expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Nov 22, 2022
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expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022 5:13 PM
Synology DiskStation NAS Enclosure: DS1621+ 6-Bay $720, DS220j 2-Bay
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Many people that have built a legitimate library of DVDs over the years have started digitizing legally due to the prevalence of streaming boxes - one of the primary Plex use cases. And when you have media on a Plex server, the media can only be encoded in one format, at one resolution (let's say 4K, Format 1).
So if you stream that 4K media file straight to a device (let's say an Apple TV with 4K) no transcoding is needed and the file is accessed as is.
But if you stream that file on your secondary 1080p Roku TV, it needs a different resolution and maybe a different format. Then the Plex server will transcode the file as it streams, converting the file from 4K Format 1, to 1080p Format 2. This requires computational resources from the CPU/RAM of the device, and the Intel/Plex combo is better suited, for deeper technical reasons.
This also applies to Synology's music and video integrated streaming services as well as other manufacturer offerings.
Now if your reference of "storing and accessing files" simply means "flat files" like documents and photos, no, transcoding is not a factor for you and yes the AMD solutions will be a general performance improvement. But many people use NAS for their significant media streaming features, as a legal digitization/streaming of their owned content, and thus the spirited conversation on this post.
Hope this helps!
Plex users aren't "made obsolete" By Synology because they've chosen to shift their "+" line to the SMB market. That has no bearing on Plex Users, Transcoding, or even the previous gen "+" models. They didn't lose QSV transcoding capability overnight. They still transcode exactly as well as they did the day they launched.
Synology has just chosen to end that product line's support for Intel iGPU assisted transcoding going forward. Weighing their customer base for these lines, and choosing SMB customer needs for CPU performance, over enthusiast Plex users.
And as for being "limited to 4 bays" there's always the DX517.
But if your storage needs are growing that much, you should either be replacing aging low capacity HDDs, or transitioning to a more robust storage solution.
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I think my years old $100 i3 NUC with 12gb of ram running ubuntu will easily run circles around this.. since it can do about 10x more things at once eating less power. Research what you can do with some NUCs in your home network. Peace out.
How much less does your NUC use? This uses 9w idle.
And if you're ready to respond back that all of those are easy, then great this isn't for you. Some people value their time, don't have the skill set to maintain and setup their own setup, and want a silent, clean and easy to use interface that maintains itself for the money.
It's not all about price/performance. You can pay for convenience and software too.
Amazon has fallen way off on customer support. They won't do a price adjustment. Thier loss. So it goes back. Cost them the sale and shipping both ways.
Trying to go 2 bays first and eventually upgrade to 4
I think my years old $100 i3 NUC with 12gb of ram running ubuntu will easily run circles around this.. since it can do about 10x more things at once eating less power. Research what you can do with some NUCs in your home network. Peace out.
And most users don't need that much power so it'll just be wasted. Plus I used to run TrueNas, setting this up for a friend was way easier/faster.
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I think my years old $100 i3 NUC with 12gb of ram running ubuntu will easily run circles around this.. since it can do about 10x more things at once eating less power. Research what you can do with some NUCs in your home network. Peace out.
How much less does your NUC use? This uses 9w idle.
And if you're ready to respond back that all of those are easy, then great this isn't for you. Some people value their time, don't have the skill set to maintain and setup their own setup, and want a silent, clean and easy to use interface that maintains itself for the money.
It's not all about price/performance. You can pay for convenience and software too.
You can look up the wattage. I've used oldschool slow Celeron procs in the past for media servers.. never again. Are you really debating the Synology compared to a full blown version of Linux on what you can do with it.. especially with some tiny research online?
"You can pay for convenience and software too." - Yup.. Linux
Im planning to get the Crucial CT4G4SFS8266... its only $20 compared to the $90 Synology branded stick.
And most users don't need that much power so it'll just be wasted. Plus I used to run TrueNas, setting this up for a friend was way easier/faster.
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