DS418play

[jmassaro87 28]

Is the 418play still a good server option?

as we move further into the mkv file universe for UHD/4K, and being on an AppleTV will this thing still handle the transcoding nicely? I know there is no mkv support for atv.

I ask because lately we have been having some intermittent issues with some files playing then going black every 5 minutes. ATV and 416play are hardwired, so I don’t believe it to be network related as another file will play just fine. 

I don’t have a log at the moment, but will grab one then next time it happens. 
 

also was following the Atrium chat, is that something that could help? Or if it’s still a potentially subpar server, won’t help anything?

Edited 7 hours ago by jmassaro87

[FrostByte 5596]

I used to have a 418play.  It was okay for running Emby server if you didn't transcode big 4K files.  I don't transcode though so really all it did for me was pass media which it did fine with.  My issue was with space.  The 4 bays (3 with 1 raid drive) quickly filled up once I started replacing media with 4K versions and the 418play doesn't support an expansion cabinet.

Why a 418play?  That is getting old and there are newer, better boxes out now.