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08-07-2009, 11:12 PM
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im looking at buying a nas box, can anyone offer suggestions as to which one.
i would like it to have gigabit network connection and for the ps3 to be able to access it as well.
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08-07-2009, 11:40 PM
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I suggest a netgear or a QNAP, worth checking out the QNAP's they released v3 firmware today.
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09-07-2009, 8:30 AM
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I can report back very positively about my ReadyNAS Duo. Which streams easily via the PS3.
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09-07-2009, 8:42 AM
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I recently purchased a Netgear Duo and it is streaming to my PS3 no problem at all.
Would definitely recommend it.
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09-07-2009, 5:08 PM
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I've been using the Synology Disk Station, streams to my PS3/Xbox 360 with no issue. The Disk Station Manager GUI is awesome, makes my life and clients life easier to manage the box.
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10-07-2009, 1:11 PM
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readynas here - if nothing else you get a 5 year warranty with 24 hour swap out, rather than a 1 year one
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10-07-2009, 11:43 PM
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just been looking at readynas and it seems very impressive  | |
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11-07-2009, 6:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ukprometheus  just been looking at readynas and it seems very impressive | tons of info on NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community
ive just upgraded to a Pro model 
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11-07-2009, 10:01 PM
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other think i would like to do is run the itunes server on the readynas and control it via the iphone, anyone attempted this | |
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12-07-2009, 4:51 PM
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I wonder if any of you can recommend me a product for very specific requirements.
-Gigabit Ethernet
-4TB running in RAID1
-Support for the .mkv container (I have a lot of (legal) 720p HD content in this container, currently I'm having to use ps3mediaserver running on my PC to play these on my PS3, not an ideal solution)
-Support for Squeezebox duet
-Support for BitTorrent
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12-07-2009, 5:05 PM
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sure you dont mean raid 0 fella Quote:
Originally Posted by Fudgemunk I wonder if any of you can recommend me a product for very specific requirements.
-Gigabit Ethernet
-4TB running in RAID1
-Support for the .mkv container (I have a lot of (legal) 720p HD content in this container, currently I'm having to use ps3mediaserver running on my PC to play these on my PS3, not an ideal solution)
-Support for Squeezebox duet | | |
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12-07-2009, 5:12 PM
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Nope. I want to mirror the data, RAID0 doesn't do that.
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12-07-2009, 6:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ukprometheus other think i would like to do is run the itunes server on the readynas and control it via the iphone, anyone attempted this | not quite, I do control my squeezeboxes using an Itouch though via a Readynas
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12-07-2009, 6:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fudgemunk I wonder if any of you can recommend me a product for very specific requirements.
-Gigabit Ethernet
-4TB running in RAID1
-Support for the .mkv container (I have a lot of (legal) 720p HD content in this container, currently I'm having to use ps3mediaserver running on my PC to play these on my PS3, not an ideal solution)
-Support for Squeezebox duet
-Support for BitTorrent | well most NAS do that - you dont need them to support MKVs, thats for the client
out of the box, then a Readynas comes with Squeezecentre and bittorrent and works great
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12-07-2009, 6:47 PM
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OK thanks for your reply, which ReadyNAS product would you recommend? | |
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