Synology DS214Play 2-Bay NAS & Media Centre

Product Description

•1080p Full HD Video Transcoding on the Fly• Dual Core CPU Powered by Floating-Point Unit•111 MB/s Reading, 101 MB/s Writing• Features Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0•DLNA-Certified Media Server• Screwless Drive Bay Design & Hot-swappable Support• Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) Synology Disk Station DS214play is a two-bay NAS designed to serve as your ultimate Media Centre. Optimized for multimedia processing, DS214play aims to fulfil increasing need for high-quality photo, music & video streaming, while keeping all other aspects of NAS uncompromised. Ultimate Entertainment Centre Synology DS214play is a ready media server specifically designed for users to enjoy maximized fun on their NAS device. DS214play comes with dual core CPU & 1GB RAM, aligning it with top-class consumer NAS today, delivering an average 111MB/sec reading & 101MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment. The built-in floating-point unit not only enhances the overall capability of the main CPU but shows particular advantage in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing on DS214play a refreshingly new experience. Powered by hardware accelerated transcoding engine, DS214play features 1080p Full HD video transcoding on the fly. Now users can enjoy on-demand high-quality video transcoding offered exclusively by DS214play. Running on Synology’s award-winning DSM operating system, DS214play shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Centre. Personal Multimedia Bank With DS214play you can easily manage your multimedia contents & share them across Windows, Mac, & Linux platforms. Photo Station’s intuitive design means that you can effortlessly organize photos into customized categories, smart albums & blog posts, & link them to social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, Plurk & Picasa within a few clicks. Audio Station comes with built-in lyrics plug-in, Internet radio, & support for DLNA, Air Play, & Bluetooth speakers for quality playback. With Video Station, you can watch movies & TV shows online or record your favourite programs with a DVB-T/DVB-S stick. Versatile Storage Server DS214play also comes with comprehensive external storage integration, providing two Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 & one e SATA interfaces in the back, one SD card & one USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 interface in the front panel, along with the Copy button that enables one-click data replication from your SD/USB device to DS214play. Designed with both safety & convenience in mind, DS214play contains the brand new tool-less hard drive trays, allowing users to fixate 3.5" hard drives without screws & drivers. Meanwhile, DS214play supports hot-swappable hard drive trays for instant & risk-free hard disk replacement. Anywhere/ Anytime Availability Synology provides mobile applications that allow you to enjoy the full variety of your multimedia library even when on the go, allowing you to reach for your private albums, music & video collection at home in DS214play. Available on i OS, Android & Windows Phone platforms, DS photo+, DS audio, & DS video mobilize your Photo Station, Audio Station & Video Station, placing terabytes of content at your fingertips. What’s more, DS download makes it possible for you to manage & monitor your download tasks remotely while you can access DS214play content with DS file whenever required.DLNA Ready Media Server As a ready DLNA DMS (Digital Media Server), DS214play serves also as a ready media server with the capability to host digital multimedia contents for remote playback. Once connected to a wireless router, DS214play is set to stream music, photos & videos to DLNA-compliant devices without any pre-configuration, thus enabling users to enjoy their collection on larger screens or with quality speakers. Synology even makes it possible for users to browse & select Disk Station contents using DS audio to designate a DLNA player within the same local network to play it. Easy Setup & Management Combined with a quick start widget, users can simultaneously tour the DSM operating system & set it up to use right away. For users unfamiliar with complicated router configurations or those who simply want to save time, the Synology EZ-Internet Wizard simplifies the process of setting up access to the Synology DS214play from the Internet. EZ-Internet Wizard walks you through all of network settings including firewall, port-forwarding, PPPo E setup & DDNS registration. The multi-tasking web UI on DSM allows users to run multiple applications simultaneously on one tab browser & switch between them instantly. Synology Hybrid RAID means that you can reach maximum use of your hard drive while keeping your storage safe with data redundancy. Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) is a web-based OS that provides private cloud service. It is designed to make your everyday living easier. The built-in Package Centre means that you can download & install the packages designed specifically for your unique needs. All will happen with just a few clicks. The simple interface means that you can obtain & configure storage capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your personal cloud & lets you access it anywhere. Synology DSM will help you maximize productivity & get more out of your digital assets with minimal fuss. Energy Efficient with Cool & Quiet Design Synology DS214play is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it provide a larger fan & the smart airflow to keep the system running cool 24/7, its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC counterparts. The hard drive hibernation can further reduce power consumption & operation cost. All Synology products are produced with Ro HS compliant parts & packed with recyclable packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every single product produced.