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<blockquote data-quote="AlexanderIanHall" data-source="post: 805274" data-attributes="member: 111305">I have Synology NAS units (DS408 &amp; DS210J) although now all my media has been moved to a UnRaid (<a href="http://www.lime-technology.com" target="_blank">Home</a>) file server. I now use the Synology units for storing photos and documents only.UnRaid is similar to FreeNas and lets you have low spec hardware with very large storage - up to 40 to 60 TB is straight forward. I am able to handle 45GB BluRay ISO images from the NAS to MediaPortal without any issues - I used DaemonTools Lite to mount the disc images and have a standard 1Gbit network.I switched from Synology to UnRaid for my main storage needs due to 3 reasons.1. Cost - To expand to 40 TB+ of Storage on the Synology would cost much more than the equivalent unRaid server2. Simplicity - For just a plain file server the extra functionality that comes with a Synology NAS is just not needed. 3. It is easy to re-use old hardware I had laying around and unRaid will grow to meet my needs from an original 3 HDD 6TB unit to now significantly moreIt's worth looking at QNAP, Synology etc and also unRaid and FreeNAS. The nice thing with unRaid is you can set up a 3 HDD server without buying a license - sort of a try before you buy. I personally prefer to store my own movies as ISO disc images rather than MKV etc as I like to have the bonus material etc.hthAlex</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlexanderIanHall, post: 805274, member: 111305"] I have Synology NAS units (DS408 & DS210J) although now all my media has been moved to a UnRaid ([url=http://www.lime-technology.com]Home[/url]) file server. I now use the Synology units for storing photos and documents only. UnRaid is similar to FreeNas and lets you have low spec hardware with very large storage - up to 40 to 60 TB is straight forward. I am able to handle 45GB BluRay ISO images from the NAS to MediaPortal without any issues - I used DaemonTools Lite to mount the disc images and have a standard 1Gbit network. I switched from Synology to UnRaid for my main storage needs due to 3 reasons. 1. Cost - To expand to 40 TB+ of Storage on the Synology would cost much more than the equivalent unRaid server 2. Simplicity - For just a plain file server the extra functionality that comes with a Synology NAS is just not needed. 3. It is easy to re-use old hardware I had laying around and unRaid will grow to meet my needs from an original 3 HDD 6TB unit to now significantly more It's worth looking at QNAP, Synology etc and also unRaid and FreeNAS. The nice thing with unRaid is you can set up a 3 HDD server without buying a license - sort of a try before you buy. I personally prefer to store my own movies as ISO disc images rather than MKV etc as I like to have the bonus material etc. hth Alex [/QUOTE]

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