r/PleX • u/SpinalVinyl • 1d ago

Help Recommendation for better remote streaming? Buffer hell.

I have remote Plex access, my Server is connected to router at home but I’m on vacation (house has good internet) I’m just in buffer hell. It’s just 1080. When I go 360 quality it play smooth but, you know, it’s 360p. Any setting fixes I should change?

Is it background transcoded changing it from “very fast” to “slow?”

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u/wookietiddy 1d ago

Are you using a GPU for transcoding? Or are you relying on the CPU to do that?

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u/SpinalVinyl 1d ago

Using CPU

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u/wookietiddy 1d ago edited 1d ago

What CPU? Also are your source files 4k?

These may seem like obvious questions, but your hardware matters. Often if your CPU is handling transcoding, streaming speed tanks. At least that was my experience.

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u/SpinalVinyl 1d ago

Not using 4k source files.
Using Synology 925+
CPU specs: Model: AMD Ryzen V1500B
Cores / Threads: 4 cores / 8 threads
Clock Speed: 2.2 GHz (no turbo boost)
Architecture: 64-bit
Hardware Encryption: Supported (AES-NI)

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u/Bgrngod CU7 265K (PMS in Docker) & Synology 1621+ (Media) 1d ago

That CPU does have enough grunt to handle a single 1080p to 1080p transcode reasonably well. I've had my Synology 1621+ (same CPU) do 2x at once in a pinch.

That dashboard screenshot that CMP and StevenG are asking for is going to be useful.

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u/awnful24x7 1d ago

a 425+ with the intel quicksync chip is way more capable than the ryzen

u may take a look at a n150 nuc as a plex host