Upgrade a Synology DS415+ for 4k

Hey there,
i am happy with Plex on my Synology DS415+ with upgraded Ram and a Appletv 4k.

But 4k is not working. I know that there are different Videocodecs. Videos which are tagged with 2160p cannot played smooth in Plex.

Is the DS220+ better or the DS620slim?

I would advise not to upgrade yet. At this point, most 4K content can not be transcoded properly no matter how powerful hardware you get. Wait untill tonemapping has been implemented or untill plex decides to retain 10 bit colors in the transcoded stream and decide what hardware to get then.

By upgrading now, youll move from one problem to another.

The Apple TV 4K should not need transcoding with 4K, so make sure you have it set to max or original quality. If you still have issues, its most likely a problem with your network

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What can i say?! Thank you for your usefull answers!

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