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NAS Query

  • 29-03-2014 05:18PM
    #1
    cubix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭


    Hoping to buy a NAS to plug into my UPC router and store variouis files (movies/backups etc). At the moment I watch movies on the tv via a WD media player/usb ext drive. In the future if I wanted to watch movies on various smart tv's around the house would I need a media player at each tv or can cat5 carry a video signal and be plugged direct into the tv


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  • #2
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Most current NAS devices are DLNA compatible which all smart TVs, laptops and the WDTV will pick up and stream the media directly off. I use all 3 devices (plus a PS3, iPad, multiple phones) on my server with a DLNA app and it works fine over my UPC router.


  • #3
    cubix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭cubix


    IF I run a cat5 from the UPC router (which the NAS is plugged into) to a smart tv upstairs can I simply plug the cat 5 into the smart tv and it will work or do I need to terminate the cat5 into a media player and then connect the media player to the smart tv.


  • #4
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    cubix wrote: »
    IF I run a cat5 froother. UPC router (which the NAS is plugged into) to a smart tv upstairs can I simply plug the cat 5 into the smart tv and it will work or do I need to terminate the cat5 into a media player and then connect the media player to the smart tv.
    That's fine, once the NAS and TV are connected to the same network (LAN or WiFi), then they can both see each other. Same goes for any other devices connected to the UPC router.


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