Hardware

860 topics in this forum

1. Would this make a good server?

   By Bert, October 28, 2016
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   • Bert
   • November 17, 2016

2. Strange noise from my #2 server

   By CharleyVarrick, April 30, 2017
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   • CharleyVarrick
   • May 1, 2017

3. Seeking advice for server/client replacement (NUC?)

   By themimperials, April 18, 2017
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   • clarkss12
   • May 10, 2017

4. Hardware Suggestion for server

   By Rubbinio, March 10, 2018
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   • Sizzlebox
   • March 11, 2018

5. Android TV boxes with malware pre-installed

   By justinrh, May 20, 2023
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   • CharlieMurphy
   • May 21, 2023

6. Advice on computer hardware when building a dedicated Emby server from scratch.

   By simmisj, August 15, 2025
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   • RanmaCanada
   • August 26, 2025

7. Any Android/apple box that does HDR -> SDR

   By Ponyo, October 10, 2018
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   • BAlGaInTl
   • October 14, 2018

8. Wireless HDMI?

   By jasonmcroy, September 10, 2019
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   • rbjtech
   • September 12, 2019

9. Ryzen with Vega APU HW acceleration

   By mlcarson, December 14, 2018
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   • SHSPVR
   • December 14, 2018

10. Intel Gen11 Iris Plus / Ice Lake transcoding performance?

    By syadnom, December 1, 2019
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    • Guest
    • December 2, 2019

11. Your thoughts on this AMD or Intel hardware purchase ?

    By SHSPVR, February 18, 2020
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    • SHSPVR
    • March 8, 2020

12. Windows 10 HDR streaming

    By Guest asrequested, June 6, 2018
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    • Guest
    • July 12, 2018

13. 4k media server for caravan

    By jordy, May 30, 2022
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    • GrimReaper
    • June 24, 2022

14. SSD or HDD?

    By Red5ive, March 19, 2020
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    • Happy2Play
    • March 20, 2020

15. Internal SATA Drives Vs. External

    By crbdrbonline, March 12, 2021
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    • mastrmind11
    • March 15, 2021

16. Need some help interpreting S.M.A.R.T. results & advice on disk health

    By Meltx103, August 9, 2021
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    • rbjtech
    • August 16, 2021

17. Best hardware for quick transcoding?

    By erihje, October 31, 2019   

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    • mohoelx
    • November 28, 2019

18. Transcoding with 1050Ti hitting thermal limit

    By hooraah, January 12, 2024
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    • hooraah
    • July 31, 2024

19. Looking for opinions on best budget-friendly offline backup system. 1 2

    By pmac, January 21, 2019
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    • Guest
    • January 23, 2019

20. Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500S as server?

    By josemiel25, September 8, 2018
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    • josemiel25
    • September 10, 2018

21. Lockerstor Gen2 AS6704T - Is AV1 supported?

    By sweetmslily, March 18, 2025
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    • sweetmslily
    • March 19, 2025

22. Shield won't passthru 5.1 AAC?

    By justinrh, January 7, 2023
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    • seanbuff
    • January 18, 2023

23. Emby processor preference? (i7/i5 vs Ryzen 5/7)

    By roberthleeii, September 14, 2018
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    • Guest
    • September 15, 2018

24. Help choosing new client hardware (moving on from Windows HTPC)

    By Gronnie, April 6, 2017
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    • Blueeyiz702
    • July 13, 2017

25. Network Gurus

    By kaj, March 7, 2021   

    • synology
    • network
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    • kaj
    • May 4, 2021