I use the drive as a backup drive (for Acronis True Image) and a streaming server for music and videos. And this is the purpose of the NAS hard drive perfectly. It depends on a Fritz! Box 7170, whereby the speed (unfortunately) is slowed down to around 10MB / s. Installation was super easy: connect, CD insert (it can be done without, if you look a little familiar with networks), install software - done. All done within approximately 5 minutes. Thereafter, the plate was immediately available as a network drive. A firmware update was quite fast and without problems. The board is quiet and barely audible. Turn the power switch may be missing, but given the fact that the board act as a server and thus actually should always be available, this can be dispensed with. Via web interface, they can be turned off but. About Here Also switching off the plate at idle time can be varied between 10 minutes and 1 hour. Many other settings (user, releases, updates, etc.) are possible. The DLNA streaming via Twonky server worked perfectly with my LG Blueray player. So far I have tested but only mp3 and avi. ITunes, Mionet and FTP are not used by me, but also are available. In my view, a thoroughly successful device. Recommended! EDIT: Sorry, I had to today find that photos in jpg format not to be withstood in because totally distorted and pixelated format streamed. Since the same images are displayed via USB stick razor sharp on the player, the problem, as well as other users who use the Twonky server report, apparently on streaming. Installed the version 5.1.9. The solution (at least in my case), however, is that my BlueRay player displays both the option via Twonky server and via Samba share, and in the latter way are also the photos then razor sharp. EDIT2: After changing to a gigabit switch the data throughput increases now at about 40MB / s. That's quite remarkable and makes working extremely comfortable!
