chudak 23 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I am considering to get a Synology box and wonder if this forum has any do's and dont's in particular for Synology DS120j option? Main point of consideration - compatibility with Emby server. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Will you be playing any 4K movies or do any transcoding? If so, then I wouldn't. You should be looking at something with an Intel processor if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mengoshmink 16 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Hi Chudak, Have you tried using this: https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/nas_selector When I was selecting mine I found YouTube videos mentioned suitability for/against different models for transcoding. Personally I feel a NAS is like any other hardware investment, you get back reliability with sound investment. Good luck! :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudak 23 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Will you be playing any 4K movies or do any transcoding? If so, then I wouldn't. You should be looking at something with an Intel processor if so. I don't plan on streaming 4K Do you have a recommendation for a box with an Intel processor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudak 23 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Hi Chudak, Have you tried using this: https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/nas_selector When I was selecting mine I found YouTube videos mentioned suitability for/against different models for transcoding. Personally I feel a NAS is like any other hardware investment, you get back reliability with sound investment. Good luck! :-) Thx What have you ended up buying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mengoshmink 16 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Thx What have you ended up buying ? I ended up buying a DS918+ but at the moment it just does file sharing. I do my server stuff off a separate "server": https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bdyGGG I hope these help too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1z5-j4y3rFK8BqHfwToQ-w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFyP17HoU-vpxhIpGXnXx2g 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution FrostByte 5049 Posted May 27, 2020 Solution Share Posted May 27, 2020 Here is a list of Synology NAS with their processors. At a minimum I would recommend getting the best one with an Intel processor you can afford. If you don't have 4K the combination of va-api and the Intel processor should be enough for your transcoding needs https://www.synology.com/en-uk/knowledgebase/DSM/tutorial/Compatibility_Peripherals/What_kind_of_CPU_does_my_NAS_have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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