I’m a noob looking to build his first NAS server for media. Is this worth buying in bulk to shuck and install into a Synology DS923+? Open to suggestions if anyone is free to advise. Definitely looking to cash in on this black friday sale event.
I’d advise you go for the older 920+. The 923+ dropped hardware acceleration and you’ll want that if you plan on streaming to a plex or other media apps.
It’s not like Plex doesn’t work, I have a similar model and it works fine. I even share access with friends. If the end device can handle h265 and you don’t need to transcode anything, it works fine. Just be sure the end device can run at the original resolution too.
Most of my screens are 4k or 2k. I have a lot of 1080p content and some 4k content. The issue only may arise if it is down scaling a 4k video to a lower resolution right?
It’s a personal server. I’m not planning to share it with anyone. So it seems like I’m good to go with the DS923+. The 920 that the guy is suggesting is still around a grand USD… Black friday sale has the 923 around 400.
I’m a noob looking to build his first NAS server for media. Is this worth buying in bulk to shuck and install into a Synology DS923+? Open to suggestions if anyone is free to advise. Definitely looking to cash in on this black friday sale event.
I’d advise you go for the older 920+. The 923+ dropped hardware acceleration and you’ll want that if you plan on streaming to a plex or other media apps.
Ooh. Thanks for the tip. Plex is a must have.
It’s not like Plex doesn’t work, I have a similar model and it works fine. I even share access with friends. If the end device can handle h265 and you don’t need to transcode anything, it works fine. Just be sure the end device can run at the original resolution too.
Most of my screens are 4k or 2k. I have a lot of 1080p content and some 4k content. The issue only may arise if it is down scaling a 4k video to a lower resolution right?
Yes. I do keep my 4k content separate. I don’t keep a lot of 4k, it’s mostly all 1080p.
It’s a personal server. I’m not planning to share it with anyone. So it seems like I’m good to go with the DS923+. The 920 that the guy is suggesting is still around a grand USD… Black friday sale has the 923 around 400.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225488782445
I bought a bunch of these
i did the same, only got 4tb drives, but same brand/model.
ugh … i need to upgrade soon
You might consider the 18 TB for $200 deal from Best Buy as well for more density, though this deal is better on a terabyte-per-dollar basis.
I haven’t bought Seagate externals to shuck but I’ve bought a lot of WDs over the years for my Unraid box and I’ve had no issues with them.
It’s out of stock for me at least on the app