leonacn

Lucky enough that i want to use Plex as primary player then ..but thanks for clarification on this part mate!

Hi everyone, i was just wondering if the xpenology software (current version) is able to transcode to my I-devices like iPad, iPhone and Macbook...compared to an original synology server? I just saw this on the Synology website about Transcoding https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/faq/577 ...and i saw that the DS3615xs machine (which i have the current xpenology bootimage for) is stated as an Group 1 - Type 2 machine, which will not transcode either MKV, MP4, MOV, M4V files..nor either transcode to full 1080P, but "only" 720P..but the Type 1 machines will do it all almost?? Can someone more experienced explain me actually why? /Leon

Hi everyone, i was just wondering if the xpenology software (current version) is able to transcode to my I-devices like iPad, iPhone and Macbook...compared to an original synology server? I just saw this on the Synology website about Transcoding https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/faq/577 ...and i saw that the DS3615xs machine (which i have the current xpenology bootimage for) is stated as an Group 1 - Type 2 machine, which will not transcode either MKV, MP4, MOV, M4V files..nor either transcode to full 1080P, but "only" 720P..but the Type 1 machines will do it all almost?? Can someone more experienced explain me actually why? /Leon

@schnapps...thanks alot for the extra info...i now have got myself a test machine (bare-metal) HP industry desktop, and i will just try install XPEnology on this machine before doing any big stunts again thanks for your help...its nice to get support from others that have already "been there"

Hey you guys from this post...after my first intensive look in many of the postings from the section "Guides/How-to"...i have learned quite some now But after all, i still have a few questions left and thats all before i will build/install my own XPEnology machine. question1: It seems fairly easy to find which Motherboards and NIC's that is supported when installing XPEnology, but which processor type can/cannot be used in such build..2 or 4 cores?? I would like to go for a Intel Haswell processor, but since i'm buying all component for my Real Physical Machine from brand NEW...then it would be great to know so i don't burn of any stupid money in this case! question2: How many GB of RAM is supported by Synology's software/DSM? some in here writes 4GB, others 6GB and some again 8GB ?? Thanks a lot in advance for any help!! - Leonacn

thanks for all the replies you all...i will try to follow the advices from each one and see if I'm ending up with some last questions

Hi everyone in here, I am brand new to the XPEnology project and just have some questions that i'm confused about, so hope anyone can help ... My questions is: 1. If i'm building my own HTPC machine with some new Intel CPU and graphic cards, am i then able to install XPEnology on this machine YES/NO ? 2. Under "Releases" in the forum, i see some versions like "DS3612xs DSM 4.3 build 3810++ (repack v1.0)" ...but is it not possible to install the latest 5.0 or later software? or should you only install this 4.3 build 3810++ version first and then upgrade in DSM like normal or what?..Please explain me 3. there are different kind of images or something called gnoboot and Nanoboot...what is this and the difference?? I really hope someone kind person could help me with these questions...sorry if i sound stupid here, but we all have to start somewhere wright?