Seeking opinions on NAS storage w\WDTV Live Streaming Player

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live Streaming
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Currently I have a WD Studio II (6TB) connected to my WDTV and I’m very dissatisfied with it on many levels.  I’m researching on replacing it with something more compatible and I don’t want to run into the same problems again. I would like to hear from others on their recommendations or what to avoid (like the Studio II).

It will be used for streaming DLNA devices within the house - WDTV, PS3, Xbox, Interactive TVs and dvd players. Also, I create videos packages and would like customers to have access to the drive for downloading and\or streaming; while keeping a strong and secured network. Having the ability to hide folders that someone or a group that doesn’t have authorization for is a huge plus. (If that even exists)

(Currently considering Buffalo LinkStation (Pro & non-Pro) Duo 6TB or WD My Book Live Duo 6tb) Please tell me why you would recommend or avoid a product. Thanks

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I would go with the 6TB MBL Duo.

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With the MBL Duo, are you able to stream 2-3 devices smoothly over the network? With the My Book Studio II, it can take anywhere from 20-90 seconds to wake the drive and it goes into sleep mode after 5 minutes of idle. The My Book Essential 3TB (before it died) only took 2-3 seconds and didn’t power down until the WDTV player was turned off. Between the 2 drives, how does the MBL Duo compare?

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synology nas is good have mp3 playing in dinning room hd up and down stairs no lag issues 1080p

wired! not wireless!

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Don’t really know about the streaming questions, have not tested it. The MBL Duo can take about a minute to boot up. By default it will go into sleep mode in 5 minutes, but you can extent the time or turn it off.