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#1

I am new at this so please bear with me. I currently and using a Qnap TS-251+ with the Channel DVR running on it. Celeron J1900 up to 1900 MHz 8 GB memory. I believe it not to be enough to handle two or three stream away from home. My upload load speed is well over 500. We have Frontier Fios 1 or 2 gig service. my limit me be the router as well as the nas.

So thinking of trying MIni Pc like ACEMAGICIAN Vista V1 Mini Pc Computers, 12Th Gen Intel N95 (Beat N100, Up to 3.4Ghz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 512GB SSD Mini Computer, UHD 4K HDMI DP, Dual WiFi/Bt, Gigabit Ethernet Vesa, Home/Office Micro Pc.

Anyone let me know what mini pc you use and having good sucess with please.
Thank you.

#2

If your upload speed is 500. I would think you could change the streaming quality to original then your nas wouldn't have to transcode the video going out. I guess it would depend on the device and its internet you are connecting with. For the most part transcoding is for devices that can't play the native resolution and or very low upload speed for internet. Like cable when it only had 10 Mbps.

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#3

That my help. Worth trying, but you're limited by the download speed of your clients using cellular and WiFi connections.

I don't personally use one, but the Beelink N95 and N100 Mini PC's are mentioned a lot in the forum.

#4

Mini PC with storage on your NAS is a great way to go. The one you described has more than enough power for typical use. The N95 is a faster CPU than the N100 and new N150 yet they all are more than fast enough and you will not see the CPU very busy running channels. If you are transcoding for remote viewing the N150 has a slightly faster GPU than the others. In reality you will probably be limited to 3 to 4 remote streams using any of these CPUs to transcode.