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Transcoding is a pain in the ass because it requires another computer with a decent CPU to decode in realtime (which means you can't run it off a NAS or some ot
by harisenbon 16y ago
Transcoding is a pain in the ass because it requires another computer with a decent CPU to decode in realtime (which means you can't run it off a NAS or some other server-based disk backup, unless you want to shell out the bucks for a really overpowered backup solution).
If I'm going to go through all that trouble and cost, it makes more sense to buy a low-cost ION GPU HTPC ($300) that can just run the video (even HD) without transcoding.
- th0ma5 16y agogot one of those ion pcs, i recommend it, and your sentiments about how this all fits together. i think a machine really can only do one thing really well (especially something high performance) at a time, and often MPC software tries to do too much at once.
- ZoFreX 16y agoI had an ASRock NetTop 330, measured the wattage draw while playing a 1080p film, it was pulling about 15 watts from the wall. Pretty damn impressive.
- JonnieCache 16y agoWorst of all, when transcoding you are needlessly discarding data and therefore picture quality. It you don't have to, you shouldn't.