I'm looking to build a low cost basic NAS setup, mainly for media sharing on the local network with enough bandwidth for 4k media. I'm not sure whether to go for ready-to-use devices (WD MyCloud or Seagate Central) or build my own (disk-less NAS box with separate HDDs) or use my old PC and convert it into a NAS/Media PC (will need to buy a GPU).
I have a Gigabit Ethernet router with WiFi ac support. I also have an old PC which I'm planning to sell by individual parts (Intel C2Q based with no GPU with a CM690 case which I consider very big for a living room setting - I've build a new PC re-using my old GPU)
Here's a list of what I need from the NAS setup:
Here's a list of things that are NOT important for me:
Any suggestions would be helpful.
I have a Gigabit Ethernet router with WiFi ac support. I also have an old PC which I'm planning to sell by individual parts (Intel C2Q based with no GPU with a CM690 case which I consider very big for a living room setting - I've build a new PC re-using my old GPU)
Here's a list of what I need from the NAS setup:
Gigabit Ethernet support for fast file copy and access - source for write would be a PC with GbE
DLNA support or alternatives for trouble free media playback on Android 4k TV (using Kodi) or other mobile devices (mainly for 4k video playback and photo viewing)
Here's a list of things that are NOT important for me:
Accessing data on the NAS from the Internet
Data redundancy (like RAID 1)
Transcoding media
Any suggestions would be helpful.