![]() The ReadyNAS 214 contains the processing power to handle this job with ease.ģ Other uses for the ReadyNAS: 1- Put your photo library on a shared hard drive The Plex Server on the ReadyNAS server can automatically down-convert the video format to be optimized for your screen. Perhaps your original content is HD, but you are currently watching on a small mobile device. One of Plex’s features is that it can transcode video for smaller screens. You download, install, and enable Plex directly from the ReadyNAS GUI, and it just works. If you have been looking at Plex or thinking about building a home media server, the combination of the NetGear ReadyNAS with push-button Plex support is unbeatable. It’s an extremely polished interface across all of their platforms. When serving electronic versions of Hollywood movies, Plex gives you a thumbnail preview, plot synopsis, and movie ratings for the film you are about to watch. Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, AppleTV, TiVo, Chromecast, Roku, AmazonFireTV, Xbox, PlayStation, Linux, and several Smart TV brands. Plex has been growing quickly and has a client applications for just about every device you can think of. The ReadyNAS system acts as the server, storing all of the content, ready to stream it to other devices. These could be home videos or electronic copies of Hollywood blockbusters. This includes photos, music, and most importantly, videos. Plex organizes and serves media to devices across your home network. NetGear ReadyNAS supports Plex, the leading home media server application. Turn the ReadyNAS into a streaming media server Now that you have access to up to 24 TB of storage that is instantly accessible within the house, what can you do with it? ReadyNAS has a Gigabit Ethernet port on it to wire directly into your home WiFi AP or cable modem. That’s about 48 times the average laptop hard drive, or a metric crapload of storage. ReadyNAS can support up to 24 TB of storage (4 bays each filled with a 6TB hard drive). ![]() Installing them is a breeze, and then they just snap into the ReadyNAS drive bays. These “bare drives” are extremely easy to find online, and they’re faster and cheaper than laptop hard drives. The quick-release hard drive brackets each support a 3.5 inch SAS hard drive, the kind commonly found inside desktop computers. You can purchase it with drives pre-installed or you can buy it diskless and add your own hard drives as your needs grow. The ReadyNAS platform is a home server with 4 hard drive bays. The ReadyNAS is a great solution for families with tons of media who want to keep everything locally in their home without paying anyone to store it in the cloud. The problem with the cloud is that it puts you at at the mercy of your internet connection speed and locks you into a subscription payment model to pay an annual fee to store your stuff. Some people are rapidly pushing their content up to the cloud, guaranteeing access anywhere. With this proliferation in media, your laptop just won’t have enough space to store everything indefinitely. The iPhone 6s has a 12MP camera and people are shooting more photos and video than ever before. What’s Plex? Read on.Įveryone has a lot of media. Netgear’s ReadyNAS 214 is a flexible home backup solution and full-featured file server that runs applications like the Plex Media Server. I am a NETGEAR Ambassador and I received this product in exchange for my honest, unbiased opinion and review.
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