Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

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When shopping around for the best NAS, if you have Plex in mind as to what you'll be using your NAS for, there are a few additional factors to consider. To enjoy all your favorite 4K content, you'll ...

Are you having troubles streaming movies and TV shows remotely with Plex? There are a few things to check to make sure your media server is set up correctly. From verifying that you have hardware ...

I'm currently using Plex on my Synology NAS and I quite like it, but the Synology is just not up to the task for anything beyond basic transcoding. So I would like to create a dedicated server to ...