ISCSI as shared media storage?

I was wondering if anybody here had some thoughts on using iSCSI as shared storage for media.
I would be using it via ethernet on my ready nas pro with two Gbit connections teamed to one IP.
I know of the obvious limitations in bandwith over ethernet and I know of the corruption data risk when sharing, but I will only use the same media on one PC at a time, so I guess it will not be that much of a problem.
Any other recommendations on the idea of shared storage would be very muc appreciated too.
Thanks. :)
Ulf

Thanks Eric - just want to make sure:
I have connected to the same iSCSI volume on my NAS via the iSCSI initiator in the controll pannel on both machines.
On the first machine I had to partition the volume and format it. On the second machine the drive would just turn up, as there already was a volume present.
It was like mounting a new haddrive in the firstvPC, partion and format it and then "connect" it to thecother PC too.
This would be correct, right?
Thanks Eric - apreciate your help on this one :)
Ulf

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