Best Media Server that supports Plex and 1080p+ transcoding

[wjfcomputers]

Hi All,

I currently run Plex on my laptop and store all of my movies on the laptop. I'm looking to offload the media files to a centralized store on my network, but I need it to support Plex and/or Chromecast so that I can stream to my TVs around the house.

I've looked at various NAS devices but most don't seem to have a CPU powerful enough to transcode on the fly.

What's the best option here?

Cheers!

 

[wjfcomputers]

An Intel NUC looks like an interesting option!

 

[wjfcomputers]

I ended up going for an Intel NUC i5 with 16GB RAM (total overkill but it was so cheap) and a 500GB SSD. I'll probably need some more external storage in the future, but it's enough for now.

Transcodes 2 1080p streams simultaneously no problem. Happy with the little fella.