# OpenPHT Hardware

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Created:** [June 30, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505 "2017-06-30T10:13:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![kudos69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@kudos69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kudos69)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505/1 "2017-06-30T10:13:33Z")

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Hi,

I’ve been using a HP MicroServer with an AMD GPU as my Plex/OpenPHT Client for a few years now and it still runs everything I need just fine, playing all HD Audio Formats, Blu Rips etc.

However, it’s not powerful enough to play h.265 or anything 4k.

I’d like to know what tried and tested hardware people are using to play h.265 mainly, I know 4k is still a work in progress.

Ideally I’d use a small low power device but it still needs to be speedy and snappy too.

What do you use?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505/2 "2017-06-30T10:23:46Z")

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Odroid C2  
Wetek Hub

both can do HEVC and 4K and they run OpenPHT

> **[OpenPHT for Odroid C2 - Information and Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/223080/openpht-for-odroid-c2-information-and-tips/)**
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> General Info Install to SD card using GetRasplex, download the OpenPHT for Odroid .img.gz file (see release notes) and use ‘Select image file’, choose the file downloaded. Refresh rate switches correctly with smooth video playback in...

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**Author:** ![kudos69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@kudos69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kudos69)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505/3 "2017-06-30T10:26:16Z")

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Hi Otto,

Thanks for the quick response, would I be right in saying that the Odroid cannot play VC-1 encoded video?

I might be imagining it but I seem to remember reading something to that effect, or it could just be a limitation of the embedded version, or I might be just wrong!

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505/4 "2017-06-30T10:33:42Z")

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> @kudos69 said:  
> Thanks for the quick response, would I be right in saying that the Odroid cannot play VC-1 encoded video?

It can play them, but it stutters annoyingly.  
Almost no embedded device gets VC-1 right. Only the nVidia Shield can do that, and I understand even they struggle with ‘interlaced’ VC-1 content.  
The best for a streaming media system with many different clients is to avoid VC-1 files altogether.  
There are ways to re-encode VC-1 to H.264 so you won’t notice the difference.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-hardware/197505/5 "2020-01-08T19:35:50Z")

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