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 ...

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 ...

I'm currently using Plex on my Synology NAS and I quite like it, but the Synology is just not up to the task for anything beyond basic transcoding. So I would like to create a dedicated server to ...

Configuration: Synology DS220+ (2GB RAM) last updates for DSM and packages, jellyfin 10.7.7 installed in Docker. I recently purchased a GoPro Hero 10 Black and my settings for videos are : 4k HEVC, 50 ...

QNAP has introduced their latest TS-x51 NAS family at Computex 2014 with four NAS supporting between 2 to 8 drives, expandable to a total of 16 drives via expansion enclosures. The storage devices ...

Synology’s DS216Play NAS is a middling performer, but there’s no better NAS box available for streaming multimedia features and 4K transcoding. Synology’s rich app environment allows it to also ...

So you've decided to self-host your media collection and shrug off the shackles of the streaming services. You've selected a NAS, populated it with scavenged hard drives, and armed yourself with ...

[Zitt] has a security camera which will send him messages any time it detects motion. However annoying this might seem, we’re sure he has his reasons for needing this much immediate feedback. The real ...

Elvis Shida is a Buyer's Guides Writer at MakeUseOf. He has a Bachelor's Degree in information technology and has been building PCs for a decade. He is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and ...

The UGREEN DXP2800 GT swaps Intel for AMD Ryzen and adds 10GbE, but loses QuickSync and AV1 support. Is it worth the $50 ...