I am considering switching/upgrading my server from the Nvidia Shield to a refurbished Optiplex 9020 SFF W/ i7-4790. I mainly use plex for my kids to watch media on their Amazon Fire tablets remotely. Recently they have been complaining about “Black App” not working. I have multiple different file …

If you can find a machine with a newer generation of CPU (and maybe a bit of higher [single thread] passmark), it may be better. Use this table to get an overview over the abilities of the various CPU generations when it comes to hardware transcoding. Intel Quick Sync Video - Wikipedia

II would say before you upgrade anything you actually figure out why the shield is having a problem. We don’t know how many kids you have so how many people may be streaming at the same time but the shield should be able too manage 2-3 transcodes and if it was working previously there may be an issu…

@gr_mich_mush Linux has less overhead than Windows – you’ll get better utilization of the CPU –HOWEVER– If you don’t know Linux , learning Linux is a PITA unless you have the time and are willing to dive in deep (working at the command line is by far the easiest way and sometimes required). Win…

Well I just found basically the same computer for $150 less with no OS. So learning Linux it is. I recently found myself with an empty house every other weekend so I have time. As long as I don’t screw up what I have on the external drive I can mess with it as long as it takes.

[image] djfriday13: II would say before you upgrade anything you actually figure out why the shield is having a problem. We don’t know how many kids you have so how many people may be streaming at the same time but the shield should be able too manage 2-3 transcodes and if it was working previou…

If I may add my thoughts here? The shield was designed as a set-top box player device. While it does have ample CPU to run a server, that’s not it’s intended purpose. There’s a considerable difference between blanking the TV HDMI output so the tv image doesn’t burn -VS- the Shield going into St…

enjoy! [image] Linux Tips Tips, Tricks & How-Tos Tips & Tricks of the Linux trade. Below, you’ll find a collection of tips, tricks, and how-to’s to help make setting up, administrating, and using Plex Media Server on Linux a little easier. Reporting probl…

Thank you very much for the link. I purchased the computer with no OS for $180. I look forward to messing with it when the house is empty next weekend. Even more, I look forward to the kids reporting that “Black App” works better than it ever did. Another win for dad.

So, I got it all set up with the i7-7700 CPU running on Ubuntu 22.04. Everything is working ok. But, it will not hw transcode HVEC 10 bit. I did run into a beignet-opencl-icd error when trying to install some drivers I think I needed. Does anyone know why it doesn’t want to use hw transconding he…

@gr_mich_mush The reason it’s not working on Ubuntu 22.04 is because they (Canonical and Intel) changed everything. I have already updated the Linux packaging to assist with making this work. It performs all the tests for you and tells you what to do if anything is needed. Once it’s happy with t…

I installed 1.28.1. Do I only have to install the additional .debs that the installer complains about or all of them from Releases · intel/compute-runtime · GitHub ?

Switch from Shield to Optiplex 9020 SFF W/ i7-4790?

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