Transcoding is typically required when a media file is more recently released than the client device that is accessing it, so the newer compression or playback format is unknown to the device you want to access it with. Alternatively, you want to access the movie or music on your Synology DS418j and do not want to use the original file in its full size. This is the case of whether you are using Plex or not. In this file access, the Synology DS418j NAS is the host device and the device you want to play the file is the client. Transcoding on a NAS such as the Synology DS418j server is the ability for a multimedia file to be changed from it’s existing format or codec to one that is better suited to the destination device. Luckily now we can start testing the extent to which this NAS will transcode and perform in plex.

This is a big deal, as till recently if you owned a Synology DS418j or other cost-effective NAS, you were feeling a little left out. Transcoding HD Media on the Synology DS418j NAS Plex Media Server?Īs you may have heard, Plex is now available on Realtek and other ARMv8 based NAS devices.

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