I can't speak for NUCs, but I use a sff thinkcentre with an 8th gen i7 for jellyfin transcoding. I have, at most, 4 streams going at any given time, and it works very well. I bought it used from ebay for around $200.
I think these are fine to use, provided you have reliable backups and got a good price.
I can't speak for NUCs, but I use a sff thinkcentre with an 8th gen i7 for jellyfin transcoding. I have, at most, 4 streams going at any given time, and it works very well. I bought it used from ebay for around $200.