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Hardware transcoding matters less than you think if you pick the right clients

So long as you choose the right client for the job, your NAS can simply send the file over to the TV, tablet, or streaming ...
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Jellyfin does hardware transcoding for free, and Plex wants $250 to match it

Streaming your own media library used to feel like a simple choice. You picked Plex, installed the server, added your content, and enjoyed a polished experience ...
Ars Technica

Best Specs for a Plex server (with heavy transcoding)

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=30765655#p30765655:3dt54316 said: TofuLion[/url]":3dt54316]I am also building a media server in the near future ...
Ars Technica

Plex users: hard disk IOPs

At home I currently run a Dell workstation as a ESXi server hosting a two server AD domain, and a handful of CentOS servers for stuff like Minecraft, an internal WordPress site and lately I've been ...