Testseek.co.uk have collected 70 expert reviews of the Synology DiskStation DS415 Play and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Synology DiskStation DS415 Play.
November 2014
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The editors liked
On-the-fly hardware media transcoding for mobile devices
Fast read and write speeds
Sleek black design and tool-free setup
On of the most intuitive user interfaces on the market
Up to 24TB across a four
Disk RAID storage array
1080p video transcoding in hardware
Whisper quiet fans
Huge storage capacity
Great software
Unit design
Four bays for really massive storage
Great
Simple UI
Loads of apps
Continuous support from Synology and user community
Smart
Minimalist design
Smooth
Well synchronised transcoding
Intuive setup and stylish UI
Good performance
Synology DSM5 software
Toolfree drive bays
Decent array of software
Two USB 3.0 ports
Quiet operation
The editors didn't like
SD card reader has been dropped from the DS214Play's specification
Long term running cost is slightly higher than average for a 4-bay SOHO NAS
Synology's DS415play Network Application Server retails for about $500 (Amazon Link). Compared to the DS415+ that we reviewed earlier, this model seems to come in with a slightly less expensive price with the added benefit of offloading on the fly transco...
Great design, Easy-to-use OS, Excellent separation of features into "basic" and "advanced" modes, Good streaming performance and compatibility, Lots of third-party apps, Auto-updating and power scheduling
A bit pricey, Can be noisy (with four drives), A touch sluggish, if you really start eating up a lot of the NAS box's resources
This investment-grade four-bay NAS is easy to use and offers software features galore for neophytes and advanced users alike, not to mention hardware transcoding for multiple streams of 1080p video. (If you don't care about the transcoding, however, you...
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Published: 2015-10-03, Author: Tomas , review by: technogog.com
Transcodes 1080p, Simple setup, Userfriendly interface, Intuitive user interface – Disk Station Manager, Works with Linux, OS X or Windows, Energy Efficient, Two USB 3.0 ports, Near silent operation
Lacks quad core processor, DTS playback is absent, Plex does not take advantage of Evansport transcoding
Comparing the DS214play with the DS415play spec wise shows that they are pretty similar in all respects except for storage capacity. They both have a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom dual core processor and one GB of DDR3 memory. The main difference is the four bays of...
Solid build quality with some robust hardware under the hood, Clean, userfriendly interface, Simple enough for home use, but with enough features for an enterprise environment, Includes an effective media transcoder, Supports many different cloud services
No physical security for the drives, Front USB 2.0 port will make for slow transfers from a flash drive
It's pretty amazing to think about how far we've come with regards to pictures, music, and videos in general, but even more so when you stop to think about how we're converting them from a format that may only last decades into something that could potent...
Published: 2015-01-11, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
Synology presents itself with another high-quality NAS model, the DS415Play which is oriented to home users with plenty of multimedia content for playback on different devices. Thanks to the Intel solution, unsupported file formats will be converted for d...
Additional bays helpful for streaming larger libraries, Video-transcoder off-loads CPU usage well, Lots of features and capabilities to leverage with DSM 5.0
Only one Gigabit Ethernet port, No HDMI port
The Synology DS415play is a 4-bay NAS aimed at home users with large digital media stores. With built in transcoding ability, users can stream the multimedia library in HD through multiple devices and with QuickConnect, they can stream anywhere around the...
Creating a bigger 4-bay version of the original DS214play makes a lot of sense and for most users the DS415play will fit the bill nicely. Now that users have the option of 5TB and 6TB hard drives, a 4-bay NAS can provide a great deal of storage.However wh...
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Published: 2014-08-22, Author: Jason , review by: bigbruin.com
Impressive data transfer rates for internal drives, Full speed data transfers for USB 3.0 connected drives, Hardware video transcoding can improve video streaming to your device, DSM 5.0 makes administrating the NAS server simple, Low power cons
Hardware video transcoding comes at a premium price, Would prefer a USB 3.0 port up front, Please drop by the Bigbruin.com Forum and feel free to post any comments or questions.
The Synology Diskstation DS415play 4-bay NAS server was reviewed on the heels of our review of the DS414j, and I wasn't sure there was much more to be expected. At just over $400 (without drives) the DS414j is considered a budget conscious offering from S...
5 USB ports (2 USB 3.0 and 3 USB 2.0), Wide range of downloadable apps, Extremely quiet
Muy expensivo, No HDMI or optical audio ports
At $629, the DS415play is the most expensive four-bay diskless dual-core Atom NAS you can buy right now. It is slightly outperformed on some benchmarks by the QNAP TS-469L ($540) and ASUSTOR AS-604T ($588). However, the 415play's weaknesses are so few and...
