Does anyone have any advice on a nuc that would be good to run a Plex server for mostly direct 4k streams locally? I have an older pc I could use but I was wondering if it made sense to run a lower power device as my old gaming pc would probably be overkill.
Whatever you get, it can be helpful (and recommended for less experienced users) to go for a box with an intel CPU that has an iGPU to allow for QuickSync hardware transcoding. Plex doesn’t work with AMD AMF, and I’m assuming you won’t have a dedicated GPU, so QuickSync will be a must if you want buttery smooth transcoding.