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NAS for 4k movies via Plex or other? - Enquiries - 02-28-2020
Dear reader,
I am a novice when it comes to setups using NAS and media players such as Flex. I have tried to investigate myself what setup would work, but find myself lost in the digital wording and specs. Hopefully you can advice.
My setup is as follows, I just purchased a brand new 2020 model Samsung QE65Q95T which of course supports a host of apps via the Tizen (android) UI, but those apps generally are Netflix, Amazon etc. Great stuff, but not always the content I want. I also have a PS4 Pro 1TB purchased in 2019.
So, as is allowed in the Netherlands for personal use, I use news servers to download movies, this also allows for 4k HDR sized movies, the problem is often the format as this can come in a wide array of formats incl. MKV... Normally I would connect my small Dell laptop from work to the TV via HDMI and watch downloaded movies via MKV player. This laptop however, does not support 4K or Dolby DTS etc. Hence, that will no longer work with the new TV for true 4k HDR experience.
First I was looking at the Nvidia shield Pro as a potential media player, but this might be overkill given I have the PS4 which is able to handle 4k HDR.
Then I read your post that PS4 also allows Plex, so that could be a way to "play" the downloaded content. The PS4 here, only acts as the "dvd player" I believe, so I would still need some NAS setup where the movies are stored and streamed from (using Ethernet cables of course). This is where I need advise, because I am not sure what would be best for a NAS given the type of formats downloaded and also I read issues about subtitles causing issues (which are either backed-in or SRT. files) due to "trans-coding" ? I want to avoid this of course.
One last note/question, Currently I have a glassfibre network connection coming into the house and the router is located near the front door in a broom closet, from there there is a cat6 cable pulled through the walls and neatly shows up close to the TV, however this is just 1 cable. Our TV box requires the Ethernet cable, so would a "netgear or other" type of network switch work to allow me to have a wired connection to 1: the TV box, 2: the PS4 (guessing 4k does not work over Wifi) and 3: potentially the TV itself for other 4k apps.
Sorry for a long story, but hopefully I have made the setup issues clear. If you can advise on this, I would be grateful.
I am open to different types of suggestions, now you have the full story. Also budget wise I am flexible, if a more expensive setup is the only solution, then I can look into that, but just having spent 4,500 EUR on the TV and sound system + cables etc, I would prefer to keep it slightly affordable haha.
Thanks again,
Kind regards,
Cisco
NAS for 4k movies via Plex or other? - ed - 02-24-2021
Yes, you can use your existing PS or Xbox to stream 4K. Just like ShieldTV, it doesn't operate on a Linux backbone or other sub OS. You can get a simple cheap NAS solution like DS218/DS418 or even J series. Then mount a network drive on a PS or similar and stream this way.You can get a Netgear or any other 1GbE switch and split your connection from the socket near your TV. Any switch will do. WiFi streaming would require a new AX based router. But walls would affect performance.Plex subtitle is killer. They require transcoding.You might find this useful: https://nascompares.com/how-to-use-your-ps4-and-plex-a-handy-guide/I hope this helps.