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Hi there I am interested in buying a NAS device on which to transfer my CDs to play via my Moment. Any suggestions please on which NAS would be suitable and not cost the earth. Thanks. Bill.
Druers:Hi there I am interested in buying a NAS device on which to transfer my CDs to play via my Moment. Any suggestions please on which NAS would be suitable and not cost the earth. Thanks. Bill.
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I use a PC dedicated as server ("to fast" processor, "excessive" memory, but cheaper).
DLNA server: Minimserver
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Kiran
Born in NL; I ride ML
I use a QNAP 251, with their own music server feeding the Moment.
Been pretty impressed actually - no issues, and their web GUI is very decent.
Around 270 GBP on Amazon.
I'm using a Raspberry Pi set up with Twonky Server, which was pretty easy to do using these instructions from Weebyx. If you have never dealt with Linux and aren't comfortable with command-line work on a computer, it may be a bit much.
Cost was $70 USD for a Raspberry Pi starter kit (R-Pi, SD card, case, power supply) plus $5 for a USB HDD carrier to hold an SSD I already owned as a spare. If you got your Moment new from a dealer you should already have a Twonky license; I got my Moment used so needed to buy the Twonky license for another $20.
I haven't actually measured the power consumption, but one reason I went for the Raspberry Pi and SSD was the minimal power draw when idle.
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