Still, if you plan on transcoding and streaming 4K content, you'll need powerful components for Plex NAS compatibility. Many vendors produce NAS enclosures that are great for Plex (and some ...

For instance, a 1W Arm-based Raspberry Pi 3 can power a Plex media server with direct playback only, while a 4W Pi 4 model can just about run low bit-rate 1080p x265 software transcoding. But 4K ...

Even if you want to transcode 4K media, quickly manage files, or smoothly stream videos, the DiskStation DS224+ is up to task and blazing fast thanks to a powerful Intel Celeron J4125 2.0GHz quad ...

Whether or not to transcode (or at least re-encode raw rips ... Older devices that can't handle 4k or HDR or h.264 can cause that kind of heartache. If you've got shitty American internet with ...

Plex sync is great, but still requires transcoding because there is no way I'll get a 4k movie onto my phone via hotel WiFi, and it takes FOREVER to transcode via CPU. I don't more than 720p when ...