How easy is it to upload large files via the web access ? Would this work as a media server ? And if not, recommendations ?
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The Pogo device simply makes a backup copy to a separate drive on the system. I quit using it to avoid time required each time computer was turned on. I do not keep computers up 24 hour/day.
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Western Digital make a Mycloud device with one, two and three terabuyte drive which you can attach to your router making your own cloud. Probably faster than pogoplug. I was so unhappy with my pogoplugs that I took all of them pout of use. Slow and when I unhooked them not very accessible.
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As in somewhat of the other answers, remote streaming & download speed depends on your home internet upload speed. If you don't have at least 3Mbps up, you will not be happy with the performance. I have 6Mbps up & performance is fine. The ver 4 Pogoplug device has many nice features & simply works as a portal to your home network.
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Web access seems kind of slow. Dropbox.com or box.com would probably work better.
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Samuel:It is fairly easy to upload files with pogoplug. The upload speed obviously depends on your internet connection but the process is pretty simple. It is done via a file explorer window. As far as a media server, yes you can stream video and play slideshows of your photos through the web access site.Hope this helps.VHC
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The only time I notice any significant delay is when I move large blocks of files. Normal daily file transfer is fine. I stream movies off of it and use it for my iTunes library and it works like a charm.
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It will play all media file types.... As far as the gb capacity, I have mine hooked up to a 1.5TB external hard drive full of audio/video/photo files and it's never had any trouble streaming any of it.
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I use the built-in media server to serve videos to my PS3 and iPhone/iPod, so I assume you wouldn't have problems with Android either. Note that I convert all of my iOS QuickTime videos to MP4 with QuickTime Pro. I also stream videos shot with my Samsung handheld, which encodes directly in MP4. This is all more to deal with limitations of the PS3 than the NAS itself. I also have some bandwidth issues on my wi-fi that make streaming HD encoded above about 10Mb/s a little choppy, but I don't believe those to be a limitation of the NAS, because the CPU monitor shows very little overhead and it has plenty of IO capacity. I also use the NAS as a photo library for the PS3 with no problem. Synology provides an iOS app that you can use for photo browsing, as well as a means for configuring it to be accessible even outside of your LAN.
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Well, I do not know as it seems pretty neatly closed, but there is always the alternative to use an external and/or network accessible drives. That's what I do over a Gigabit network. Good luck.
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The drive can be accessed by any PC on the network that you've configured. So, in that way yes it can be used as a music or media server. I have streaed music from this to my laptop then to my stereo via Bluetooth. Ive never tried to stream video beyond my laptop.
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Startup is pretty quick. Remember, the chromebox can only play thru a web browser. I would be hesitant to stream something that requires a ton of resources.
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I agree - in practice this works well - but - if you've got a VERY hi-res camera (D2X/D2Xs, 5D or 1DSMkII etc) you could run into the 4mb limit easily - so I shoow raw and medium quality jpeg - and all is good. Alternatively - if you're buying it SOLELY for photo storage on the move - have a look at the EPSON Photofine range (P-4000 etc) - they do just that job - but VERY well!
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Yes. It comes with several services you can use. Dropbox, Google Drive are two of the most popular.
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The Synology interface is simple enough for my dad to use, so yes it's very easy to use/setup. I work in tech and like the Synology boxes because they are simple to use but they expose most of the same functionality that a regular server provides as well. In case you are wondering what I use my Synology NAS boxes for.... one is for important data that I want more redundancy and the big RAID 6 (13 - six terrabyte drives) is for my bluray collection that I rip 1:1 and serve up with Plex.
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Hmm, why would you use ftp? This is a streaming device, just to send SD video over IP. Nothing else...
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Just as KrellSteel said, works fine once you use Disk Manager on it. I have a 4TB drive, a WD40EURX, and gave it a GUID partition with NTFS, and drive letter for convenience, and it's copying files like a champ as I type. Copying 200GB of data (5% of it's capacity) takes about 40 minutes.
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Yes you can do this. You will need to use a media server in order to do this. Microsoft has one that is built in to most Operating Systems if you have windows Vista, or 7 you can use Windows Media Player and there are setting in there that allow you to setup a media server. You would then just choose a directory (aka your 2TB drive) to share and when you use the WD Play you go in to the storage app and chose the media server you setup and all the files will be on there. Now personally I have found Plex to be better and easier Media Server to use so I would recommend downloading Plex Media Server. (It is free) You do the same thing add the files and then the Plex Server will show up on your WD Box under the Storage App.
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Video files, even 480, can get very large. E-mail isn't exactly the ideal way to send video. Technically it should work but my workplace, for example, has a 2 mb limit on attached files.
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Thanks, I'll look into how that is done. Also, can a flashdrive handle a program this large or only just files?
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Yes but it is extremely hard to upload a lot of pictures at once. You have to individually select up to 50 images and then connect and if it doesn't connect right then you have to start over and you just spent tons of time doing nothing. Good for a quick 5-10 picture upload but anything over that you need to use the card reader.
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I've got it. I still use external backup drives. I get this thing, but if the transfer is slow over wireless, and you need to plug it in to transfer more efficiently, it is basically an external backup drive. If you have a smart TV or other devices that can tap into the mycloud to play music or watch videos, etc... then maybe that's a good solution. I have some stuff as a backup device, and then what doesn't fit on my computer I can access easily on that drive. That is a wonderful solution, as it makes it virtually seem like it's on my laptop. But it's just an external hard drive that is always turned on. I've got it. I still use external backup drives. I get this thing, but if the transfer is slow over wireless, and you need to plug it in to transfer more efficiently, it is basically an external backup drive. If you have a smart TV or other devices that can tap into the mycloud to play music or watch videos, etc... then maybe that's a good solution. I have some stuff as a backup device, and then what doesn't fit on my computer I can access easily on that drive. That is a wonderful solution, as it makes it virtually seem like it's on my laptop. But it's just an external hard drive that is... » Read More I've got it. I still use external backup drives. I get this thing, but if the transfer is slow over wireless, and you need to plug it in to transfer more efficiently, it is basically an external backup drive. If you have a smart TV or other devices that can tap into the mycloud to play music or watch videos, etc... then maybe that's a good solution. I have some stuff as a backup device, and then what doesn't fit on my computer I can access easily on that drive. That is a wonderful solution, as it makes it virtually seem like it's on my laptop. But it's just an external hard drive that is always turned on. « Show Less