Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

Synology has always offered the option for hardware transcoding to take place. The company switched things up and not for the ...

The Synology DS420+ comes rocking its own app store, allowing you to install a whole host of third-party services, including Plex Media Server. While you can store and enjoy media using Synology's own ...

I'm currently using Plex on my Synology NAS and I quite like it, but the Synology is just not up to the task for anything beyond basic transcoding. So I would like to create a dedicated server to ...

I have a Synology 918+ (8GB RAM) with 2 10TB (WD Red) and 2 16TB (SG Exos) So after a couple months of storage filling up warnings, I decided to upgrade today. I ordered a couple recertified Exos 26 ...

It's important to get the differences between decoding and transcoding out the way first. The former is the decoding of media for playback. The latter is far more intensive since it requires the host ...