Needed advice on Nas,das.

[hmsweethm]

Am new to nas so been reading up alot on nas due to the fact I have a htpc with probox(das).

Most of the nas are using atom, and newer models are going to celeron and i3.
The trend for current nas users seem to want higher processor power. But power consumption for nas has always been the selling point.
2ndly, some nas are going towards just being a server but rather a media player andbthe ability to transcode 1080p is a good feature.

The questions I have are

1)can nas transcode 30+gb to your tablets, flat screen tv in room?
2)Rather than have a htpc and another nas with high processing power, a das will be a better choice right?

Below pic is my htpc running i3, asushd7750 & a bluray drive & 3hdd in a probox playing bluray iso file. 93watts.


When no movie is played. In windows environment, power drops to 72watts.



Im in a bind to get a Nas(synology/qnap) or stardom deck rack.


Anyone can advice me on any factors which might affect the decision of nas n das?
Thanks.

 

[sky37]

Looking for some guide on the same topic as well...

 

[jtjt00]

It is better to state all your intended usage/budget before bros here will comment.

 

[hmsweethm]

It is better to state all your intended usage/budget before bros here will comment.

Hi, it is mainly for storage of movies and photos and maybe data files.
Then play them thru my htpc with discrete gpu card.
I've seen new qnap having hdmi socket which can function as a media htpc as well but Im skeptical abt the performance of the CPU with built in graphics.
Currently, I've tried using xbmc to stream 1080p movies thru wifi and totally cannot play smoothly in my bedroom. So I know I must hard wired to solve this and using a NAS will not solve this.
I want to be able to access important files when I'm overseas too.
But I've seen the power, user friendliness of NAS.
Therefore I'm split between a DAS n NAS.

So how should I decide? Thanks for all the advices.

 

[jtjt00]

NAS/standalone media players/Smart TV can't be future-proof where playback of media files is concerned. Most do not support DTS audio playback resulting in mkv movies without sound.

 

[hmsweethm]

NAS/standalone media players/Smart TV can't be future-proof where playback of media files is concerned. Most do not support DTS audio playback resulting in mkv movies without sound.

So Das is a better choice then...
So for das, I can still install some app to make the user interface to be like a NAS? Then configure in accordance to user group to access rights?