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Not sure which to use what do you think?

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Not sure which to use what do you think?

Desktop 1: CPU: Intel Core i7 4770  GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 Ram: Crucial DDR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and Segate 1TB Hard drive  Desktop 2: CPU: Intel Pentium G3258  GPU: AMD R7 250  Ram: Corsair Vengance DRR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Mobo: MSI H81M-E33  PSU: Corsair CX430M  Case: Rosewill MicroAtx Mini Tower

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They can be the same thing. So Im not sure of your question. A NAS can use plex as it's media server utility as well. Or just build a box for one. Ususually a home made build can yield better results if you are doing a lot of remote clients at one time. But a NAS will work perfect if it's just at home for use.

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They can be the same thing. So Im not sure of your question. A NAS can use plex as it's media server utility as well. Or just build a box for one. Ususually a home made build can yield better results if you are doing a lot of remote clients at one time. But a NAS will work perfect if it's just at home for use.

How can you have NAS use plex?

Desktop 1: CPU: Intel Core i7 4770  GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 Ram: Crucial DDR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and Segate 1TB Hard drive  Desktop 2: CPU: Intel Pentium G3258  GPU: AMD R7 250  Ram: Corsair Vengance DRR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Mobo: MSI H81M-E33  PSU: Corsair CX430M  Case: Rosewill MicroAtx Mini Tower

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How can you have NAS use plex?

If you use FreeNAS there is a Plex plugin

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How can you have NAS use plex?

 

NAS can use Plex as it's software. If you go to Plex's download, it will as you if its a PC build or NAS.

 

**beat me to it above

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Is it ok to use a full sized desktop as a nas server

Desktop 1: CPU: Intel Core i7 4770  GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 Ram: Crucial DDR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and Segate 1TB Hard drive  Desktop 2: CPU: Intel Pentium G3258  GPU: AMD R7 250  Ram: Corsair Vengance DRR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Mobo: MSI H81M-E33  PSU: Corsair CX430M  Case: Rosewill MicroAtx Mini Tower

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I run synology software (XPenology) on my HP microserver and use that to run plex, subsonic and serviio. It's a pretty powerful solution and cheap too. I also point XBMC to my NAS media.

Subsonic is a great music server.

Plex is a great all rounder especially good for transcoding audio, if your client device doesn't support the standard.

Serviio is great as a DNLA server for streaming natively to TVs etc.

And XBMC is simply the best media centre client available.

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NAS can use Plex as it's software. If you go to Plex's download, it will as you if its a PC build or NAS.

 

**beat me to it above

Installing freenas now do you recommend installing it on a usb drive?

Desktop 1: CPU: Intel Core i7 4770  GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 Ram: Crucial DDR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and Segate 1TB Hard drive  Desktop 2: CPU: Intel Pentium G3258  GPU: AMD R7 250  Ram: Corsair Vengance DRR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Mobo: MSI H81M-E33  PSU: Corsair CX430M  Case: Rosewill MicroAtx Mini Tower

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Installing freenas now do you recommend installing it on a usb drive?

 

Yes, absolutely.  FreeNAS takes the entire physical medium it is installed on.  You can't even partition it and use the rest for storage.  Better to use an 8GB stick for it than a HDD or SSD.

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