Realtek RTD1296 transcoding compatibility with Emby

[charlesbr 2]

Hi,

 

I have just purchased a Synology DS118 which came as advertised as having hardware transcoding which is great because I want to utilise my new HDHomerun Connect Quatro.

 

However, I have just been reading up on various posts that the Realtek RTD1296 CPU that comes with the DS118 will not transcode for Emby! Is this still the case? 

[Luke 42077]

Hi there, is it detected by Emby in the server Transcoding section? You can temporarily change the hardware acceleration drop-down to Advanced to show you what was detected. Thanks.

[charlesbr 2]

Hi Luke, thanks for the reply. Soon after purchasing the DS118 I found read some older posts that said as it was not compatible with the Realtek CPU I have. As a result I have not opened the box and will be returning it BUT if convinced that it can work I may cancel the return and give it a try but the only problem with that is if I do use it then I may not be able to get my money back.

Edited October 4, 2019 by charlesbr

[FrostByte 5392]

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/56191-ds118-hw-transcoding/?hl=vaapi&do=findComment&comment=547298

 

@@solabc16 made a good post awhile back explaining which processors supported vaapi, but I can't find it right now.  I know Apollolake is one that supports vaapi.  I believe all the ones which supported vaapi are Intel, but trying to find his post to confirm

[charlesbr 2]

I was able to try out the DS118 and it didn't transcode so I returned it and still got a full refund. Instead I decided to by an Intel NUC mini PC that has Quicksynch built into the CPU which works perfectly for transcoding.

[Luke 42077]

Thanks for the feedback !