Shield vs Qnap 251A - Capabilities

Currently running Channels on Qnap 251A, however also have a Shield (2015 16gb). I haven’t been able to test Channels on the Shield since the latest updates (as our time is dedicated to dealing with problems caused by Irma in SWFL). Due to recent updates, is there any advantage to changing the DVR engine to the Shield? It appears that Channels on Shield still cannot record to USB 3 attached to NAS (my current config) however, is this the only limitation? IIRC, the Shield would be better for both transcoding and remote viewing (& it seems now I could attach current USB 3 as external storage without loss of functionality…& no more disconnects?).

I’m in the process of migrating from WMC to Channels (and also dealing with post Irma mess!). I’m currently using the 500gb internal storage of a Shield Pro and have had no real issues thus far. I have seen an occasional tuned channel hang that was quickly rectified by changing the channel and back again.

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