How does it perform streaming videos? Thank you
1049198
It all depends on the network...on my 3mbps home wifi, netflix works fine, very minimal loading time, no pauses for buffering and good quality...but if I'm on a public network or trying to piggyback on my next door neighbors' wifi (they gave me the password! sometimes at&t; goes down and they have comcast.) then it can be a struggle to get videos to load at all, much less play smoothly. But I don't think the device itself has any particular limitations as to what videos it can stream.
1049199
I've streamed Netflix and YouTube plenty of times with no problems. I've also sent the stream to an external monitor with no problems.
1450512
I have not attempted it. The provided software does not. But it streams the video feed to other applications. There most like are some that can receive and record a live video stream
61314
It can play videos from SD Card and USB. It doesn't have built in UPnP so you would have to use another device to stream. I personally use a PlayStation 3 or Chrome cast.
796462
Streams Hulu fine with low to medium video settings. Ads can be choppy. Haven't tried Netflix.
1643176
Does it stream in HD because it seems to be in low quality video playback. .
899276
I havent tried it with an on line streaming service such as hulu - however i saw a significant improvement in performance in streaming hd movies from my NAS.
1385712
No, it does't. Video streaming is done via a cable to a zone(it has three), or you can stream from pc, phone, tablet to the receiver via network or USB port.
1501706
Honestly, Robert, I've been using it for system backups/restores. I haven't tried it for streaming.
151883
I have had no problem with this unit at all. It is on my home network (wired and wireless). The performance is very good so far. I plan to put my streaming video on the drive in a couple months so will see how that works. For now, great purchase
1987432
The 800x can handle streaming video without a problem. You go any slower you can have some problems.
899271
The biggest slowdown to streaming video is the speed of your connection to the streaming server.The card should improve streaming a bit if you have an underpowered computer, but it is with large locally stored files that this card really shines
811609
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
902850
The Gigabyte mini is only used for word processing and email. Could not tell you about streaming.
1963619
Even if you use WiFi, the streaming is fast and reliable. I've had it for a long time now and never experienced any lag. It's just the menu that's very slow. It's fine if you know what you want to watch, but it's like being on dial up again if you are just browsing.
1744930
This card does not do the streaming. This card simply takes an input from hdmi or sdi device and feeds it to your computer which is then used by software for whatever purpose you've set up. To do streaming, try searching online 'blackmagic mini recorder streaming' or 'blackmagic mini recorder fmle' ... this card is also compatible with vMix switching which has streaming and recording capabilities as well as many other software programs.
235718
While Youtube works, I would say that Youtube is the laggiest of all apps I have used on the unit. (and least impressed with the interface). TWC, PLEX, Netflix and Amazon all work great.
29172
Can't answer that. It does stream youtube Hulu type vids well (what I got it for), but my guess it would not do well for gaming.