Choosing the first NAS for home use

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intoxiktu
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Choosing the first NAS for home use

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Hi QNAP Community,



I'm looking for a entry level NAS that I can use as a media server in my home. Came here to ask some questions because I've read some reviews about various NAS-es, and I was concerned I can't find one that will do everything I need.

First of all, the NAS will be connected to an ASUS AC68U, and I need it to wirelessly stream 1080p blue-ray movies (and music but this is not hardware demanding) without a hiccup on my Samsung 55F7000 TV.
Secondly, need a simple and user friendly torrent client for it.
And lastly, I need it to be fast in media rescanning and stable (the ac68u has a media server option, but it isn't stable enough, frequent drops and takes a long time to refresh media from the USB HDD)

I don't need the Back-up features, so the NAS will act only as an media server/storage device for the home entertainment system, and won't need data safety because everything important (important music/photos) stored on it, are already backed up on something else. So, a 1 drive-bay NAS is sufficient.

I've narrowed it down to QNAP TS112p and Synology DS112j.
Already tried both vendor's demos on-line, but still can't decide.

Could you provide me with a solution/opinion?
Has anybody tried these products for home use/media serving?
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Re: Choosing the first NAS for home use

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You can stream data even from lowest NAS models. You don't have to stream wireless from NAS - you can use your router for that (QNAP should be connected by cable because of many reasons).
otherwise, even lower QNAP 112 has slightly better specifications - a bit faster CPU but twice the RAM that I find more important here. 112P is even better here and
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Re: Choosing the first NAS for home use

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Wireless N streaming BD and no hickups will be a no go with high bitrate movies, but that has nothing to do with the nas.
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