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Plex on ReadyNAS Pro
Hi Folks, I have a ReadyNAS Pro (Business Edition) and just fired up the plex media server on it. Everything worked fine, but anytime I try to view a 1080p file (.m2ts or h.264 mkv) it can't keep ...
This question relates to streaming, Plex and media types.
I have a Pro 6 (not quite 2 years old yet). It is connected through a wired connection to a Sony bdp-s780 blu-ray player which is a DLNA device. I also have 2 Roku 2xs players with the plex app installed and which are connected wirelessly.
I have a bunch of movies (mostly Pixar to satisfy the appetites of my 5, 3 and 1 y.o. kids) which have been ripped using MakeMKV. I use the generic settings and copy only the movie and highest audio tracks (i.e. no subtitles, extras, etc) with the thought that if the kids ever scratched the discs, I'd be able to re-burn a disc and have an exact duplicate. The other reason for having the server (not just to store the copies) is shear laziness - it's much easier to jump to different movies without getting up, finding the disc, etc. I also use Handbrake with its generic IPad setting to make a smaller size mpeg copy to store on the ipad for travel.
Here's the issue: when I stream the .mkv file using either the DLNA device or the Roku (Plex), the playback is terrible: quality is poor and buffering with both devices (DLNA and Roku) is slow (the "quality..." sign on the roku drags on for what seems like an eternity, especially with the kids clamoring for Nemo). When I stream the .mpeg version, the playback is faster and image quality infinitely better.
Looking at the DLNA device, each of the .mkv movies are listed as M2TS. While I understand that to be a container format, any reason for the slow speed and drop in quality compared to a lower resolution copy of the same?
This topic bridges multiple forums so please direct me if this is not the correct place for this post.
Thanks.
I have a Pro 6 (not quite 2 years old yet). It is connected through a wired connection to a Sony bdp-s780 blu-ray player which is a DLNA device. I also have 2 Roku 2xs players with the plex app installed and which are connected wirelessly.
I have a bunch of movies (mostly Pixar to satisfy the appetites of my 5, 3 and 1 y.o. kids) which have been ripped using MakeMKV. I use the generic settings and copy only the movie and highest audio tracks (i.e. no subtitles, extras, etc) with the thought that if the kids ever scratched the discs, I'd be able to re-burn a disc and have an exact duplicate. The other reason for having the server (not just to store the copies) is shear laziness - it's much easier to jump to different movies without getting up, finding the disc, etc. I also use Handbrake with its generic IPad setting to make a smaller size mpeg copy to store on the ipad for travel.
Here's the issue: when I stream the .mkv file using either the DLNA device or the Roku (Plex), the playback is terrible: quality is poor and buffering with both devices (DLNA and Roku) is slow (the "quality..." sign on the roku drags on for what seems like an eternity, especially with the kids clamoring for Nemo). When I stream the .mpeg version, the playback is faster and image quality infinitely better.
Looking at the DLNA device, each of the .mkv movies are listed as M2TS. While I understand that to be a container format, any reason for the slow speed and drop in quality compared to a lower resolution copy of the same?
This topic bridges multiple forums so please direct me if this is not the correct place for this post.
Thanks.
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