Server Version#: always the latest Player Version#: always the latest I have a movie library with lots of 4K movies currently sitting on a DIY NAS with an Intel Core i3-8350 (and Quick Video Sync). As players I use NVIDIA Shield on a 4K-capable TV and Apple TV on a smaller TV not supporting 4K, bo…

Your CPU is a “Coffee Lake” model, which should be able to transcode HEVC video in hardware. Intel Quick Sync Video - Wikipedia Only thing you might need to do is disable the HDR to SDR conversion, because this requires quite a lot of “traditional” cpu power and cannot be accelerated that well with…

Thanks for your answer. So the Shield should be able to transcode as the server? I’m a bit cautious because the price tag for the Shield seems too good to be true… Most 4K movies I have are (HEVC Main 10 HDR) but I also have some 4K (H.264) and H.265.

your existing server is going to be more powerful than using shield as a server. I suspect (could be wrong though) that otto meant another shield as CLIENT for the smaller tv. you may also want to review @ [image] Limitations When Running Plex Media Server on NVIDIA SHIELD | Plex Support …

Yes, I meant the shield to be used as a client, since you’ve reported that it works splendidly on the one you’ve already got.

Why not just make an optimized versions of the 4K movies to play on the other devices. It does not cost anything but a little bit HD space. That is what I do for our TV’s and remote streaming.

Hmm yeah, I like that idea. Avoiding the big transcoding jobs at all. It would be cool if there is an API call do this. I’ll check that, maybe with a little tinkering :slight_smile:

Keep in mind that ripping a FHD disc will get you a better quality than transcoding an UHD rip. Because the (manually performed) tonemapping on a FHD disc will always be better than an automatically approximated one.

You can easily make optimized versions through plex. click on the dots of a movie and select optimize.

The point with having the Nvidia Shield is: It will Direct Play anything you give it. Strong server not required. You won’t need to maintain two or more copies of a file. One, master, good quality 4K and you’re done. The Shield does the work needed for each TV

Hi im new here so please put this post in the right place if it is not. I have a Nvidia shield(purchased in 2017 so not the latest one) which keeps buffering to play 4K content from my NAS locally. I have an Apple TV 4k and it has no problems playing 4k content from my NAS locally. Iv updated the…

4K Transcoding with NVIDIA Shield or invest in a powerful CPU/GPU?

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