Testseek.com have collected 70 expert reviews of the Synology DiskStation DS415 Play and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Synology DiskStation DS415 Play.
November 2014
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70 Reviews
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Abstract: T he core function of a NAS is to store your files and share them over a network, but these days they're also home servers, doing much more than simply file serving. They're used as VPN clients, personal web servers and predominately media servers, stream...
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Published: 2015-05-19, Author: Nick , review by: gizmodo.com.au
My family loves it, it's easy for them to use and I haven't heard a single complaint about it yet!Yes, I would highly recommend this product. The Synology DS415play NAS is a fantastic product for media consumption.The ability to transcode in full HD on-th...
Up to 24TB across a fourdisk RAID storage array, 1080p video transcoding in hardware, Whisper quiet fans
No HDMI port for direct TV connection, Lack of physical disk security, No quick copy button, SD Card slot or eSATA ports
We liked The video transcoding capabilities are the main selling point and there are lots of buyers who want this feature, plus the extra storage capacity and RAID capabilities of a four-bay NAS. That said, at around £390 inc VAT (around $650, AU$700), th...
The Synology DS415play, while being my first foray into the world of DSM, leaves a good impression. I enjoyed the layout of the Web GUI or DSM 5.0 rather. While it certainly takes some getting used to if you're moving from another NAS vendor, the ease of...
Synology's DS415play Network Application Server retails for about $500 (Amazon Link). Compared to the DS415+ that we reviewed earlier, this model seems to come in with a slightly less expensive price with the added benefit of offloading on the fly transco...
Great design, Easy-to-use OS, Excellent separation of features into "basic" and "advanced" modes, Good streaming performance and compatibility, Lots of third-party apps, Auto-updating and power scheduling
A bit pricey, Can be noisy (with four drives), A touch sluggish, if you really start eating up a lot of the NAS box's resources
This investment-grade four-bay NAS is easy to use and offers software features galore for neophytes and advanced users alike, not to mention hardware transcoding for multiple streams of 1080p video. (If you don't care about the transcoding, however, you...
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Published: 2015-10-03, Author: Tomas , review by: technogog.com
Transcodes 1080p, Simple setup, Userfriendly interface, Intuitive user interface – Disk Station Manager, Works with Linux, OS X or Windows, Energy Efficient, Two USB 3.0 ports, Near silent operation
Lacks quad core processor, DTS playback is absent, Plex does not take advantage of Evansport transcoding
Comparing the DS214play with the DS415play spec wise shows that they are pretty similar in all respects except for storage capacity. They both have a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom dual core processor and one GB of DDR3 memory. The main difference is the four bays of...
