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Question

The Best NAS Cloud Server to Stream Video?

Jun 1, 2011 5:53PM PDT

<span id="INSERTION_MARKER"> Heads up, I am technology-illiterate. It took a couple hours of research to learn the terminology I use below to describe what I am looking for.
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I want a personal NAS Cloud Server to:
1. Store songs, pictures, and movies on in order to free hard drive space on my Macbook Pro (and other secondary computers).

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That might be difficult.
Jun 1, 2011 8:01PM PDT

Webbased storage commonly is just web based storage. You need more than storage. You need a webserver that's able to stream video and sound and comes with 2 TB of storage.

Kees

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To start your research about cloud storage.
Jun 2, 2011 4:49AM PDT

A common service is dropbox (www.dropbox.com). Their cost is $19.99 per month for 100 GB and that's the max they offer on their site. But if you contact them you might be able to arrange a price of less then $400 per month for 2 TB.

Kees

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Already use it.
Jun 2, 2011 7:00AM PDT

I already use Dropbox for my research, but I'd prefer a solution that didn't store the files locally on my hard drive, which would defeat purpose #1.

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Never found such a thing.
Jun 2, 2011 5:52AM PDT

I think you jammed NAS and CLOUD together. One thing is not the other and maybe you thought by jamming the two together it would make it better but I can't tell.

As to " technology-illiterate " I have doubts about that. Why not put some Apple media server box into your office and be done with this? As to the price, almost all I see at that price is junk. That is, will fail in one way or another and never give the owner any notice they should have had a second copy.

Something is very odd about your choice of words to describe what you want. Why not remove all the TLA (three letter acronyms) and FLA and just find what you want?
Bob

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You need to look.
Jun 2, 2011 7:05AM PDT

<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Search for "Iomega NAS Cloud Server." That's just one.
Then search for "Buffalo CloudStor Pro NAS server."

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Let's try this another way.
Jun 2, 2011 7:16AM PDT

Since you found your NAS CLOUD things, what stopped you from buying them and getting this done?

As to NAS CLOUD and the MARKETING DEPARTMENT's abuse of the terms, I fear I offended you and apologize but when marketing is involved you never know what will happen.
Bob

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Reread the original post.
Jun 2, 2011 8:50AM PDT

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Let's try it this way.
Jun 2, 2011 9:27AM PDT

"The Best NAS Cloud Server to Stream Video?"

So far Amazon's Cloud services are about the best I've seen. Dropbox is something I'm using so that works too.

But it appears you want to host this so that means we have to redefine what Cloud means. That's OK. For this discussion we'll redefine cloud to mean I can get to my stuff on the internet.

--> I see Kees has already noted dropbox and costs. But let's try to host that at home and we find that it's usually not allowed. Almost every ISP agreement has a clause of NO SERVERS.

The IOmega and such devices would fail for that simple reason.

Looks like you are really stuck to finding web hosting of this content.
Bob

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http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/800-146/Draft-NIST-
Jun 2, 2011 10:52AM PDT

Not redefining cloud at all. See source above, and search for the dozens of others whose URLs I am unable to copy and paste here for your convenience.

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Re: Cloud NAS
Jun 2, 2011 7:14PM PDT
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We have too many clouds.
Jun 3, 2011 5:24AM PDT

We'll have to define one before we can chat about that solution.

But with most ISPs forbidding servers, we can dismiss any box that serves files up from the home for now. Unless you are going to ignore that.
Bob

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Incorrect.
Jun 3, 2011 8:24AM PDT

They forbid public servers run from home, not private ones.

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Slicing it finely.
Jul 27, 2011 12:42PM PDT

Let's let folk get into the hot water on their own. That is, if you expose a server to the internet, they can give you trouble. Few do, but as long as folk know.
Bob

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I'm looking for the same thing
Jul 27, 2011 12:34PM PDT

It's really difficult to find one, I think, and if you are not an expert, all the tech/marketing language is difficult to understand. I'm looking for a simple solution. I am not an expert so I've been messing with different media server softwares and NAS products.

I use my external hard drives and Dlink 321 NAS to store all of my media. I use PS3 Media Server and PlayOn to stream digital content and media on my external Hard drives to PS3, internet tv (NAS/PlayOn), and phone (PlayOn) but the computer needs to be on and the software needs to be running. I have issues with Dlink because I don't see some of my files and folders on my PS3 but I see them on my computer. It's frustrating because the files are there but I don't see them on my PS3. I also use Dropbox, Box.com and Amazon for cloud storage. So I am looking for one product that will allow me to stream, store and access my files at home without having my PC on all the time.

I'm now looking into orb caster media server software from Orb.com (http://www.orb.com/en/updated-orb-caster/testfeatures.html), Pogoplug Multimedia Sharing Device
(http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=216745874), and NAS products with web access (http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=213897929). I think Orb and Pogoplug has android apps as well. I know this isn't the answer you are looking for but you are not alone. I'm looking for the same thing. Were you able to find what you are looking for? Thanks.

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I found my solution and it was as cheap, cheaper than
Jul 27, 2011 12:44PM PDT

After years of trying servers, NAS servers and the solution came down to a netbook. It does it all and the current version I have draws 5 Watts on idle and 11 Watts when busy.

Cost was 228 and I'm done.
Bob