So far everything works fine, but problems might arise further down the track. Not a problem, as I don't need it, but if you want to install on USB, you might have to insert an extra USB controller. My onboard USB controller is not recognized by ESXi. Ive search high and wide for the various codec settings used and cant find it so far in this forum. TranscodeMPEGAC3 is apparently not the correct setting for iPhones though. Pre-scan with the Scan all folders in the navigate section. Be careful though with the hardware you chose. gmackenz wrote:Well, Ive solved the timeout as PS3 Media server scanned the directory. I haven't got any experience putting all this on USB storage. Adding a small extra disk for all this should be sufficient. Ubuntu server edition doesn't take much space either, and neither does FreeNAS. That's why in the end I didn't opt for a Synology NAS with Plex capabilities (they are usually Atom based), but went for a PC with FreeNAS based on Intel Core i3 for the transcoding. On those mobile devices you need transcoding if you use a codec that is not supported by the mobile OS (so most codecs). So generally you put it on your media center PC and your mobile devices. The client can be installed on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. You run the Plex server on your media server (you can even run it on some higher end dedicated NAS devices from Synology and Qnap). You can think of it as XBMC in a client server model. The alternative is to build my new box for storage only, (a bit cheaper/less hardware) and keep using my desktop PC to transcode the movies - eventually get a Boxee or something that can replace the PS3 Media Server desktop.Īlso, will I lose the stored data if I start with a single drive (say a 3TB disk), fill it up and then buy another one and decide to create a RAID configuration? If you’re a member of a Plex Home, you can use this option to have the app automatically sign in to the last used user and bypass any PIN for that user. I really want to avoid a GPU because of the noise/heat, will a decent CPU be enough to run the FreeNAS and do transcoding of 1080p? Settings for the Plex for PlayStation app can be accessed from the (accessed by selecting your avatar image) located at the top of the the Navigation Side Bar. For storage I'm thinking up to four 2-3TB drives in RAID5. The box needs high wife approval factor, so I'm going for a fanless power supply and a micro ATX card and a decent looking, probably "box-like", silent case. Is it unwise to combine FreeNAS with transcoding? What kind of hardware would be required to have FreeNAS running smoothly (quite large torrent throughput, running basically 24/7) and have it transcode full HD videos (using for example PS3 Media Server) a couple of nights each week? I know transcoding is pretty heavy stuff, especially 1080p, and my desktop PC currently doing it has good hardware and lots of RAM so I'm not really sure abot the lower limit. (mainly to even out the costs over a couple of months, but it also seems more future proof, plus I want something to build)Īt first I planned to have it as a strict NAS, handling only storage, but as I frequently stream and transcode video to my entertainment room from my desktop PC (currently), I am now thinking if I could put some more (or at least better) hardware into the NAS box and perhaps give it the role of my video transcoder as well? Currently I am using PS3 Media Server for this and it works very well for my purposes. Even if the PS3 Media Server is able to play all the video files out there, some of them (the ones that are not supported by the PlayStation 3, yet) will require real-time video transcoding. Planned to use a NetGear NAS Ultra first but I changed my mind and will go with custom box + FreeNAS. The PS3 Media Server that you previously downloaded comes to use here.Hi, I'm currently looking into centralizing all my spread out USB and internal drive storage and am putting together a new box. In fact, the PS3 actually fits best for this purpose. What this also means is you don't need to deal with transcoding of videos, resulting in clearer picture quality. There's one secret of the PS3 that makes its presence felt over the Xbox 360: The support for more video formats the Microsoft-made console. So going ahead, make note that you will be needing you console, a computer with a copy of PS3 Media Server and a stable home network that connects both your console and PC on the same router.įrom here on, when you are all set up, it will become easy to stream audio files, videos and images to your console-turned-home entertainment system wireless with just a few clicks. We aren't big fans of too much work, you see. Oh, and did we mention that it's free? With the console, you can even copy stuff directly to a hard drive or USB stick, but that process is too much work. That's one of the simplest and best cross-platform options you will ever get in this respect. Since we are dealing with the PS3 here, you will need to use the PS3 Media Server.
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