01-01-2023, 02:30 AM
Hello, I just purchased a new Synology ds1621+. And I love it so far. But my issue is that Plex can't do hardware transcoding. My question is, what are my best options? In my home, I have two sixty-five inch TVs. and two 32" TVs which I use plex. four computers, two smartphones, and one table I would like to stream to. I will use my ds1621+ for backups and photo editing, file sharing, and storing my edited videos.
I will need my NAS to be a multimedia Hub. I have previously owned a Qnap, but I love Synology software. I do love the way Qnap handles multimedia.
Looking for options:
Option 1: Purchase a 2bay or 4bay Synology or Qnap that handles hardware transcoding. I can use Rsync between the two.
Option 2: Return ds1621 for another NAS, but I think on the Synology side, only the ds220 and 420 support hardware transcoding, but I will need something that I can add 2.5 or 10gbe. I am using a 10gBe switch.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
I will need my NAS to be a multimedia Hub. I have previously owned a Qnap, but I love Synology software. I do love the way Qnap handles multimedia.
Looking for options:
Option 1: Purchase a 2bay or 4bay Synology or Qnap that handles hardware transcoding. I can use Rsync between the two.
Option 2: Return ds1621 for another NAS, but I think on the Synology side, only the ds220 and 420 support hardware transcoding, but I will need something that I can add 2.5 or 10gbe. I am using a 10gBe switch.
Any suggestions or recommendations?