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The easiest would be a Synology Nas, but make sure it has transcoding capabilities otherwise its such a headache if the device you're playing the video on doesnt support the codec.
otherwise i'd just try and see for a 2nd hand thin client which will be way more powerful than a synology and sweet sweet intel quicksync.
Also look into Jellyfin instead of Plex :)
I have a Synology DS220+, and it works great as a Plex server for my purposes!
Can Synology nas with transcoding handle 4k content? I've been using my old desktop for ages to handle Plex, but the CPU is too old to handle live transcoding of 4k
depends on which synology model. any intel cpu thats like 8000> generation has very good transcoding support.
Only a few models, and most of them have issues with HDR.
This is what you're looking for: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MfYoJkiwSqCXg8cm5-Ac4oOLPRtCkgUxU0jdj3tmMPc
Thanks! Trying to grok the list. For the hardware transcoding that reports "H264 Output"... What does that mean? Like what limitations will be on the transcoding that they didn't say "yes". Does that mean it's effectively downconverted out of HDR?
Exactly. For HDR content you usually need 10 bits, which is supported by h265 but not h264.
You can technically generate a HDR stream with 8 bits, but good luck finding a TV that can decode such mess correctly.
This means the h264 output (if the file needs to be transcoded) is only SDR.
Would have to be on the beefier end of synology boxes, in my experience my 220+ has not been great for 4k. Perfectly fine for less than that though. So maybe you wouldn't have to step up much.
My 918+ handles it fine. I think Plex requires the pass to utilize hardware transcoding, though?