If you own a Synology NAS and use it as a media centre or are thinking of doing so, you might be interested in a new tutorial created by SpaceRex. Which shows you how to add Plex hardware ...

Plex charges for features Jellyfin offers for free, but requires more setup. Jellyfin offers free hardware transcoding, while Plex requires a paid subscription. Plex is more compatible with ...

4K transcoding on the DS420+requires Plex Pass One factor to keep in mind when it comes to hardware transcoding is you need Plex Pass to do it with the Plex Media Server.

The free version of Plex only offers software transcoding, which chews through resources. But I own a Plex Pass membership and can take advantage of hardware transcoding—a far more efficient ...

Honestly, if you're serious about Plex video playback, you'll want to spend more money on a NAS with better hardware. Synology simply hasn't designed the DS119j for such tasks.