Nvidia Shield + External drive - Viable server?

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Hi All. I have been running Plex Server on a now old QNAP NAS. My new Samsung 4K TV with plex, won’t work with it as the server software is too old.

Looking for a solution.

Was reading about the Nvidia Shield, with an external HD. I have the highend Samsung soundbar that does Dolby Atmos, I have tried to play movies with 4K and Dolby Atmos, but the TV cannot play them.

I have read the Shield handles 4K and dolby Atmos.

Does this mean, if I set that up, with latest PS on it, it will play those 4K atmos files properly?

Loking for advice.

Lastly, if someone on a phone say, tries to play one of those 4K Atmos files, will it be able to transcode down to lower res ok?

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Probably not. The Shield won’t have enough horse power to transcode 4k I assume (haven’t tested it myself).
But 4k atmos files will direct play on the Shield just fine, if your whole chain of devices supports both 4k and atmos.

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