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Streaming options NV+ v1?
Hi! I'm new to readynas after I got the unit called readynas nv+ v1 (figured out since it is the silver chassi). I've setup the machine and it's seems to work at least when i'm connected with my...
Subtitles will be a problem I think.
ReadyDLNA is available on the iPad/iPhone, and in fact it will render via airplay to an apple TV v3. You are pushing the media over wifi twice when you use it that way. I'm not a big fan of the user interface, but if you don't have too much media it is workable.
As mdgm points out, you will only be able to play media that you could play on the iPhone natively (e.g., MP4 videos, but not MKV or AVI). Basically, if it doesn't play when you download it to the phone, it won't play over DLNA. Plex would overcome that.
You can try the Plex media server on your Mac or Windows PC - probably best to experiment with it there first. If you like it, you can actually leave it there (accessing the media library on your ReadyNAS), but of course you could only stream stuff when the PC was running. Or get a RN314 if you need to stream w/o the PC.
Another option for iDevice is to purchase AVplayerHD, which will play most video formats. If you enable FTP on your ReadyNAS, it can access them directly off the NAS (streaming, no download required). AVplayerHD doesn't use DLNA. Airplay is possible on an iPad (by mirroring the display), though performance is not the best.
ReadyDLNA is available on the iPad/iPhone, and in fact it will render via airplay to an apple TV v3. You are pushing the media over wifi twice when you use it that way. I'm not a big fan of the user interface, but if you don't have too much media it is workable.
As mdgm points out, you will only be able to play media that you could play on the iPhone natively (e.g., MP4 videos, but not MKV or AVI). Basically, if it doesn't play when you download it to the phone, it won't play over DLNA. Plex would overcome that.
You can try the Plex media server on your Mac or Windows PC - probably best to experiment with it there first. If you like it, you can actually leave it there (accessing the media library on your ReadyNAS), but of course you could only stream stuff when the PC was running. Or get a RN314 if you need to stream w/o the PC.
Another option for iDevice is to purchase AVplayerHD, which will play most video formats. If you enable FTP on your ReadyNAS, it can access them directly off the NAS (streaming, no download required). AVplayerHD doesn't use DLNA. Airplay is possible on an iPad (by mirroring the display), though performance is not the best.
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