But which one is the better NAS for video playback, especially at 4K HEVC?Īlso, if I go for the DS1621+, would a RAM upgrade or NVMEe SSD for cacheing help with video playback?Ĭlick to expand.The short answer it won't.ġ621+ was not targeted as a media NAS primarily. The price difference between the 2 NAS's isn't an issue (happy to pay more for the DS1621+). While the Celeron chip on the DS1520+ seems like it would be better as it has a little GPU capabilities on the CPU, the AMD Ryzen is a beefier chip and seems to come off better on your videos even though it is doing software transcoding on HEVC. I can't seem to figure out which NAS will be best. I have watched review videos for Plex and Video Station on the DS920+ (which has the same CPU as the DS1520+) and the DS1621+trying to figure out which one is the best for watching movies and dealing with bigger, denser files, including 4K HEVC. While the DS415+ did struggle with some of the 4K files (especially in HEVC), it played most things. These movies are 720p all the way up to 4k in both H264 and H265 (HEVC). However, my familt and I do watch lots of movies on our smart TV's through the NAS. I have narrowed down my search to 2 Synology NAS's, the DS1621+ and the DS1520+. I am in the market for a new NAS as my old Synology DS415+ has recently decided to die :-( Not very considerate of it!
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