I recently bought a Sonos system for the house and am now looking to add a NAS. I'm completely new to this and so am hoping that someone with experience can give me a push in the right direction. I understand Hi-Fi and have (what I thought was) a decent grasp of computers but the terminology used in many of the NAS forums I have come across leads me to straight to another Google search.
I've been looking at a WD 4TB My Cloud EX2 or a Synology DS213J (using the same WD Red drives). I mainly intend to use the NAS to store photos and to stream music around the house (ripped from CD using iTunes) but would like the ability to stream video in the future (up to 1080P would be best). I've also read about the possibilities of being able to access my photos and music away from the house (via an iPhone) and this is something I would be particularly interested in. I'm really looking at a maximum of £400 but anything cheaper would be great.
I can see that similar questions have been asked before but nothing for some time and a lot of new products have come to market in the last year or so. Any guidance would be much appreciated.
I've been looking at a WD 4TB My Cloud EX2 or a Synology DS213J (using the same WD Red drives). I mainly intend to use the NAS to store photos and to stream music around the house (ripped from CD using iTunes) but would like the ability to stream video in the future (up to 1080P would be best). I've also read about the possibilities of being able to access my photos and music away from the house (via an iPhone) and this is something I would be particularly interested in. I'm really looking at a maximum of £400 but anything cheaper would be great.
I can see that similar questions have been asked before but nothing for some time and a lot of new products have come to market in the last year or so. Any guidance would be much appreciated.