Plex

[Enquiries]

Hi, so I am in a bit of a dilemma I have the RS1221RP+ and DS1821+ my plan eventually is to move my Plex server, I want to ditch my AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor custom truenas build because I just like the Synology DSM and I'm trying to figure out if any of the 2 above could handle Plex, Or if there is an 8-bay rackmount solution available?

I Have a high-end 4k LG TV so the playing formats are decent it mostly plays in direct play, Acasuanly I share my server with 2-3 family friends outside the house and that's about it.

I tried searching videos and pages but can't seem to find any that show Plex stats for them, I've seen posts that say that the RS is shit but it has the same CPU as the DS and in one of the links it says that DS can work with Plex. Any chance you can confirm?



Thanks

Chris

[ed]

Thanks for your message! All the models you mentioned will support Plex, so you won’t have any issues with local streaming. Both the RS1221RP+ and DS1821+ should work well for that.

However, if you plan to do remote 4K streaming, you'll need a more powerful setup, ideally with a CPU around the 15,000 PassMark score for smooth transcoding. While local playback will be fine, remote streaming could be a challenge with these models if transcoding comes into play.