Mobile or low-powered processors will work fine for a local Plex setup, but you’ll need a desktop-grade processor if your Plex server will have remote users.įor example, the Intel Core i5-12600K has a PassMark score of 24,254, so it’ll comfortably support around 12 viewers watching transcoded 1080p content. In plain English, what all this means is that you’ll want a processor that can support the number of remote users you’ll have on the server. (And we haven’t even gotten to hardware acceleration, which can improve transcoding performance for Plex Pass subscribers, but that’s another article for another day-learning about video encoding is a real “crossing the Rubicon” moment.)
One 4K SDR transcode: 12,000 PassMark score.One 1080p transcode: 2,000 PassMark score.One 720p transcode: 1,500 PassMark score.
As Plex’s support page notes, a single transcoded stream requires a CPU with the following minimum scores from benchmark program PassMark (PassMark scores measure CPU performance and higher scores are better): Transcoding will rarely be a problem when you’re accessing Plex at home.īut the biggest challenge with transcoding is the CPU horsepower it’ll require from your Plex server. For instance, Plex will have to transcode a video if you’re remotely playing a 4K video on a 720p smartphone. This may take some getting used to if you're used to other home theater software, for example Plex Media Player doesn't support traditional usage of the mouse buttons.In the most layman of layman’s terms, transcoding refers to when Plex has to convert a video to play on a new streaming device. It will also inspect your media library and automatically download any missing metadata such as titles, release dates, and so on from TheMovieDB.Īs well as having some great features, Plex Media Player has been designed from the ground up to look great on a TV screen and is compatible with most IR controllers making it really suited to frequent use. Plex Media Player also allows you to easily organize your media into specific categories (such as 'TV Shows', 'Comedy', 'To Watch'.) making it really easy to always find what you are looking for. Additionally it will play movies and TV shows streamed from all the major providers out there. It offers built-in support for local storage (on your PC or network attached storage) as well as for content stored on Plex Media Server.
Plex Media Player is designed to be installed on a dedicated computer (PC, Mac and Linux versions are available) connected to your TV, and allows you to access your entire media library and enjoy it on a big screen.
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