Recent content by stevech

Synology or QNAP. Very similar. They are best in class. file transfers via LAN and WAN via standard TCP/IP have lots of error detection and correction. Most common data loss is due to consistent 3-2-1 backups. RAID is not a backup.

transcoding on the fly adds a lot to nas price. versus batch transcoding on a fast pc

with the low prices of USB3 drives these days, 3 -2-1 BACKUP!

This is what I get right now (11Jun16 21:37 PT) Firefox can't find the server at secure-ds.serving-sys.xn--urstingscript-9q16e.

Your recordings are already 4K but have to be transcoded down to a smaller format?

call or email Synology sales. Data is data, 4K or not, presuming no on-the-fly transcoding (which isn't practical at 4K).

Have you used the demo web sites for these vendors? Read the user forums? 4K streaming needs wired gigabit ethernet, not WiFi to TVs. Without more specifics, either will be fine. The differences are slight.

Protection fault sounds to me like a bug in the software that could be coding error or data used by the code that is incorrect and the code doesn't detect/cope with bad data (config or state data, not file data). Just speculating. Only way to know is to reset to factory condition and reinstall...

besides cost, DIY has a dearth of features as compared to Synology or QNAP

@Geberious Do you forasee a Xoebikigt boot for DSM6? I ran DSM6 on x86 but it isn't supported (yet?) and would not create a volume. DSM5 is OK as you know.

I ran XPenology on a USB boot flash drive. Then loaded up and ran DSM5. Ran fine. Ran fast on older Dell E6500 laptop. I don't run it now, as my DS212 is fine for my needs.

backup: 3-2-1 strategy. Read about that?

I don't use Synology's PC program for backup; I use Acronis True Image for drive images stored on the NAS, and for work in process, I use Centered Systems Second Copy.

OP was asking about backup of the NAS, rather than backup PC files to NAS, as I read it. Carbonite will not permit a NAS backup under their affordable plans. And TB of data is too much to backup to an internet "cloud" service. Via WEBDAV, rsync, and other common NAS utilities you can backup...

Anything similar for QNAP? I found a site with their obligatory source code. But not a boot program to use the standard release binaries as done for DSM.