Dead Cell;678816 Wrote: > Hi All > > I'm looking to buy a QNAP NAS which will stream FLAC and MP3 files to > my Touch and also AVI and MKV files to a Dune Media Player which I'm > yet to buy. > > My question is which QNAP NAS is the best for my needs? > > I won't need to stream music and video at the same time, it will only > be one or the other but my biggest concern is being able to play FLAC > files without any problems. > > I currently use a Seagate Freeagent Go 300GB USB Powered Hard Drive > connected to my Touch and only after the last couple of firmwares > updates have I been able to actually play Flac and MP3 files from this > hard drive, previous to that it would never work consistently and would > always have issues connecting to the USB Device and even when connected > it wouldn't play. > > I've been told that a NAS server would be a much better option. > > Also is the QNAP the best option for a NAS? Anything better/easier > possibly even cheaper out there? > > Please bare in mind I have no Linux skills so would prefer not to hack > or carry out commands etc. > > Hope to hear from you guys, > > Many thanks in advance.
not a qnap, but a vortexbox appliance is powerful, uses low power, is quiet, and can serve music and video. It is linux, but has a webGUI overlay that doesn't require the user to know anything about linux. Also has a very helpful forum for any questions that come up. I have two and I'm a happy user. -- garym Location 1: VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) > LMS 7.7.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Location 2: VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) > LMS 7.7.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Office: Win7(64) > LMS 7.7.1 > SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92515 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
