Improved PLEX performance (Synology DS918+)

[Robbie]

Hi mate!

I'm afraid you won't really see much of any improvements by the integration of SSD caching in Plex playback. Just to check, when you talk about online guides and using optimization, were you referring to the graphic driver fix here:

https://nascompares.com/guide/synology-d...and-ds420/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTISHfy-rYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyNEwaRv8eA

I'll assume yes, but I just wanted to check. Additionally, does the system automatically transcode these files when you remote playback? As if you have a solid enough remote connection (i.e good strength ISP) in those locations, then you should be running without transcoding.

Last thing? How high is % usage when these files are played over the network/LAN as mentioned? I am trying to get a scale of 1) the density/quality/compression of these 1080p files and 2) why these remote transcodes are necessary.

Cheers and I hope I can be of help!