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 ...

When Plex starts buffering or stuttering, it's easy to assume that hardware problems are to blame, especially if you're using a NAS. But that often isn't the case. With Plex, the overall setup is so ...

papadage [/url]":1m57p0p6]I can do two or three streams at a time over WiFi and over the Internet from my Plex server, and it runs on a five year old QNAP. If you aren't transcoding, which seems ...