Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

easyrider · 4 Feb 2017 at 16:05

Diddums said:
I ran Plex on a small little i3 build I have spare, but it'll also run on a Pi.

All depends on what you need to do.

If you need realtime transcoding to devices then a beefy backend is a must.

Sasahara · 4 Feb 2017 at 16:09

bobbarley said:
Put together the bookcase I bought today. Need another one now!

You need a couple more shelves.

NoobCannon · 4 Feb 2017 at 16:12

easyrider said:
All depends on what you need to do.

If you need realtime transcoding to devices then a beefy backend is a must.

I run a plex server on a new pi 3. Havent found anything it wont stream yet.

easyrider · 4 Feb 2017 at 16:21

NoobCannon said:
I run a plex server on a new pi 3. Havent found anything it wont stream yet.

Depends what your are streaming to...

mrkambo · 4 Feb 2017 at 16:37

My Plex server uses a i3-4130 2C4T, and it smashes through real time transcoding like no ones business, only issue i have with mine is when it comes to 1:1 4K Blu Ray, i needs a couple of minutes to buffer the transcode after that its flawless!

Frozennova · 4 Feb 2017 at 16:56

Nillikin Case for the OnePlus 3T (Also sits slightly higher than the camera), some Type-C dust covers and a 3-Pack of Anker Poweline USB Type-C cables

Nate--IRL-- · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:03

mrkambo said:
My Plex server uses a i3-4130 2C4T, and it smashes through real time transcoding like no ones business, only issue i have with mine is when it comes to 1:1 4K Blu Ray, i needs a couple of minutes to buffer the transcode after that its flawless!

What is the purpose of transcoding in real-time?

Nate

Minstadave · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:06

Nate--IRL-- said:
What is the purpose of transcoding in real-time?

Nate

Means you don't have to keep multi re-encodes for different devices.

Cleisthenes · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:08

silversurfer said:
Mx5 started off as a budget design at 12k or so I think, dont the most recent versions have it

Not 2005-2015 they didn't I don't believe.

easyrider · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:08

Nate--IRL-- said:
What is the purpose of transcoding in real-time?

Nate

Example,

MKV 1080p with DTS Audio

Streaming to Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Fire TV does not support DTS passthrough so the Plex server Transcodes the Audio Stream to Dolby Digital 5.1 in realtime so the amazon Fire TV can play the file.

Nate--IRL-- · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:10

Cool, thanks. Does the receiving device automatically request a certain encoding for the files it requests? Or is that set in the Server to deliver a only a certain type of encoding to that particular device?

Nate

easyrider · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:13

Nate--IRL-- said:
Cool, thanks. Does the receiving device automatically request a certain encoding for the files it requests? Or is that set in the Server to deliver a only a certain type of encoding to that particular device?

Nate

The plex app on the device decides and the plex server delivers...Its all automated.

Frozennova · 4 Feb 2017 at 17:30

Cleisthenes said:
Not 2005-2015 they didn't I don't believe.

Even mine was closer to 13k in 1998 according to the original bill of sale I got when I bought it

Malevolence · 4 Feb 2017 at 18:26

I have a good blu-ray player and a good TV, so disc will always be the option for me. Plus it's far superior quality to that of a streamed rip - I prefer to watch my films at the full bitrate.

neil_g · 4 Feb 2017 at 19:16

Malevolence said:
I have a good blu-ray player and a good TV, so disc will always be the option for me. Plus it's far superior quality to that of a streamed rip - I prefer to watch my films at the full bitrate.

These days I just rip bluray 1:1 in makemkv and stream them to a player that can handle it (htpc for exanple).

easyrider · 4 Feb 2017 at 19:21

neil_g said:
These days I just rip bluray 1:1 in makemkv and stream them to a player that can handle it (htpc for exanple).

Just imagine how much plastic and pointless packaging would be saved if we moved to a steam based bluray model.

Instead of games, you buy the bluray and download it

50gb is no biggy these days to download.

MatsyLR · 4 Feb 2017 at 19:40

easyrider said:
Just imagine how much plastic and pointless packaging would be saved if we moved to a steam based bluray model.

Instead of games, you buy the bluray and download it

50gb is no biggy these days to download.

For you mabye...would take me a day or two to download....and I would be able to do NOTHING all day while its download without cutting the speed in half.
Also large capacity hard drives are expensive and can die at any time taking your collection with them. (I don't buy blu rays new, I pay maximum £2).

I have a mix of blu rays and digital copy's on two 5TB drives.

NoobCannon · 4 Feb 2017 at 19:45

easyrider said:
Depends what your are streaming to...

I stream to iphone, lg tv and a now tv box at my parents house over the internet

All different devices (not at same time) and no problems yet

easyrider · 4 Feb 2017 at 19:45

MatsyLR said:
For you mabye...would take me a day or two to download....and I would be able to do NOTHING all day while its download without cutting the speed in half.

You live in the sticks?

MatsyLR · 4 Feb 2017 at 19:46

easyrider said:
You live in the sticks?

Not in the sticks but in a place with only copper, my max download is 2mb/s

and that's when nothing else is using the connection.