Network Media Player With Storage

The NSA320 is a high performance home storage device and media server capable of handling simultaneous 1080p high-definition streams to different UPnP and DLNA-certified devices such as Microsoft XBOX360, Sony PS3 and DLNA TV in every room at home. The NSA320 features rich server technologies for multimedia sharing. Acting as an iTunes server, Squeeze Center, personal blog and photo album server, the NSA320 simplifies streaming and sharing multimedia on PCs, laptops and SqueezeBoxes. With the user-friendly installation wizard, it's easy to manage and backup media files on the NSA320. You can also play music and slide shows directly from the NSA320 through the intuitive user interface integrated with a media player. The NSA320 allows you to create a music playlist to play on the background of your slide shows. A newly designed alphabetical search bar provides you with a more convenient way to search within thousands of songs, photos and videos stored on the NSA320. The NSA320 allows users to continuously download large files using eMule, Bit Torrent, FTP or HTTP services without powering on their PC. The auto-upload function enables NSA320 to automatically upload files stored in the NSA to FTP servers or other media sharing Web sites like Flickr and YouTube – a very efficient way to share files with friends and family. "Wake-on-LAN" enables users to turn on the NSA320 and access media files remotely anytime and anywhere, even when the device at home is powered off. In addition, with support for hibernation mode the internal hard disks in the NSA320 can automatically spin down when there is no data transmission after a period of time. With the power scheduling function, the NSA320 can be turned on or off automatically based on your usage patterns and needs to conserve power and expense.

Size: High-Performance Color: Black Brand: ZyXEL Model: NSA320 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 7.00" h x 8.50" w x 11.00" l, 1.94 pounds Superior performance for simultaneous file transfers and multiple HD streams Faster data backup with NTFS support Intuitive user interface integrated with media player zPilot for media auto-classification by easy drag-and-drop Just click and select to easily enhance features for your network application needs Advanced green NAS with Wake-on-LAN, power scheduling and hard disk hibernation for energy savings Runs eMule/Bit Torrent/ FTP/HTTP downloads independent of PC

Most helpful customer reviews 40 of 41 people found the following review helpful. Best in class! By rsinj Bottom line is you are not going to find a better product in this category and none at this price point.This is my third NAS product and all are currently running on my home network. Ultimately the price is what led me to purchase it because I figured it was a small investment even if it were just for experimenting. My other two units are a Netgear Stora (first purchased), a Netgear ReadyNAS (for higher end server) and now this one (intended to replace the Stora because it is an immature piece of garbage).The NSA221 is in the same class as the Netgear Stora and I would say that's the product you should compare with. Right off the bat, the NSA221 clearly has a lower price point and coming diskless allows you to purchase the drives of your choice. In the US, Netgear does not sell the Stora diskless, so minimally you need to take one of their drives.Now, as far as functionality, the NSA221 blows the Stora away in every category.I love the administration GUI this thing has. It is not only powerful and fully functional, it is intuitive and looks wonderful. Nothing is cryptic, and everything is right there for you.UPnP works beautifully and the NSA221 shows up on our Samsung bluray player connected wirelessly on the other end of the house. We stream videos from the NSA221 without any problem and performance is excellent.The auto power on/off on the NSA221 is exceptional, allowing you to create extremely flexible rules for power up/down multiple times a day and on a complex daily/weekly schedule if you like. Contrast with the Stora's powertimer giving you only a fixed set of on/off actions per week. Additionally, should there be a blackout/power loss, there are settings to indicate what to do when the power comes back (stay powered off, or go back to being on if it was before powerloss occurred).As far as disk configuration, I use RAID mirroring. Though you could easily choose JBOD or having it as two separate accessible drives (which Stora cannot do). As far as the RAID - I haven't really tried to test it out - it says my mirror is healthy, so for now, that's all I need to know.I will mark down what's delivered for the Memeo backup software - complete garbage. I have no idea why they include it. Keep it out and shave another $5 off the price. The Memeo did a blue screen on my standard build XP machine, and so it immediately came off. But, besides that, it's a braindead backup program - indicating it's not intended for full system backups, just data files. And, it is slow - very slow. Similar to providing a diskless unit where you can pick your drives, ZyXEL should do the same on the backup software - leave it out and let people roll their own if they want. So, I'd take a star off for the crappy backup software, but, the product itself is so fabulous, I'd give it six stars - so we're still at 5 stars overall.I've purchased many ZyXEL products over the past 13 years and only once was not completely satisfied. This product has more than compensated for that last minor disappointment.Update: As of sometime recently, Netgear does now offer the Stora diskless in the US - Amazon carries it and you can look it up using the model number MS2000-100NAS or through this link: http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-MS2000-100NAS-Stora-Media-Storage/dp/B004FMI25OI still believe the NSA221 is far better. Mine is rock solid, has never had any issues. Netgear/Axentra continue releasing monthly firmware patches fixing problems and adding "services" which you don't get unless you subscribe to the $20 a year premium service. One of those features, utilizing the NAS as a bit torrent server is included with the NSA221, with the Stora you don't get bit torrent unless you continue paying.Update #2, Jan 1, 2012: My NSA still performs wonderfully, and has never had any issues whatsoever. During the year, for all of our fixed/streaming needs in our home, I've