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Hardware transcoding matters less than you think if you pick the right clients

When streaming media files from network-attached storage (NAS) to clients, there's a chance you've encountered some form of transcoding. This is when the server has to convert the video and/or audio ...
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How to add Plex hardware transcoding to your Synology NAS for smoother playback

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...
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Forget waiting on Synology — I brought back hardware transcoding to my 25-series NAS

Synology hasn't had the best of years for 2025. The company has experienced a downward trend in customer loyalty when it came to its series of X25 models, such as the DS925, DS425, and DS225. We ...
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Next-Gen NAS with 4K Transcoding Capabilities

STMicroelectronics and Synology® Inc. announced that ST’s HD and UltraHD multimedia server-box platform (STiH412) has been selected for Synology’s DS216play high-value NAS server for homes and ...