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WD Mybook Live as media NAS ?

  • 28-09-2013 4:46pm
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,078 ✭✭✭


    Wondering if anyone is using the WD Live as a media NAS ?

    I have a couple of apple TVs around the house & also a mac mini under the main TV. The Mini currently has it's own hard drive attached with movies/TV on & this is FTP connected to add/delete.

    The apple TVs latch onto itunes through the computer. The actual itunes folder is on an external hard drive.

    I was thinking on consolidating media & reducing the amount of hard drives I have. Plex is running on the mac mini & I could map the folders to that.

    I've no experience of the my book, so don't know what to expect performance wise.


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  • #2
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,078 ✭✭✭OU812


    Anyone?


  • #3
    Loadedscream
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭Loadedscream


    I'm using a seagate goflex live which is identical and I find it fantastic, have all my gadgets running off it, laptop, iphone, android tablet, Xbmc box etc and it has worked flawlessly since I got it! Even has a transmission client for direct torrent downloading. Can't see what extra a proper NAS would give you


  • #4
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,078 ✭✭✭OU812


    Do you find access takes any longer ?


  • #5
    Loadedscream
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭Loadedscream


    OU812 wrote: »
    Do you find access takes any longer ?

    No, if its asleep it may take a couple of seconds to reconnect but other than that it is pretty instant. The only slow down i experienced is if i am trying to do a number of tasks at once (move files/folders, download and stream) but if tasks are done individually i suffered no slowdown.


  • #6
    bridster007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭bridster007


    Have both the WD Live and the original MyBookLive.
    Happy with both, reliable, no problems, the WD Live is obviously faster.

    I connect using Devolo 200 AV plugs from a 7 yr old pc with 100mps lan port and get an upload speed of 7.3MB for a 1GB file.
    Download was about the same.

    Have all my media stored there and works with all devices for streaming.


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  • #7
    gowayuwilya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭gowayuwilya


    Can I ask is it possible t stream movies direct from mybook live?


  • #8
    Five Lamps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 687 ✭✭✭Five Lamps


    I use a MyBook Live with both a WD TV Live and a Raspberry Pi running XBMC. All works fine. Can also access files from the Macbook.

    I have all mine cabled together.


  • #9
    Five Lamps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 687 ✭✭✭Five Lamps


    gowayuwilya wrote: »
    Can I ask is it possible t stream movies direct from mybook live?

    If you have a device connected to it capable of playing them - it doesn't have any 'onboard' media player.


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