-NV+ v2 does not support jumbo frames.
-Looking at the mediainfo provides much useful information (codecs, profiles, header compression, peak bitrates, etc). I really doubt this has anything directly to do with with the file size.
-Do all the problem files work perfectly on the synology?
-What equipment (routers and switches) are on the the path between the player and the NAS. Is the equipment different on the path between the player and the synology?
-You need uPnP for DLNA, but not SMB
-You don't need HTTP, HTTPS for either SMB or DLNA
-NV+ v2 does not support jumbo frames.
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