Synology announces its new ds418play intended for 4K content

Synology has announced the official launch of the DiskStation DS418play, a 4-bay NAS ideal to serve as a home media hub. The DS418play is equipped with a dual-core processor at a maximum of 2.5GHz and 2GB of DDR3L memory by default, double that of its predecessor and can be expanded up to 6GB to enhance multitasking operations.

New Synology DiskStation DS418play

Powered by a new hardware transcoding engine, DS418play supports up to two channels of H.265 / H.264 4K video transcoding making it capable of delivering the best multimedia experience on the market for the most demanding users.

"Mobile devices that support 4K video recording are becoming increasingly popular, however, since 4K video clips consume a lot of capacity and not all home TVs support 4K video playback, users tend to record videos with lower resolution as an alternative. With DS418play supporting up to 40TB of raw capacity, users can effortlessly store their favorite videos in high definition, organize and share videos with family and friends, and quickly transcode videos to enable video playback on non-4K-capable devices."

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The DS418play processor supports AES-NI hardware accelerated encryption. With Link Aggregation technology enabled, DS418play offers excellent encrypted data performance with over 226 MB / s read and 185 MB / s write. Users' digital assets are protected by AES-256 encryption, allowing them to enjoy high-performance data transmission.

DS418play runs DiskStation Manager 6.1, the advanced and intuitive operating system for Synology NAS devices, with various applications offered to improve work productivity. Synology has received numerous awards in the media, surpassing the mid-range NAS category in TechTarget's Storage Solutions Survey and winning the PC Mag Readers choice seven years in a row.

Source: techpowerup