Gaitkeeper 2 Posted November 24, 2017 Posted November 24, 2017 I’m looking at the QNAP TS-453A, but I’m wondering what other users experiences are with it’s performance. Currently I’m running a QNAP 431 and hosting the server on an i5 Alienware small form factor pc. It handles transcoding beautifully, but I’d like to host the server on the NAS and get rid of the computer all together. Will I experience the same performance with this set up?
Luke 39988 Posted November 24, 2017 Posted November 24, 2017 Not that I know of, but the 251 model is very popular, so I imagine the 453 is great if it's an upgraded version of that.
PenkethBoy 2066 Posted November 25, 2017 Posted November 25, 2017 .netcore server version works fine on my 853A But... transcoding on an x53A is limited as its only a celeron processor - one 1080p transcode is your limit You could pre transcode your movies to a suitable format that your clients can play natively - say using Handbrake or similar - although it can be a lengthy process QNAP do produce NAs's with i3 i5 i7 but they are much more pricy than the 453A - also the new Ryzen versions are out or will be very soon - again likely to be pricy though
IQ2000 6 Posted November 29, 2017 Posted November 29, 2017 Well the community version with mono does work but there are a lot of videos freezes. The netcore version does not work at all on my qnap (TS-459 PRO II)
PenkethBoy 2066 Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) yes the .netcore version will not work for your 459 Pro II (i have one as well) as its running a 32 bit OS and Emby is only available in 64bit .netcore at the moment There was a 32 bit version i tried approx a month ago which was pulled that worked on my 459 - hopefully MS will fix the issues on 32bit .netcore etc etc Edited November 30, 2017 by PenkethBoy
IQ2000 6 Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) yes the .netcore version will not work for your 459 Pro II (i have one as well) as its running a 32 bit OS and Emby is only available in 64bit .netcore at the moment There was a 32 bit version i tried approx a month ago which was pulled that worked on my 459 - hopefully MS will fix the issues on 32bit .netcore etc etc Thanks for clarifying that. Is there an github issue you are aware of (on dotnet/core)? I just found this: https://github.com/dotnet/coreclr/issues/9265 Edited November 30, 2017 by IQ2000
PenkethBoy 2066 Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 no idea what the actual issue is but as your NAS's is EOL and no more firmware updates are coming its probably not worth the effort for Luke et al to produce a 32bit version - they have enough different flavours of linux to support as it is. But they might so you may be in luck sometime in the future
IQ2000 6 Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Off-Topic: Has anyone a good explanation how to explain EOL to a wife? ;-)
Quiptix 2 Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 I have the TS-569 PRO, just an Atom CPU. I'm using it only locally and with Premiere, so I can use all Emby Apps. Mostly transcoding isn't needed. Sometime only transcoding audio. And it handles this quite fine. When it needs transcoding video it is hopelessly useless... If then I could pre-transcode or revert to Kodi.
Gaitkeeper 2 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Well the community version with mono does work but there are a lot of videos freezes. The netcore version does not work at all on my qnap (TS-459 PRO II) Ok, I think I'm experiencing the video freezes that you mentioned. The first movie I watched was running Emby through my FireTV (new gen) and the movie just stopped playing. I had to completely reboot the FireTV to get Emby to start playing the movie again. That was extremely frustrating. The second time, I was using an Xbox One S and the movie stopped. I almost shit, but then it started playing again without any prompting. The third one I tried (with Xbox again) played through without incident. I am absolutely LOVING running the Emby server through the QNAP. It's exactly what I've wanted for the past 8 years. But I can't handle the stop/starts. I dread having to hook that computer back up and go back to the old way. Any suggestions? Edited January 6, 2018 by Gaitkeeper
Gaitkeeper 2 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 Also, the Emby App on the Xbox is AMAZING. Well done!
Luke 39988 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Ok, I think I'm experiencing the video freezes that you mentioned. The first movie I watched was running Emby through my FireTV (new gen) and the movie just stopped playing. I had to completely reboot the FireTV to get Emby to start playing the movie again. That was extremely frustrating. The second time, I was using an Xbox One S and the movie stopped. I almost shit, but then it started playing again without any prompting. The third one I tried (with Xbox again) played through without incident. I am absolutely LOVING running the Emby server through the QNAP. It's exactly what I've wanted for the past 8 years. But I can't handle the stop/starts. I dread having to hook that computer back up and go back to the old way. Any suggestions? @@Gaitkeeper We should look at some examples. Please follow the guidelines in how to report a media playback issue. thanks !
Gaitkeeper 2 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks, Luke. If it happens again I will be sure to send the log. Should I post it here or create a new thread?
Gaitkeeper 2 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Posted July 23, 2018 I figured I should update this as it's been several months. So I've been using the 453A since January with the xbox as my client and it's been a great experience so far. I should mention that I only store DVD's on the qnap, no Blu-Ray.
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