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HEVC playback to Fire TV Cube - BOFH - 03-24-2023
Hi
I currently have my plex server set up on a mini PC, and watch everything through my Fire TV Cube. This works great and I can play HDR HVEC files without issue.
Looking to move to a TERRAMASTER F4-423 instead as I need more storage space.
Watching the 4K plex reviews from NASCOMPARES it appears this will struggle to transcode some of my higher bitrate HVEC media. The fire cube has hardware support for HVEC, does this mean the NAS can direct play the files to the Fire Cube so no transcoding needed? Or will it still need to transcode as the NAS doesn't support HVEC?
Thanks very much
RE: HEVC playback to Fire TV Cube - ed - 03-27-2023
Its all about the receiving device. If FireTV supports h265 (HEVC), you will not need transcoding.