Setup:
Living Room
TV
AVR
PS3 (games, netflix, amazon prime)
Xbox 360 (games, netflix, amazon prime)
AppleTV 2 (airplay)
Router
Synology ds213air (just purchased) w/ 2x 3gb WD Red raid 1
Bedroom
TV
AVR
Roku 2 XS
I just purchased the Synology and I love it, however it has me thinking if I actually made the right choice for what I am trying to achieve now and in the future.
Right now, the Synology is running Plex Server (stream to roku, ps3, xbox, etc.) and Synology Videostation (stream to phones/ipad). In a nutshell, this is all I want to achieve and the Synology does it just fine, however the PS3/Xbox interfaces are lacking since they cannot run plex/xbmc and both the ps3/xbox do not support mkv so the synology has to do a container swap of a 10gb 1080p file on the fly (very intensive for an arm cpu). I truly would rather have a better interface for my livingroom to handle the streaming. I know I can jailbreak the AppleTV to run xbmc, but I would be limited to 1080p unless I upgrade to the ATV3.
So is there a solution (I'm thinking nas+htpc?) which will allow me to run xbmc and hook directly up to the receiver and control it via a remote (I have an rf receiver) in the living room?
Other considerations
1. Can the solution run netflix, amazon prime, in HD w/ 5.1 sound etc? Or do I leave this to the PS3
2. Can the solution play music?
3. I understand the bedroom could not run xbmc, but would have to run plex via Roku. Or is there a way to get the solution to integrate with the bedroom tv?
4. I highly doubt I will be doing any transcoding
5. The solution needs to be available via the internet remotely for streaming to pc, iphone, ipad, etc..
Ideally, I am trying to achieve a the simplest solution that gives me a house-wide media streaming solution.
I am open to building the hardware if cheaper than purchasing a pre-made solution
The Synology is stil eligible for return
Living Room
TV
AVR
PS3 (games, netflix, amazon prime)
Xbox 360 (games, netflix, amazon prime)
AppleTV 2 (airplay)
Router
Synology ds213air (just purchased) w/ 2x 3gb WD Red raid 1
Bedroom
TV
AVR
Roku 2 XS
I just purchased the Synology and I love it, however it has me thinking if I actually made the right choice for what I am trying to achieve now and in the future.
Right now, the Synology is running Plex Server (stream to roku, ps3, xbox, etc.) and Synology Videostation (stream to phones/ipad). In a nutshell, this is all I want to achieve and the Synology does it just fine, however the PS3/Xbox interfaces are lacking since they cannot run plex/xbmc and both the ps3/xbox do not support mkv so the synology has to do a container swap of a 10gb 1080p file on the fly (very intensive for an arm cpu). I truly would rather have a better interface for my livingroom to handle the streaming. I know I can jailbreak the AppleTV to run xbmc, but I would be limited to 1080p unless I upgrade to the ATV3.
So is there a solution (I'm thinking nas+htpc?) which will allow me to run xbmc and hook directly up to the receiver and control it via a remote (I have an rf receiver) in the living room?
Other considerations
1. Can the solution run netflix, amazon prime, in HD w/ 5.1 sound etc? Or do I leave this to the PS3
2. Can the solution play music?
3. I understand the bedroom could not run xbmc, but would have to run plex via Roku. Or is there a way to get the solution to integrate with the bedroom tv?
4. I highly doubt I will be doing any transcoding
5. The solution needs to be available via the internet remotely for streaming to pc, iphone, ipad, etc..
Ideally, I am trying to achieve a the simplest solution that gives me a house-wide media streaming solution.
I am open to building the hardware if cheaper than purchasing a pre-made solution
The Synology is stil eligible for return
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