How is the video streaming on this? Any lags? the primary use will be streaming video and the lag on my current little netbook I use drives me crazy
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Video streaming seems to be great, even with HD. That's primarily what we use it form, and no complaints at all for that.
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I didn't experience the setup problems you did, nor did I experience the stuttering. So I guess the answer to your question is that things must have improved. After more testing after my initial review, I did encounter a few negatives: I did hear the noisy fan (I didn't notice initially since it was in a room I don't often visit). When trying to play the streams on my MacBook laptop using Safari, I did get stuttering, but that isn't my primary use case. And when playing on Roku, the video quality isn't as good as, say, the same shows streaming from Hulu. But I would expect that since Hulu isn't streaming live and can devote more horsepower to encoding the streams. On an iPad, however, the streams look great! Also, I've recently had a chance to try streaming from Simple.TV to ChromeCast. Similar issues with video quality not being as good as live TV, but quality was the same as on Roku. I actually prefer viewing on ChromeCast vs. Roku, but that's my personal preference. Overall, I'm quite happy with the device. Is it perfect? No. But it seems that it is getting incrementally better with each software update.
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Haven't watched any movies yet, but lots of HD YouTube videos. I have fast Internet so everything loads fast. Videos stream flawlessly if originating server is fast or there isn't a clog in the pipe elsewhere. Buy plenty of RAM; 8GB minimum in my opinion. More is better.
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no, it does not. I use mine mostly for video streaming and picture viewing in my network. some word processing and Excel spreadsheets manipulation. The computer response to all these tasks is really excellent. No lags or freezing whatsoever. I would not hesitate to buy it again. Good luck!
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Cool, thanks for the input. I think I might pull the trigger on this one. I was thinking about building a Home Server from a POS Celeron D Compaq Presario that I already have, but the Acer's removable hard drive trays and low power consumption puts it over the top.
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Hello KC. Your mini would come with more then enough ram to do what you need. You have a 2.5 ghz processor, 4 gigs of ram... and if you manage to outgrow that you can upgrade the ram down the road. I am a graphic artist and work with memory intensive programs, it is very fast and haven't noticed any lag time as long as you don't have too many other programs open in the background. There is also an additional perk that you Mini comes pre-loaded with iMovie software so you can create videos from scratch. :)
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I'm not sure how it would be with that particular program but I do know that it works really well for movies, video and gaming. My son and I play minecraft and skyrim on it all the time and have no lag or filching problems.I hope this can help a bit.
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I haven't had any issues buffering videos. In fact I haven't had any problems with anything regarding this tablet. Well worth the money, surprised it doesn't cost more
198616
Pretty good. I only use it for still images via email, not for full screen streaming.
844101
It's a great little machine, but it is NOT gamer capable. That's totally not the market this is focused at - think of this thing as a modern "netbook". It's fine for browsing the web and general "office" apps, but you aren't going to want to run anything beyond web-based games on it.
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No lag, just make sure you don't run your audio cables near magnetic/electrical interference or there will be constant hum, sometimes popping noises. It's a been a great external card so far. Basically turned my laptop into a 5.1 entertainment system. Combine it with some decent Logitech 5.1 speakers and you're all set. Also, I would recommend K-Lite Codec pack on your system to get the most out of this.
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Yes this PC will easily handle live streaming, remember your router/internet service also plays a role in streaming without buffering. If you can direct connect to your router vs wireless it is even faster. The processor, memory and video are plenty adequate with this PC. We use it for internet gaming with little to no lag.
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Just got this in the mail recently and I have to say that it is excellent in terms of its ability to play internet video (though for some reason it takes the LQ stream on youtube on occasion), and does well with paid streaming services - it does not have support for videos on NAS or USB
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I haven't experienced any lag. It's been working quite well. I do a lot of Photoshop and Lightroom work with it.
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Thank you for your inquiry. Due to one core processor it's not able to watch streaming videos such as Youtube or Netflix etc.
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Yes and no. Streaming audio and most video should be OK... But if you want to play a hardcore fast action hi Def video game I think the lag and occasional choppyness will be a showstopper
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Much of the streaming speed depends on the quality of your network. If you have flakey AP's or hubs(why Lord why?) or crap switches between the NAS and your destination then prayer is the only thing that can help. This NAS has a gigabit NIC so it's ready for anything. I have not used "Video Station" the Synology streaming app that is free from the Synology Package Store but it gets excellent reviews. Make sure you order quality hard drives like these RED WD's http://www.amazon.com/WD-Red-NAS-Hard-Drive/dp/B008JJLZ7G/ref=pd_sim_pc_2. Try to order the model with the + like the Diskstation 213+ or 413+. These models have more RAM and better processors. I've setup 3 of these in the last couple of months and I love them. I've used the Buffalo and the Iomega and others including the hybrid Windows Home Server - none can touch the Synology models for ease of setup and speed. Join the Synology message board and spend a few minutes researching setup. Watch some of the videos on your target use of the NAS so that when it comes you're not surprised. It does take some time to format and check the drives but after that it just sits there doing what you want it to do. Good Luck! Timmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm