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22 January 2012 - 07:48 PM |  NAS Setup
I just setup a QNAP NAS at my place this weekend.
Ordered one of these from newegg and a 3TB Seagate barracuda. I still have one open HD slot for later expansion or RAID.
Getting the thing running takes probably 45minutes, including HD install, etc. This thing has a lot of cool things you can also setup. QNAP also provides a DynDNS like service for free that you can setup in like 2 clicks and you get a domain at *.mycloudnas.com, *.qcloudnas.com, or *.myqnapnas.com.
It has all the cool features that most NAS seem to have now:
S/FTP
Web Server
UPnP Media Server
SSH/Telnet
BitTorrent manager (which is really easy to use and quite nice)
and some other stuff.
Installing community apps is simple with QPKG. I installed Python and pyLoad on the QNAP in a couple minutes. pyLoad lets you paste in a bunch of rapidshare/megaupload/tons of other links and it will autodownload them.
So far I've been able to stream video to everything I've tried. Xbox360 (with some tricks), PC, iPod.
The only real drawback I've found so far: Transcoding
QNAP uses Twonky Media Server for the UPnP bit, and transcoding high quality video is virtually impossible on this little ARM CPU.
The problem is, Xbox360 doesn't support MKV, so watching this format requires transcoding.
For this, I just run Tversity on my Windows box, add the NAS media folder to the Tversity library, and then stream from the PC to Xbox. Kind of shitty in design, but works flawlessly.
To get subtitles to show on Xbox after transcoding, open ffdshow video config, check "Subtitles", "Accept embedded subtitles", Accept SSA, ASS and ASS2 subtitles (experimental)", and "Decode closed captions". Make sure "ass" is in the Extensions priority box.
Overall this thing is the shit and I wish I had it a long time ago.  |
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News Posted On:
17 December 2011 - 09:36 PM | Mega-Desk!!!!!!!!
I took our 32" Samsung LCD from our kitchen and setup on my box along with my 2 Samsung 22"'erz  |
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02 December 2011 - 02:02 PM | Wireless Routers
So our wireless router is pretty old and isn't working so well these days. It's a 4 port linksys, pretty basic. We aren't looking to break the bank but I was thinking it'd be wise of us to get more like 8 ports. Should we stick with linksys or try a new brand? Some one told us Netgear was good but I don't wanna go spend the money without ever trying one.
And are there any brands we should be sure to avoid? |
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News Posted On:
21 November 2011 - 08:22 PM | New phones
| Allison and I have upgraded to new phones. We are giving the Samsung Galaxy S a try through Verizon Wireless. So far we like them and the Verizon service. |
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