Okay everyone, I know this has been asked numerous times, but I never seem to see the answers that help me out. I currently have a QNAP NAS TS-451+ with 8 TBs of usable storage. I have 7 TBs of content and some of that consists of 4K videos. I have recently upgraded by theater room to a Sony 4K 75 …

To me this sounds a little backwards, if I’ve understood your question. You are asking for the correct hardware to run PMS on so as it does the transcoding without stuttering, buffering etc - correct? Well, if you transcode you will degrade the quality beyond the point of having it in 4K to begin wi…

Yeah an Odroid C2 running OpenPHT will direct play nearly everything you throw at it, including HEVC and 4k.

as suggested, you should look at your client side instead. All my TVs are now 4K HDR units. The only time it needs to transcode is the Plex client causing it to transcode. (LG WebOS and Samsung Tizen Plex App are guilty of this). Because of the bad coding of the Official apps by the Plex team, m…

Thank you all for your responses so far. Peter you are correct, I was not very clear when I was explaining how it is currently works. I have tried to transcode some of the existing 4k content in Plex and keep it in the same format, only hoping that if I am transcoding it in Plex or on my NAS that it…

I think we are running around in circles here. Not sure who is not understanding whom but I will try again, and I hope for no hard feelings. I am just trying to get to the bottom of this to ensure you get the best possible solution. What is a NAS that “supports 4K” in your mind? You already have a …

Plex Client 4k HDR is a mess right now for most devices. Other than using Google Cast. I have a LG C7P, Samsung KS8000, and Sony X800E. The LG C7P works great with Xplay (paid Plex App), otherwise the official LG Plex app ALWAYS transcode if it is in MKV container. The Samsung Tizen, same as the…

Thank you all for your input. I will start with a Chromecast Ultra and see how it goes. Just so I am not leaving any question unanswered and in case someone has something new to provide, my NAS is also my Plex server, so its not just a straight storage device. If you have used a QNAP or Synology NA…

Do you think the Roku 4 would be good or it has to be a Chromecast Ultra?

I don’t think Roku has Dolby Vision. If that isn’t something you looking for than guess it doesn’t matter.

I double-checked and the receiver app for chromecast has not been updated with the additional capabilities over the regular chromecast. The best options as of now are to use PMP or the Shield (in a home-theater setup where 4K and x265 are important factors).

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