ITVoice News- QNAP Systems, Inc. announced the release of the cutting-edge Turbo NAS TS-x51 series for SOHO and Home users, and two economical tower storage expansion enclosures companion UX-500P and UX-800P.The TS-x51 series, available in 2, 4, 6, 8- bay models, features unrivaled real-time and offline Full HD video transcoding capabilities, and supports video streaming through DLNA, AirPlay and Plex Media Server.
“Building a personal cloud is becoming increasingly popular, and the TS-x51 series is the ideal choice for users to quickly create a secure personal space for file storage, backup, synchronization and multimedia,” said Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP. Coupled with flexible storage expansion support, the TS-x51 series is the perfect solution for the growing needs of data and multimedia content storage in modern small offices and home environments.
The TS-x51 series is powered by a Dual-core Intel Celeron 2.41GHz processor with 1GB energy-efficient DDR3L RAM (expandable to 8GB) and supports dual LAN ports that provide up to 220MB/s read & write speeds. It maintains smooth system operations even during intensive data access or heavy multimedia streaming. The DDR3L RAM features low volt and low power consumption, beneficial to energy saving while sustaining high system performance.
The TS-x51 series, with built-in hardware acceleration, demonstrates superior real-time and offline Full HD video transcoding capabilities to convert video on-the- fly or in the background to universal formats that can be smoothly played on computers, mobile devices or smart TVs. In the event of limited Internet bandwidth, users can still enjoy smooth videos by selecting a lower resolution to play the videos via File Station, Video Station, or the Qfile mobile app. The TS-x51 series allows multiple users to simultaneously watch different videos stored on it without affecting the performance of other running applications. “The powerful transcoding feature of the TS-x51 series helps greatly save on mobile Internet access bills,” added Hsu.
Users can also connect the TS-x51 to the HDTV via HDMI connection to enjoy high resolution videos with the HD Station. Those who are in different rooms from the TS-x51 series in a home environment can stream videos through DLNA, AirPlay or Plex Media Server and enjoy on HDTVs, smartphones and tablet devices.
