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Outside of the benchmark and normal NAS functions, the AS-302T functions impressively as a Multimedia device. The Portal is clean and crisp, offering some personalization to your multimedia experience. You can add your favorite websites to the screen, change the order of shortcuts, and customize the desktop wallpaper.
The portal screen shows you information about your NAS, such as the hostname and IP address. Additionally, the time and date is displayed as well as tiled shortcuts for your applications. From here, you have the ability to browse the net, open up your ADM, start XBMC, and more.
Moving around the screen is easy enough with the remote, but things like typing quickly become frustrating. YouTube and Chrome are nice to have, but without a keyboard… useless to me. I would have liked the AiRemote app for Android or iOS feature a keyboard instead of only a mouse. That would make the experience much much better.
XBMC is the perfect add-on and this NAS runs it perfectly. My massive library (900+ lossless DVD/BD rips along with 59K FLAC/MP3) loaded without issue and the AS-302T was able to play my loss-less Blu-ray media files without issue, video playback was smooth.
My tip to you… if you are going to run XBMC on your NAS, forget the remote and either use the AiRemote app, the official XBMC remote app, or XBMC Constellation on your phone or tablet. XBMC remote app and XBMC Constellation will take your experience to the next level.
