2016-08-19, 06:42
I think the NFS/SMB argument may be a little irrelevant. On a gigabit home network all protocols have oodles of time to stream video content and overheads count for little in this context.
If your streaming is not working as it should on any protocol then consider these two factors first:
- Network drive processing power. Copy a file to your network, if you are not getting a steady transfer speed of at least 30MB/s then your drive probably isn't up to it.
- Underspecified or ill configured router, be very careful if you have more than one router on the network even if using one as just a wireless access point
If your streaming is not working as it should on any protocol then consider these two factors first:
- Network drive processing power. Copy a file to your network, if you are not getting a steady transfer speed of at least 30MB/s then your drive probably isn't up to it.
- Underspecified or ill configured router, be very careful if you have more than one router on the network even if using one as just a wireless access point
