Does anyone use the built-in torrent client? How do you like it?
341000
I have never used or tried to use the built-in torrent client. I like the Cirago NUS1000 but you do have to follow the install directions to get it to work. There are settings that it wants set, once done it works great. I never looked into the torrent client but I will now.
341001
Sorry this dispositive no found overhead freezze not found ; dlna no found ; not found whit My hard disk
341002
I haven't used it yet but will investigate it , I think it's a great product at a fair price
276374
Yeah....like the other responders, speed is a bit of an issue, but I found when it's backing up AND my local dropbox folder is syncing, everything slows as CPUs are eaten up. So as long as you're only syncing one drive at a time, you should be fine. I like the convenience of not having to be hooked into the machine. It works great connected to my gateway, and I have it secured quite easily.
290705
Works fine for me but I would recommend using a lightweight distro. What are you planning on using it for?
2145670
I use Slingbox expressly for this purpose -- to watch my home U-Verse service at the cottage.I recently upgraded the speed on our home network to get greater upload speed, but at the cottage I have DSL which sometimes gets to 8 MB speed (but usually closer to 3-4 MB).I use my laptop to run Slingplayer, and connect via HDMI cable to my 19-inch LCD. The quality is pretty stunning. Very close to HD quality. Slingbox/Slingplayer does a nice job of optimizing the signal and speed, and gives me exactly what I want, without having the expense of Dish/DirecTV service.
1692317
Haven't used it for that. More/less planned to use as media server. But with alot of content (0.5TB-1TB) it's not ideal.
1630761
The hardware is more than capable. However the GUI front end was quite different than off the shelf routers. Many advanced functions were as of a couple of months ago only available from the command line. I've got one running at home for basic NAT, and saturate my a 25 Mb/s cable connection with torrents and it has no issue with that. However a high end Buffalo with DD-WRT , even if you turn off the radios would be my first choice. Unless you are going to use the POE for ubiquity WiFi.
452562
I used to have this device and it's very good for the price, I played 1080p movies without issues, netflix and such. I have also used VLC to play video and music files from a shared drive on a PC, I understand it's not the same as streaming movies from a NAS, however I do think VLC has that capability, so I don't see why it would not work.
845658
I can't put my hands on my package for this but I researched this question about a year or so ago and my recollection is that you can actually run it legally on a small peer-to-peer network of 3 users. I have used this program for 25 years--including on networks. It is rock solid for what it is. Unfortunately for small time guys like me I think their successor is trying to take it to a higher level to compete with CRM systems which I'm sure it can do. However, they are pricing guys like me out of the market. The bad news is there probably won't be any support for this version going forward. The good news is you probably won't need it. I also wouldn't expect the folks who've sold out to come after you for license infractions but you never know.
687827
It's not a question of whether DLNA is or is not simplistic. It's a question of whether it works when people use this device, and specifically when people use it with the native capabilities of whatever is hosting or storing the media. Saying what's better sidesteps the issue. It would be better for me to ignore the WD and use a powerful desktop computer attached to my TV instead. Unless you factor in cost. In that case, it's better not to need to find any dedicated server program or anything else that's not included for free.
1286279
It has worked fine for me, steaming Netflix and various video files. I haven't pushed it at very high data rates, though. Jim
730811
The Synology interface is simple enough for my dad to use, so yes it's very easy to use/setup. I work in tech and like the Synology boxes because they are simple to use but they expose most of the same functionality that a regular server provides as well. In case you are wondering what I use my Synology NAS boxes for.... one is for important data that I want more redundancy and the big RAID 6 (13 - six terrabyte drives) is for my bluray collection that I rip 1:1 and serve up with Plex.
1488094
It is super fast for me. It updates almost instantaneously for me. Never had any issues and I've had two of them.
771710
It really good if you have a newer router; I transfer data back and forth almost daily from tablets, Mac Laptop and windows desktops. It really good even when transferring data as well as streaming video from the media server part.
1128376
None yet. I ended up getting a DS1513+ just b/c of that and use there CloudStation Sync. It works just like google drive, drop box, and Sky Drive. I believe this syncs faster out side of the network.
1306706
I wouldn't recommend it for large file transfers. Very slow upload/download.
1928921
If there were any updates done on it it was transparent. Mainly use mine to stream from my pc to tv. It has continued to do what I need it to do. Haven't done any research to see what the newer system can do that mine can't.
1728058
I use Media Monkey. It's free for the base version and pretty cheap to go to the full version.