Hello All, im currently running plex as a container on my unraid server (r720xd), it has 2 xeon E5-2630 V2, which i dont think support quick sync. Here my problem, lets say i have a 4k movie on my plex server, if i play it on my 4k apple tv, it uses direct play and it plays fine, but when i try pla…

Getting a video card likely will not help. Even if you did, it would still attempt a transcode: Plex defaults to transcoding depending on what file format the client (Your Apple TV or or non-Apple TV) can accept as a default. If everything is compatible, it just passes the file along all nice and e…

Because your using virtualisation, you wont be able to harness hardware enconding/decoding from everything Ive read. Best bet is to have Plex installed natively (if its possible; I havent used/researched unRAID) and use the raid for holding your media colelction

[image] AmazingRando24: Getting a video card likely will not help. Even if you did, it would still attempt a transcode: But wouldnt it use the video card to transcode it? i keep reading about people using the P2000 video card for that?

That post has grown much since last I read it. Still the best resource.

[image] townsmcp: Because your using virtualisation, you wont be able to harness hardware enconding/decoding from everything Ive read. Best bet is to have Plex installed natively (if its possible; I havent used/researched unRAID) and use the raid for holding your media colelction That post is…

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