Synology DS216play NAS review: Great media streaming and 4K transcoding for the price

The $249 dual-bay, DS216play is the least-expensive NAS box available featuring hardware-assisted 4K h.264/h.265 transcoding that we know of. And unlike its arch-rival, the QNAP TS-251A, said transcoding delivered smooth video to all types of devices. It’s a neat future-proofing trick (few users work with 4K at the moment), and Synology’s DSM operating system and app