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Will a DS1821+ be enough for my needs? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to offload my Plex Media Server from my computer and I'm trying to figure out if the DS1821+ will meet my specifications.

I'd like to be able to run 4, 1080p to 720p/480p transcodes simultaneously. From Plex's what cpu do I need guide, the DS1821+'s V1500B CPU is only powerful enough to do 2 1080p transcodes, but some articles and reddit comments claimed it could run up to 8. I don't know what to believe. Can someone who actually has this device confirm or deny this please? I'm not talking about local streams, just transcoding. Historically, I haven't used hardware acceleration because it takes longer for a stream to start, but I'm not apposed to using it.

On top of that, the 4gb of memory in the stock device is a bit low, and from what I can tell, upgrading the memory will cost a pretty penny since it's not a standard size ram stick AND it only accepts certain speeds. I certainly don't expect to need 32gb, but 4gb seems a little low. Again, can someone who has actually used this device comment on that?

Thanks, TC370

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I brought one recently to exactly do this. I got super confused why something that cost me well into 5 figures, still lagged and buffered while playing, then I won an Intel Nuc on eBay, connected it to Ethernet via a switch, installed Plex on it, and pointed it toward my DS1821+ and it solved my problems. The DS1821+ to me just seems like backup and storage rather than streaming at this stage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting, well thanks for the heads up. I was hoping this was going to be a one stop shop solution, but clearly not.