Is Plex Pass worth the cost?

[mushtafa]

Trying to figure out if I need to buy the Pass, and if I do, is it worth the cost?

I don't mind spending money on decent software, but this seems expensive to me.

Does anyone know if the pass is required to use hardware transcoding? Read conflicting infomation.

 

[mushtafa]

I've been sent a deal. Plex Pass lifetime works out to ~£60.

Might get it ordered then, be nice to have a performance boost of the transcoding

 

[mushtafa]

I've started storing the files at large nitrates, 4k, Atmos audio etc.
Main issue I have is when my daughter streams to her 720 TV.
The hardware encoding would be nice.
I had to inject subtitles into a video last month, that made the PC work hard!

I might leave it for the time being and see how I get on. If it was £25 I would have already bought it without hesitation, but even having a deal at £60 it still seems expensive

 

[mushtafa]

All I'd gain is the hardware encoding.
I'll have to get my HDDs, and move my media over to the server and see how it handles it. The deal I had has now expired anyway