Best NAS UpNp

Dexstroyer · 21-02-2010, 16:11

Hi all,

Anyone got a ethernet NAS that they use with the 360?

I currently use a pc to hold my music etc but want to move towards the above and just hide it away with my modem/router etc.

Seems to be a lot of conflicting evidence on stuff working first time with no setup nightmares!

Budget £100 to include HDD

martyh · 21-02-2010, 16:20

i use a Buffalo NAS 500gb it's worked well for over a year now ,the read/ right speed is said to be a little slow by reviewers but i believe this has been addressed in new models and i have not had any issues

Dexstroyer · 21-02-2010, 17:15

Great,

Does it read the files easily? I had one last year, erm a netgear which would only read certain files and the file path could not contain a . or a symbol in anyway

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Bit dearer than I wanted to pay but how would this one do?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177384

martyh · 21-02-2010, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Dexstroyer

Great,

Does it read the files easily? I had one last year, erm a netgear which would only read certain files and the file path could not contain a . or a symbol in anyway

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Bit dearer than I wanted to pay but how would this one do?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177384

thats the same as mine except mine is 500gb so will be fine in works well with netgear ,dlink ,routers and just sits nice and quiet in the corner doing exactly what it's supposed to do .my sons watch films wirelessly through their 360's from my nas with no problems
so good luck and have a shop around i paid £72 in christmas 2008 for mine

Dexstroyer · 21-02-2010, 17:52

Is yours this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Just asking because it would do for me but just read a review on amazon that said it doesnt work well with Xbox.... im confused now! lol

martyh · 21-02-2010, 18:05

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Originally Posted by Dexstroyer

Is yours this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Just asking because it would do for me but just read a review on amazon that said it doesnt work well with Xbox.... im confused now! lol

yes that's mine ,and don't be put off by an individuals own review ,mine does work well with x-box ,it did with the ps3 also ,so i am biased .If someone had a bad experience it could be down to a number of issues from a faulty drive to a faulty x box or just wrong settings

If however you do decide to go for a different make,make sure you DONT get one that is FAT32 format as these are only capable of holding files up to 4 gig and although they can be re-formatted to other file types it removes there network capability

Dexstroyer · 21-02-2010, 18:15

Great,

If I go for this and get stuck can I give you a shout

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Also can I ask if the items display on the Xbox similar to when they are on the pc? icons etc

Hom3r · 21-02-2010, 18:49

I'm after a NAS drive, but I would like wireless & one that can connect to a TV, so you can play you videos on the TV.

Dexstroyer · 21-02-2010, 18:52

One thing I have, which im about to list on Ebay is an Asus Eeebox B202 pc.

Have a look on google its got quite a lot and comes with a remote etc, I never got round to using that bit though.
Might suit what your after, built in wireless as well

martyh · 21-02-2010, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Dexstroyer

Great,

If I go for this and get stuck can I give you a shout

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Also can I ask if the items display on the Xbox similar to when they are on the pc? icons etc

yes no problem at all

the NAS drive will show as
share
\\LS-CHLAD8 and then the file names will be the same as they apear on your pc

danielf · 21-02-2010, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

I'm after a NAS drive, but I would like wireless & one that can connect to a TV, so you can play you videos on the TV.

Just plug it into your router and you can access it through your router's wireless. Hook the laptop you're playing a video on up to the TV and you're away...

Dexstroyer · 21-02-2010, 19:27

Thank you,

hopefully pick one up now,

Hom3r · 21-02-2010, 21:49

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Originally Posted by danielf

Just plug it into your router and you can access it through your router's wireless. Hook the laptop you're playing a video on up to the TV and you're away...

I'm looking for more of a HDD that doesn't need the laptop being on.

I've seen them but without wireless.

Dexstroyer · 07-03-2010, 12:44

Back again,

Any idea if this would work for streaming to the 360's without any issues?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Perip...roductId=34671