aussievintage Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I have a Thecus NAS on my home network, and there is a Plex server app for it, which I have installed, and it is up and running. I installed the Plex client program on my Windows 10 laptop, which only seems to want to let me log into Plex out on the internet. I am not interested in this. I just want to use the server on my NAS. Is there any way to do this, either with the Plex program, or any other media players for Windows 10? Or, am I better off just using a simple dlna server or playing the music by mapping a drive to my computer and using something like MusicBee to play the music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerav Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I use Plex server on my Asustar nas for music only. All tablet, phones, media servers, avr, anything with dlna picks it up. I find it better than any other dlna server as you can edit album art etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, powerav said: I use Plex server on my Asustar nas for music only. All tablet, phones, media servers, avr, anything with dlna picks it up. I find it better than any other dlna server as you can edit album art etc. Might be that my little NAS is underpowered, but I am finding plex VERY slow as a dlna server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnodger Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Plex is a bit rubbish IMO. Have a try with Serviio. There's a build of it for almost every platform and it outperforms Plex by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunnersfella Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I have had the complete opposite experience with Plex. It's easy to tweak, album artwork and access is tops (anywhere in the world) and its video playback works superbly well. Servilo and Twonky have pained me... trying to delete Servilo off my Mac is even proving to be annoying! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerav Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Dunnersfella said: Servilo and Twonky have pained me Agreed, never like these amateur style homemade ones, they never work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauliD Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Any info why using a Synology NAS standard DLNA service accessed on by TV/Bluray/Game Console DLNA service will not stream DTS-MA 7.1 audio? It will only ever play DTS-MA 5.1. But if I push the video using the DS Video app with AAC pass through ticked I get all 7.1 channels. Pushing from the iPad app via DLNA takes a minute or two for the video to play which is a bit annoying, but plays fine once it gets going. Is this transcoding the audio? The NAS CPU load suggests audio only. I can live with 5.1 DTS-MA and just set the amp to DTS:NeutralX for the convenience of speedy playback performance. I just wonder why the standard DLNA service is limited to 5.1 on and devices without an extra service getting involved. Is this part of the standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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