Hello
does using plex with movies stored on the ssd make the plex faster?
the speed also increases with a good router?
thank you
No is a short and simple answer.
SSD are fantastic to have as a start up drive and store your applications. It can be an advantage to store large Graphics jobs but for reading Movie files there is no need.
I’ve got my Plex database on an HDD spinning at 5400 and it’s plenty fast.
Yes, one day I’d like to move everything to a TB SDD - for a reason I haven’t
quite nailed down yet. <—other than there is nothing more pleasing than spending money - even if you don’t have any, know what you’re spending it on, or why…lol
and turning off the transcoder makes the plex faster?
And that means?
SSD’s will increase the speed of launching apps on the start up drive. It will not increase the speed that they operate, including the trans coder. A better processor will increase the operating speed of a trans coder not a drive.
It is a known on the forums that it’s best to avoid Trans coding,
client hardware selection, file type selection, network /LAN speed, app quality setting, can all offer less trans coding
The only comparable difference one might find is SSD do not “spin down” and HDD will. I’ve done a few tests on SSD’s and HDD’s spin down and only found maybe a 4 second pause on the HDD on the first movie of the day. After that, the rest of the day is smooth sailing. No lag or pause.
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is there any tutorial for configuring plex to perform as fast as possible when watching movies on smart tv connected over the network?
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