Hi Plex Experts :)
Right now I am using my NAS as plex client. Problem is that it's overpowered (i7-4771, 32 GB ram) and running Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
and annoying that I need to login to a domain users - it's not wife friendly basically :)
What I am looking is some small device that has
* The full feature set of the Plex Client
* No problems what so ever of handling subtitles (e.g my samsung tv struggles with that)
* Extremly fast power on and off (like turning on and off my stereo receiver)
* Preferable Running Windows 8.1 (but I don't wanna see it fail when I unplug it and plug it in again e.i no graceful power off)
I am not sure what to think about transcoding (I have no idea what the pros and cons are) - my NAS is running the Plex Server and has plenty of power.
What have been stopping me up to now is the subtitles issues. For some reason I always have to fix subtitles for some movies and tv shows.
Some are integrated and work just fine on a PC client but not on the samsung tv. The device MUST NOT have any problems with subtitles.
Building the device from scratch is the backup plan. If this thread concludes that I will start another thread about it.
So I am looking for a - works out of the box - product.
And budget - right now - no limit.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.