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Plex Cloud Alternative - ReadyNAS NAS Storage
Barb Gonzalez of SoundAndVision.com posted a great article about using ReadyNAS NAS Storage as an alternative to the soon-to-be-canceled Plex Cloud. We've posted a few snippets below. Read...
With typical home internet upload speeds, calling a NAS a "viable alternative" for remote access is a stretch, especially with 4K content. Since my daughter moved out, I wanted to give her access to my videos remotely, so I decided to set up Plex. She had a lot of jerkiness, which I thought might be from her WiFi. But even wired, it persisted. Ultimately, I set her up with ZeroTier so she can copy the files and then watch the local copy. That does require a bit more forethought, but works much better.
I probably could have set up transcoding to a slower bit rate, but then what's the point of having HD content?
Yeah, I agree. That's why I never chose to transcode or even use dlna. I chose paying for more storage vs compressing. just straight rips to 3 dunes in my house. Though I've nevered considered playback for clients outside my network. Interesting. Perhaps transcoding to a smaller file size would be beneficial? But then I guess you would need 2 copies of everything.
I was referring to on-the-fly transcoding, so you wouldn't need two copies. There is a way to reduce it down, but I believe there is only one setting -- not one for local and one for remote. Not that I typically need local transcoding.
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