XPEnology and DS Video

[toastboy]

I hope this is the right place to ask this question.

 

Thanks to all the info on this forum I have successfully built my own NAS that works far far better than the DS211j I used to have. Q1900-ITX, 4gb RAM, 4TB SHR array, onboard everything else. Using noboot 5.2-5644.3 with Video Station updated to latest version.

 

The problem I have is that DS Video seems to play to my apple tv (V3) at about half the framerate and with significant pixellation. I've adjusted the transcoding quality on the DSVideo app with no apparent change in quality or effects. Not all files are affected by this (although the majority are) and it doesn't seem to matter if the video file is a 480p, 720p, or 1080p, the issue remains the same.

 

Am I running into limitations with the hardware, DSVideo software, of the XPEnology build? Or are there settings which I should play around with?

 

I know Plex is an option but I'd like to exhaust my options with DSVideo first.

 

Thank you

[bglf83]

I hope this is the right place to ask this question.

 

Thanks to all the info on this forum I have successfully built my own NAS that works far far better than the DS211j I used to have. Q1900-ITX, 4gb RAM, 4TB SHR array, onboard everything else. Using noboot 5.2-5644.3 with Video Station updated to latest version.

 

The problem I have is that DS Video seems to play to my apple tv (V3) at about half the framerate and with significant pixellation. I've adjusted the transcoding quality on the DSVideo app with no apparent change in quality or effects. Not all files are affected by this (although the majority are) and it doesn't seem to matter if the video file is a 480p, 720p, or 1080p, the issue remains the same.

 

Am I running into limitations with the hardware, DSVideo software, of the XPEnology build? Or are there settings which I should play around with?

 

I know Plex is an option but I'd like to exhaust my options with DSVideo first.

 

Thank you

What does your CPU utilization look like during playback? That should help answer the question.

[bglf83]

I hope this is the right place to ask this question.

 

Thanks to all the info on this forum I have successfully built my own NAS that works far far better than the DS211j I used to have. Q1900-ITX, 4gb RAM, 4TB SHR array, onboard everything else. Using noboot 5.2-5644.3 with Video Station updated to latest version.

 

The problem I have is that DS Video seems to play to my apple tv (V3) at about half the framerate and with significant pixellation. I've adjusted the transcoding quality on the DSVideo app with no apparent change in quality or effects. Not all files are affected by this (although the majority are) and it doesn't seem to matter if the video file is a 480p, 720p, or 1080p, the issue remains the same.

 

Am I running into limitations with the hardware, DSVideo software, of the XPEnology build? Or are there settings which I should play around with?

 

I know Plex is an option but I'd like to exhaust my options with DSVideo first.

 

Thank you

What does your CPU utilization look like during playback? That should help answer the question.

[toastboy]

It'll start at 100% and ramp down depending on the bitrate of the file. After it ramps down, the playback is still choppy and pixellated

[bglf83]

I do not use DS video my self, but I am going to assume the processor does not have enough power for tanscoding.

 

Plex is available on the newest apple TV, it should direct play lots of file types.

Edited February 7, 2016 by Guest

[shrabok]

Are you using wireless for the streaming video? that could be the cause of poor performance as well. Try connecting over a wired connection if you are using wireless on the apple tv.

[toastboy]

It is wireless, but its on N and its never had a problem playing some HD videos using DS Video. Its only when the NAS is being asked to transcode does it start to lose quality.