All it takes is one mistyped environment variable and hardware transcoding stops working.

Are you prepared to properly start a Plex server?

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 ...

I just received an Intel Arc 380 GPU today (bought for ~$115) that I intend to use exclusively as a HW decoder for my Plex system as my system (based on an Intel Xeon E3-1245v3) can't transcode 4k ...

There's a substantial difference between the decoding and transcoding of media, especially 4K. The former requires the simple processes of the NAS streaming the said file to a compatible device like a ...

If you own a giant personal media collection (legally or otherwise), few services are as useful as Plex. The media server and streaming apps combo makes it easy to watch your favorite movies and TV ...

There's a slight difference between the decoding of media and transcoding it. The former is the simple process of the NAS streaming a media file to a compatible device like your PC or smartphone that ...