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Old 08-07-2009, 11:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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nas box suggestions

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.

suggestions please
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Old 08-07-2009, 11:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: nas box suggestions

I suggest a netgear or a QNAP, worth checking out the QNAP's they released v3 firmware today.
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I can report back very positively about my ReadyNAS Duo. Which streams easily via the PS3.
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Re: nas box suggestions

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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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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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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Old 10-07-2009, 11:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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just been looking at readynas and it seems very impressive
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Old 11-07-2009, 6:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
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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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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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Re: nas box suggestions

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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Old 12-07-2009, 5:05 PM   #11 (permalink)
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sure you dont mean raid 0 fella

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I wonder if any of you can recommend me a product for very specific requirements.

-Gigabit Ethernet
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-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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Nope. I want to mirror the data, RAID0 doesn't do that.
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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
not quite, I do control my squeezeboxes using an Itouch though via a Readynas
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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
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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OK thanks for your reply, which ReadyNAS product would you recommend?
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