ReadyNas 102 1080p Plex Server & client streaming Performanc

The 102 has an ARM CPU and cannot transcode. If you want to have a NAS that can transcode 1080p you should look to getting the 516. See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhqU12yGv_OxdC1VYjYtMmRiSlVReVZhNVBLZ0JxSmc&usp=sharing

Hi mdgm - Many thanks for your reply. I have been away so only just picked up this reply.

Ok let me put this question another way. I currently have 1080p mkv video files on my HTPC. If I move all of this media to a readynas 102 running plexmedia server and watch the video on my Samgsung TV via the Plex Media client is it likely that I will experience pausing / stuttering etc when viewing?

Can anyone esle with a similar setup comment.

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This depends on the details of the compression within the MKV.

More than likely, some of your MKVs will exceed the spec of your Samsung TV player - so you'd need to convert those specific videos as you find them.

Well.... this could depend on a few factors. But I can confirm that the Samsung PLEX app does tend to lean on DirectPlay when you're on the same LAN. This was a bother for me due to certain aspects of our home networking menagerie, so I had to force the app *not* to DirectPlay in my case.

The upside of this, though, is that if the Samsung device is likely to be the only one you use for playback *and* you have decent bandwidth, then much of your media should play fine. BUT, if the app drops out of DirectPlay for any reason you'll be dead in the water, due to the lack of transcode in 1xx boxes. I've heard 3xx boxes can do OK, but you'd really want a 5xx or 7xx for best results. Same will be true if you start viewing your PLEX-based media from other devices like tablets, phones, web...