Today we are checking out the latest 4-bay NAS model from QNAP designed to replace not just your file server but also you home theatre PC. Out of the box the TS-451+ features an IR remote, support for 1080p playback over HDMI, the ability to run additional operating systems such as Windows and much more?

Back in August of 2014 we reviewed what was believed to be QNAP's most significant desktop NAS product yet, the TS-415+. The TS-x51 family was the first to be powered by an Intel Celeron J1800 dual-core processor. This meant they featured a video transcoding capability that's 18x faster than earlier Atom based solutions. Moreover, they featured a HDMI output and virtualization support which allowed users to run multiple operating systems such as Linux and Windows 8.