Hardware

860 topics in this forum

1. Will the Emby server on nVidia Shield work in this setup?

   By Marsovac, March 27, 2023
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   • RanmaCanada
   • March 30, 2023

2. The upgrade time has come

   By crashkelly, August 30
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   • yocker
   • September 12

3. Help with my future build?

   By theBrad, June 21, 2017   

   • build
   • emby
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     • build
     • emby
     • server
     • mac
     • windows
     • hardware
     • uk
   • 20 replies
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   • mastrmind11
   • June 22, 2017

4. New server - Any weak points ?

   By Svendsen18, November 29, 2018   

   • Hardware
   • Ryzen
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     • Ryzen
     • Bottleneck
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   • SHSPVR
   • November 30, 2018

5. Want to add 2 HD but have no more data power cables

   By all4dom, July 19, 2021
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   • rbjtech
   • July 23, 2021

6. How do you playback high bitrate 4K videos?

   By Henkmeister, October 8, 2021
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   • rbjtech
   • October 13, 2021

7. no seamless streaming on phones

   By MEGAMEGO, November 8, 2021
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   • Luke
   • November 17, 2021

8. Setting up a fast wirespeed gigE firewall/router w/ QoS/VPN

   By Bingie, January 30, 2022
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   • Bingie
   • April 15, 2022

9. Server build for Emby - opinions?

   By Mediahost, April 30, 2022
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   • RanmaCanada
   • August 8, 2025

10. External Storage or NAS Recommendations

    By JsinFate, May 13, 2022
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    • Neminem
    • March 7, 2024

11. After some years, back to Emby. Need some guidance on hardware

    By Mytre, September 10, 2024
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    • tdiguy
    • November 27, 2024

12. i7-4790 (non-K) for 4k streaming?

    By pmac, December 2, 2024
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    • pmac
    • January 2, 2025

13. Hardware Failed - Emergency Rebuild Advice

    By BAlGaInTl, November 2, 2017
    • 19 replies
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    • BAlGaInTl
    • November 9, 2017

14. replacement raid card

    By marauder, September 19, 2018
    • 19 replies
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    • marauder
    • September 23, 2018

15. Which GPU for home usage (HEVC)

    By Okeur75, January 20, 2019
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    • Okeur75
    • February 21, 2019

16. NAS Hdd WD Red vs Seagate Ironwolf

    By jmassaro87, September 11, 2019
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    • legallink
    • September 22, 2019

17. Best streaming stick: Fire TV or Chromecast?

    By Red5ive, October 13, 2019   

    • firetv
    • chromecast
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      • chromecast
      • roku
    • 19 replies
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    • ebr
    • November 8, 2019

18. Media transfer problem

    By dredd1963, February 24, 2020
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    • dredd1963
    • March 1, 2020

19. Inexpensive $183 mini-pc runs Emby server w/ built-in hardware transcoding just fine

    By Bingie, July 9, 2021
    • 19 replies
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    • clarkss12
    • August 29, 2021

20. Idea: own Emby Media Player Hardware

    By ALLSTAR1986, August 13, 2025
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    • sh0rty
    • August 22, 2025

21. Would this make a good server?

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

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

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

23. Shield and SMB1

    By PenkethBoy, February 6, 2018
    • 18 replies
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    • PenkethBoy
    • April 5, 2018

24. Not really sure where to post

    By pracydna, May 12, 2018
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    • pracydna
    • May 15, 2018

25. Transcoding temp drive - to SSD or to not ssd

    By Jdiesel, May 22, 2019
    • 18 replies
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    • Jason'sEmby
    • May 26, 2019