Hello all, I am really sorry if i opened topic in wrong section but i am having troubles navigating in this forum. I need help with building mine home dedicated plex server. I am only going to stream videos from server to lg 43UK6300 tv via Wireless LAN. Videos i plan to stream are 1080p and some …

[image] SrdjanS91: Only if format is incompatible, transcoding kick in? Exactly. But remember that format is not just file type. It is file type and the codecs inside, and how those codecs are encoded in the first place. I would test and find a file that does need transcoding then convert …

If you are only using this 1 TV, there isn’t really a need for a server. Just load everything onto an external hard drive, connect it to the TV and use the TV’s built in DLNA player.

Well, i am almost out of space in mine 2tb hdd, so it would be impractical to have multiple external drives and to plug them in or out. Also, it would be too much effort to download media and then transfer it to external drive. I already have two powerful workstations, and during stream mine pc pro…

[image] SrdjanS91: I already have two powerful workstations, and during stream mine pc processors just idle at 1-5% of cpu usage. I don’t get it why it happens? No transcoding in lan? I thought this was for a new setup. If you need help for an existing setup, please start a new thread with s…

It isn’t cost effective to run ryzen 1600, gtx 1060 all the time to stream movies. Why waste resources when i can buy dedicated pc case that can hold lots of HDD and run on some used hardware that have mobo with integrated cpu, and all i need is stick of ram. That could cost me like 50$. Mine only …

[image] SrdjanS91: It isn’t cost effective to run ryzen 1600, gtx 1060 all the time to stream movies. Depends on what you are streaming, but for your case of just streaming to 1 TV, yeah, this could be overkill. [image] SrdjanS91: It seams that hardware i use on pc doesn’t matter It r…

[image] anon18523487: the client what codecs and file formats does it support. If the file you want to play fits the answer, it send the file as is. The client then decodes the file and plays it. If the file doesn’t fit, then PMS will convert the file on-the-fly to match what the client can supp…

[image] SrdjanS91: Does it mean that if i have video file in file format that mine lg tv support, no transcoding will occur? Only if format is incompatible, transcoding kick in? yes. you may want to educate yourself before diving into any 4k content. start @ Plex, 4k, transcoding, and you

[image] anon18523487: format is incompatible, transcoding kick in Tnx god i bought lg tv, so much formats and codecs supported, and almost all of mine media are mp4 and mkv using x264 and h264. Will pay attention more. Thank you once more.

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TeknoJunky December 11, 2019, 8:02pm 8

yes.

you may want to educate yourself before diving into any 4k content.

start @ Plex, 4k, transcoding, and you

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