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Running Plex on a ReadyNAS Ultra Plus?
Hello I'm a complete beginner when it comes to NAS, but as I have a lot interest in movies and home theater I have decided to try to set up a NAS to run a media server. When looking into it, Netgea...
Thanks for the reply.
Like I said "newbie"... :D But anyhow, what I meant to say was that no important data will be stored on the NAS, so I was planning to set it up without back-up or protection through RAID configurations. Thats why I wanted a smaller, cheaper 2 slot NAS.
This is too bad. As I have an iPad one of the reasons for a NAS with PMS was to be able to watch media on the iPad, also when not at home, but if this isn't possible with the UltraPlus i must either choose a Pro6 or find another solution.
I have been playing with the idea of just getting a HDD-chassi with two slots and connect it to the MacMini and run the Media Server on the computer. This is a cheap and simple solution, but if I want to access media away from home it means leaving the computer on (and logged on) all the time. Even if this might not be the right forum, I might as well ask if you think this would be a problem, as in is it bad for the computer to run 24/7?
There is no such thing as RAID-backup.
Like I said "newbie"... :D But anyhow, what I meant to say was that no important data will be stored on the NAS, so I was planning to set it up without back-up or protection through RAID configurations. Thats why I wanted a smaller, cheaper 2 slot NAS.
There is no comparison. The Pro 6 is way faster. If you want to transcode (i.e. convert on the fly) video to stream to an iPad get the Pro 6. However if you just want to stream (not transcode) video e.g. to a Mac, then I think the Ultra 2 should be fine.
This is too bad. As I have an iPad one of the reasons for a NAS with PMS was to be able to watch media on the iPad, also when not at home, but if this isn't possible with the UltraPlus i must either choose a Pro6 or find another solution.
I have been playing with the idea of just getting a HDD-chassi with two slots and connect it to the MacMini and run the Media Server on the computer. This is a cheap and simple solution, but if I want to access media away from home it means leaving the computer on (and logged on) all the time. Even if this might not be the right forum, I might as well ask if you think this would be a problem, as in is it bad for the computer to run 24/7?
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