My DS411Slim gives me a max of ~4.5Mbps download speed which is a total kill joy for video streaming. Wondering what speeds others are getting?
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Yeah Dude, it isn't your DS411, look elsewhere. Mine gets used for multiple simultaneous video streaming without any issues. I'm using 4 x 1 Terabyte WD Reds.
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Something is not right there. On a wired 1Gbps connection with a single copy I would expect at least 400Mbps, with speeds over 700Mbps on faster switches (efficient internal packet forwarding). That is from testing when I first received the unit (tested with 4 x 5200 RPM Toshiba 160GB in RAID 5, prior to 4 x 7200 RPM Seagate 750GB in SHR I have had in it since then - but I haven't tried that on a fast switch, my home switch seems to max about 500Mbps). For comparison, I've seen speeds close to single line speed (~900Mbps) on a DS713+/DX513 combo. If you are on WiFi, I would run hardwired tests for comparison. Then start troubleshooting your WiFi.
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Something is not right there. On a wired 1Gbps connection with a single copy I would expect at least 400Mbps, with speeds over 700Mbps on faster switches (efficient internal packet forwarding). That is from testing when I first received the unit (tested with 4 x 5200 RPM Toshiba 160GB in RAID 5, prior to 4 x 7200 RPM Seagate 750GB in SHR I have had in it since then - but I haven't tried that on a fast switch, my home switch seems to max about 500Mbps).For comparison, I've seen speeds close to single line speed (~900Mbps) on a DS713+/DX513 combo.If you are on WiFi, I would run hardwired tests for comparison. Then start troubleshooting your WiFi. Something is not right there. On a wired 1Gbps connection with a single copy I would expect at least 400Mbps, with speeds over 700Mbps on faster switches (efficient internal packet forwarding). That is from testing when I first received the unit (tested with 4 x 5200 RPM Toshiba 160GB in RAID 5, prior to 4 x 7200 RPM Seagate 750GB in SHR I have had in it since then - but I haven't tried that on a fast switch, my home switch seems to max about 500Mbps).For comparison, I've seen speeds close to single line speed (~900Mbps) on a DS713+/DX513 combo.If you are on WiFi, I... » Read More Something is not right there. On a wired 1Gbps connection with a single copy I would expect at least 400Mbps, with speeds over 700Mbps on faster switches (efficient internal packet forwarding). That is from testing when I first received the unit (tested with 4 x 5200 RPM Toshiba 160GB in RAID 5, prior to 4 x 7200 RPM Seagate 750GB in SHR I have had in it since then - but I haven't tried that on a fast switch, my home switch seems to max about 500Mbps).For comparison, I've seen speeds close to single line speed (~900Mbps) on a DS713+/DX513 combo.If you are on WiFi, I would run hardwired tests for comparison. Then start troubleshooting your WiFi. « Show Less
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Recommended download speed for "HD" is 10mbs (maybe 5-10mbs); need 1.5mbs for SD. Use your laptop to test speed of LAN wired or wi-fi (unplug wire to test wi-fi). Use a website like speedtest.org to find download speed. If you don't have 1.5mbs, streaming will be very iffy. Walk your laptop to where you would place the streaming device for the speed test - run it several times to get a set of readings. The S790 is a high quality blu-ray & DVD playback unit; its outstanding feature is the dual core processor that loads video streaming MUCH faster -- it loads about 5x faster than my $130 Panasonic 215 & 220 for video streaming and there is less PQ switching. The S790 was worth $230, and at $200, a good bargain although most people can't believe the price difference is worth the faster steaming. It's hard to suggest buying the S790 until you know your wi-fi bandwidth. If you have 5-10mbs, the S790 will stream very well, in my experience with this Sony and 2 basic Panasonic models.
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I have a slow cable modem, it's hard to say what "regular" and "higher download speeds" mean to different people, but for my area 12 MBPS is about as slow as it gets. That being said, I run a lot on those 12 megs, so if you had 6 MBPS DSL or something like that you would probably be fine. If you mean a 56k modem, I can't say for sure but I wouldn't bet on any video streaming working out.
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I don't know if this answers your question, Andy -- but I do SKYPE with my homies back East -- crystal-clear video AND audio -- and I also run daily VOIP tests at this site: whichvoip(dot)com, with excellent test results. MY SB6120 has met every challenge for over a year, faithfully and flawlessly. I'm on COX Cable --20/2 package. Last Result:Download Speed: 99584 kbps (12448 KB/sec transfer rate)Upload Speed: 9115 kbps (1139.4 KB/sec transfer rate)Friday, March 11, 2011 3:02:14 AM
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The setup that is being used here currently does not use PoE. (was purchased to upgrade/replace an old switch) We have verified that the connections are capable of the 1000MB/S with our farthest workstation showing throughput of 856MB/s to and from the server. Ours was new. (not refurbed) Has been flawless since integration.
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We have obtained several of the lightning deals that sold out very quickly. Tips: Make sure your computer and browser are up to date and without excessive plug-ins or extensions. A fast internet connection with low latency and fast upload is key. Speedtest.net is a great place to check your connection. Mine was reported with 1 ms ping, 151.4 MB download speed and 168.7 MB upload speed. Gotta love the dedicated (un-shared) fiber optic to the home.I might add that we live in a fairly rural area in the rocky mountains (~30,000 population in an area the size of Connecticut)
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Thank you for your reply. I forgot to mention that I'm trying to stream HD mpg files that I'm getting off my Tivo HD. Not sure about their bit-rate but I guess it is high enough. That is the question: What router+adapter allows HD streaming, at least 1080i?As far as I understand it now, old G technology will not fit, we need N-wireless and not 2.4 GHz but 5 GHz etc.
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Short answer is no, but I am getting more than before. Am in Sierra foothills in California, just installed what was "Burst" 50MBps Comcast offering, and 3 days later they raised speed for that level of service to 100Mbps. I had done some testing at the lower speed, and it sometime achieved 50 Mbps, and up to 10% over it on occasion. After announce, nothing changed for a few days, but then I started getting a max of 80 Mbps, and typical sustained rates of 60Mbps, so clearly some improvment. However, I'm now getting outages every evening about 8pm, with connection of/off every few minute. Note that Comcast inidicates you MUST reset modem via power off to get the increased speed. Lynn Brock
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Thanks for the post.My speeds have slightly improved since I upgraded my network to gigabit and upgraded my system to quad 64 bit. My router, NICs, switch, and of course the NAS are all gigabit now. Still, I only get up to 10MB/s. Seems faster than what windows reports though. The only thing I didnt upgrade was the cables, from what I was told cables shouldnt make a difference. Thanks for the reply.
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It is not fast, but I still get 50 or 100 Mbps connections with it and it always just works without a fuss! I'd say it is quite useable unless you are streaming hd media without multicast or are just in a hurry to download large files :).
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6.9 Gbps http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1127&Itemid=70&limit=1&limitstart=8
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My Internet DSL Gateway has an "effective" maximum bandwidth for downloads of about 4.5Mbits/sec, which is more than adequate for this low cost camera. I am getting about 1 fps at maximum resolution, so there is some noticeable small amount of latency in video feedback, but not enough to be of concern.
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No. But technically, the disk station won't be handling the wireless interface, that'd be your router which would be the bottleneck. http://www.synology.com/en-us/products/spec/DS1513+ lists the 4 ports on the DS are gigabit with link aggregation/redundancy Wikipedia lists 802.11 AC max speed is .866 Gbit and N at .150 Gbit Supposedly, max bit rate for 1080p is at 12 Mbit So all in all, I don't see any issue with that if link redundancy was setup to allow for multiple access with their own dedicated lines. What's clear is that wireless in general will be your biggest set back as that cap is reached before the gigabit cap. On top of that, depending on signal loss, you may have much lower speeds but not as low as 12 MBits/s I think; perhaps a wireless repeater to remedy that?
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I have Comcast Blast (50 MBPS down, 10 MBPS Up) and get 57/11 on the Xfinity Speed Test using the the TL-R470T+ router.
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Worked fine for me. What kind of internet connection do you have? And speed?
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I ran this device over a 1 Gbit network and it was sending a file at almost 50mbit per second... And I think that was bottle necked by my laptops write speed. This device is more than capable of streaming anything you want... Believe it or not I can even stream full blown PC game from this device as if they where installed on my PC by setting up a network drive and some special type of folders. Currently I stream uncompressed 1080p 3D content over to not my TV and PS3 and they both work perfectly as if the file was saved locally.
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I am able to stream two 720 60fps 5000 kbps at the same time to two Roku 3's via direct-play. I have converted my videos to direct play on the Roku's and thus I am not using the transcoder function on the Synology. I agree with the other poster, the cpu is not powerful enough to handle on the fly transcoding. It is better to format your videos so they do not require on the fly transcoding.