For someone who is clueless, what would be the 2023 Synology version that you would recommend, I simply want to burn my blu-rays or dvds and start my own personal Netflix collection of my favorite movies, a simple version would just be for my house, a more complex version would be the ability to stream outside the home with any device, but if you could point me in the right direction to a server, that would be awesome, thank you.
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For someone who is clueless, what would be the 2023 Synology version that you would recommend, I simply want to burn my blu-rays or dvds and start my own personal Netflix collection of my favorite movies, a simple version would just be for my house, a more complex version would be the ability to stream outside the home with any device, but if you could point me in the right direction to a server, that would be awesome, thank you.
Considering my trust in online storage is fading. (Google Drive crisis and Sony almost removing TV Shows from people's libraries) This might be a good idea.
They key question for me is will the Ugreen models allow you to connect as a DAS as well as NAS functions?
NAS is the only place I use mechanical drives as I use mine for a Plex server and need a lot of storage, would I love to use SSDs? hell yes, mainly for an almost completely silent system with no drive seeking noises plus lower temps. But until 20TB+ consumer single drive SSDs are £400 or less then the old mechanical drives still have their place for the time being for massive cheap storage.
My Synology is so old it doesn't have the CPU power or RAM necessary to do its own video transcoding and streaming very well - so I use the Infuse app on my Apple TV to do the heavy lifting for streaming video from the NAS. But today's DS223 has much more horsepower than mine and can be used as its own video streamer. I'd probably look at that (since it's cheaper than the DS224 and has pretty much the same specs). Others here with more recent experience might be able to help you out more.
I love Infuse! It handles subtitles and Dolby Vision where as Plex falls flat on it’s face.
I was reading through these comments surprised that people were still transcoding. For the price it would cost to upgrade your NAS to one that transcodes better you could likely outfit every TV with an aTV and never have to think about transcoding again.
Well you know for sure you have to go somewhere. Drobo has been dead for years! I'm interested in their all-SSD version, but it will depend on how good the software is. I've reserved the lowest price (refundable) so no reason not to investigate.
Oh, absolutely. Mine still works, but I know it's just a matter of time before it gives up the ghost.
"resort to Kickstarter" 🙄
This Company Just Broke The Record For The Most Money Raised On Kickstarter - Over $32.4M
Crowdsourcing has evolved - companies now use it to raise money, vet their product roadmap and recruit employees
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Eh? Did you read my post wrt. Kickstarter? Did you read the article you linked to? Whaa? As I said, and I guess I'll repeat myself here, as it seems the points aren't being absorbed: Kickstarter is fine for small companies, startups, diy guys etc. The linked article highlights exactly such a case - Peak Design (never heard of 'em, lol), qualifies as such - so Kickstarter is fine in that case, I have nothing against it. The products in this class - "designed a clip that allows photographers to conveniently attach their cameras on any backpack strap, belt or bag" seem absolutely fine for this venue. More complex tech products have a much more poor track record - I remember quite a few failures, including even things like games, and as the article points out: "You may recall that Pebble failed to deliver on its infamous Kickstarter, in which backers pledged over $20 million, but the company never shipped its promised product." - and Pebble was a well-known company (much better known than Peak Design) - and yet failed horribly... no, it does not raise my confidence in a company with a more technically complex product resorting to Kickstarter - just look at the track record. Camera clip or camera tripod - sure, why not. Complex product with historically frequent failure points like NAS systems (QNAP anyone?) - no thanks."resort to Kickstarter" 🙄
This Company Just Broke The Record For The Most Money Raised On Kickstarter - Over $32.4M
Crowdsourcing has evolved - companies now use it to raise money, vet their product roadmap and recruit employees
It's like you didn't read your own article, as it repeats my points, one after another. NAS systems tend to be on the expensive side. Technically complex or more challenging products necessarily are more expensive. And are those well suited to Kickstarter? Your CEO of Peak Desing doesn't think so: "For a successful Kickstarter campaign, your product can’t be too expensive. I feel like we’re really pushing the limits with our carbon fiber Tripod. The only reason we are able to get away with people throwing down $480 is because we have successfully delivered eight other campaigns." Stick to camera clips and tripods and leave NAS systems to serious people and companies, dedicated engineering and not dilettante "how about we dabble in this, eh, maybe it'll work".
And yep, the interview highlights exactly another of my points, which the CEO of Peak Design makes for me: "It also means that launches would get pushed out further, which is a crunch on cash flow." This is a small company that is concerned with CASH FLOW. Exactly my point. As I said, I don't want to be involved with a company that is worried about cash flow while developing a product. Cash flow worried company - clips and tripods, that's fine. A complex technically challenging product - a company that doesn't have cash flow worries in their R&D department, please, LOL! Exactly as I said.
Kickstarter campaign telling you what customers want? Great for a class of product - such as clips and tripods. For more innovative complex and groundbreaking stuff, crowdsourcing ideas is the wrong approach - “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” (instead of "cars"). Steve Jobs believed in coming up with the product and putting it out into the market, not throwing out a proposal and looking for what people would say. That's the difference between a project suited for Kickstarter, and one which a complany like Apple comes up with, which is singularly unsuited to a Kickstarter approach.
Simple question - can you imagine Apple putting out a Kickstarter project? Exactly. The question answers itself. For a NAS I want to be involved with a company that has an in-house researched project, with their own marketing department, design, R&D. Not a company that resorts to Kickstarter. Camera clip? Sure, bring on Kickstarter. Know, what is appropriate to what venue and development path. NAS + Kickstarter = Nonstarter.
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All this is true. I threw my $15 or whatever the entry was to lock in the Kickstarter Price. We'll see.