Sprucemoose
New Around Here
Hi!
I am contemplating getting myself a NAS to be able to stream media across the house. Looking into several buying options I am a little confused, and hopefully some of you can give me a push in the right direction.
What I plan to do is the following:
1) I want to be able to stream music to a Logitech Squeezebox. I have figured out that I need to install Squeezeserver on the NAS, so it has to support this.
2) I also own a Samsung TV PS50C7705 (European version) and a BluRay player C6900. Now, I know these should be DLNA-compatible, but I also know that people have had issues streaming mkv files and subtitles. Many people are using the Twonky Media Server, but I don't know if that is necessary though.
3) Being able to play the stored music through iTunes on my Windows machine is also something that I want, and to be able to sync the music with my iPhone. Does an iTunes server on the NAS support this?
4) Regarding backup: Photos are the most crucial here, and I would like to see an automated backup system for the photos folder on both a iMac (OSX Snow Leopard) and my Windows 7 PC.
5) The NAS should be silent as it will be placed in the office.
6) Ability to install future mediaservers if needed.
Will I get along nicely with a budget NAS from any manufacturer, or should I look into specific models? I've looked at the QNAP 110/119P+/210/219P+. But then there is the more cheap Zyxel NSA-210/221/320.
I don't know if I'll need two harddisk bays, as this would be just a basic home storage with appr 1-2TB of space. But any tips would be highly appreciated. The most important thing, though is compatibility with the streaming.
I am contemplating getting myself a NAS to be able to stream media across the house. Looking into several buying options I am a little confused, and hopefully some of you can give me a push in the right direction.
What I plan to do is the following:
1) I want to be able to stream music to a Logitech Squeezebox. I have figured out that I need to install Squeezeserver on the NAS, so it has to support this.
2) I also own a Samsung TV PS50C7705 (European version) and a BluRay player C6900. Now, I know these should be DLNA-compatible, but I also know that people have had issues streaming mkv files and subtitles. Many people are using the Twonky Media Server, but I don't know if that is necessary though.
3) Being able to play the stored music through iTunes on my Windows machine is also something that I want, and to be able to sync the music with my iPhone. Does an iTunes server on the NAS support this?
4) Regarding backup: Photos are the most crucial here, and I would like to see an automated backup system for the photos folder on both a iMac (OSX Snow Leopard) and my Windows 7 PC.
5) The NAS should be silent as it will be placed in the office.
6) Ability to install future mediaservers if needed.
Will I get along nicely with a budget NAS from any manufacturer, or should I look into specific models? I've looked at the QNAP 110/119P+/210/219P+. But then there is the more cheap Zyxel NSA-210/221/320.
I don't know if I'll need two harddisk bays, as this would be just a basic home storage with appr 1-2TB of space. But any tips would be highly appreciated. The most important thing, though is compatibility with the streaming.