edmondwolfman;597757 Wrote: > Do any of you have a speed problem using a NAS to run your Squeezebox > server software when rescanning etc? > > I initially put SB server on my Synology DS 207+ and if worked fine but > seemed a little slow when clearing and rescanning etc. I installed the > Windows version SB server on my vista machine and all I can say is WOW > the difference is astounding. I guess because my vista box has 4G of > RAM and a high powered CPU it runs circles around my exteranl NAS as > the CPU and memory in the NAS was really built for storing, retrieving > and backing up files. > > I was wondering if you are happy with the NAS performance and have you > compared it to a regular windows computer with fast CPU and a lot of > ram.
I would say it is just barely fast enough. It seems fine when using the Touch to browse for music. There is a few seconds delay when I first access it after a long period of inactivity, I guess to "wake it up". I've currently got 2004 songs on it (165 albums). Playing CD quality FLAC (16/44k) albums is perfect. I do occasionally get a stutter at the beginning of hi-resolution (24/96k) FLAC albums. A "re-buffering" only at the very start of the album for a couple of seconds, then it is perfect after that. I'm pretty happy with the setup. I have the NAS in a separate room, and connect to it with Wi-Fi from the Touch. I wouldn't mind if it had a bit more horse-power, but except for the very occasional stutter at the start of hi-res albums, it does everything I want it to, and it has been pretty much flawless. I leave it on 24/7 and it never fails. Even when we have a power outage, it comes right up without intervention. I'm not sure I'd trade it for a more powerful solution unless I could find one that was as small, low power draw, and unobtrusive as the NAS. And the price was right ($180 + drive). A full scan takes about 20 minutes, but a rescan to look for changes only takes about 2 or 3 minutes. If I could find a small ATOM based computer with more memory, in a small box that housed the drive, I would probably be willing to pay an extra hundred or so bucks for that, but I didn't see anything that fit the bill when I was looking, so I went with the TS-110. I'm pretty happy with it, but it could be better.... I did try the server on my desktop, and it was better. It never stuttered on the hi-res albums. But if I go with a wired connection from the NAS to the Touch, it almost never stutters. It looks like the combination of low horsepower in the NAS and a wireless connection cause the stutter. The desktop doesn't stutter even when wireless to the Touch. Terry -- TerryS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TerryS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40835 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84094 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
