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ReadyNAS DLNA vs Plex
Hi
I'm new to this, and understand that ReadyNAS has inbuilt DLNA features, what's the difference between this and the Plex add-on? Should I stick with the default, or use Plex?
Yours
Jonathan
I'm new to this, and understand that ReadyNAS has inbuilt DLNA features, what's the difference between this and the Plex add-on? Should I stick with the default, or use Plex?
Yours
Jonathan
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- Plex can transcode video. With DLNA it must be in a quality you can stream over your network and in exactly the right format for your client can play.
With Plex on the 314 you can do a little transcoding (there is a Community Plex NAS compatibility guide which shows what quality video should work) and the videos are presented in a nice way with artwork. Plex has a number of features which you can learn about at the Plex website (some are free, others you need PlexPass for). - Thanks again for the clarification.
- In addition when I tried plex not all of my DLNA clients would recognize the plex service. Seems hot or miss, all of my devices saw the DLNA service
- Which clients aren't seeing it?
StephenB wrote: Which clients aren't seeing it?
My xbox 360 had a hit or miss attitude with it, the roku would only see it if I had the plex channel installed. and my tv didn't see it at all. The bluray would see it but not access it.
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