I've had zero issues streaming HD (720p and 1080p) content from my NAS to my PS3.The PS3 is a TERRIBLE frontend. All the transcoding in the world won't make it not suck as soon as you hit some Cinavia.
Just get a WD Live or something for actual playback.
With enough power you can get it to work until you hit a file with that evil baked in (unless you unplug the internet).I've had zero issues streaming HD (720p and 1080p) content from my NAS to my PS3.
This 100%. Not only that, but it doesn't support .mkv playback without transcoding or remuxing.The PS3 is a TERRIBLE frontend. All the transcoding in the world won't make it not suck as soon as you hit some Cinavia.
Just get a WD Live or something for actual playback.
Had a little time to look at this. You're at the point I was about a year and a half ago. Transcoding a 1080p file is tough to do for all but the beefiest CPUs. I think an Intel 2500k might be able to do it in realtime. I know my AMD FX-6100 will only transcode a BR rip at about 17-20fps which is about 5 frames too slow for doing it in real time. No off the shelf NAS is going to have the power to do this. So, you're gonna have to build your own, get something besides the PS3 or you could remux the .mkvs into .mpg or .mp4 files. The codecs aren't the problem with the .mkv files, just the container. You could use a couple of programs to convert. If you are never going to use them with anything other than the PS3 then go withI think the key here is probably the media player. I'm using the PS3. It cannot stream MKV's @ 1080p for the life of me! Even PS3 media server sucked @ 1080p. Mind you, I'm using Powerline Ethernet... my PC should be more than sufficient to decode it? or to translate it?
I believe a 2500k can technically transcode up 5-6 streams simultaneously. A 930 should be able to do 3-4.okay, I have an i7-930, one gen down...
What kind of quality is being transcoded? Is it transcoding or remuxing?Just FYI, an Intel 2500k can easily transcode 1080p in real time. I built a Plex server with an Intel i5-3570k (which is only slightly faster) and I was able to transcode 4 blu-ray rips in real time with no frame drops.
The problem with transcoding arises when you want to fast forward and rewind. It tends to choke up the server regardless of how powerful the server is. Ideally, for viewing your media you should use a device that can handle many media types without the need for transcoding (and that also doesn't have cinavia). My personal preference is an HTPC, but that's too much work and $$ for many people. Interestingly, cloud media just released a Plex app for the Popcorn Hour a400. Sounds like it would be an excellent Plex client. http://files.syabas.com/press/130604 PLEX App for Cloud Media.pdf
All were straight blu-ray rips (remuxed into mkv's using makemkv) that were then transcoded (not just remuxed) on the fly into various qualities on phone, tablet, and two web browsers.What kind of quality is being transcoded? Is it transcoding or remuxing?
I'm gonna have to play with Plex a little bit over the next couple of days.
Sorry, but it's about this time that I call bullshit. Unless your destination resolution for all of those devices was 320x240 it didn't happen. I guess there's also the possibility that you may have been transcoding to a codec that was not x264, maybe a simple MPEG-4 L2 stream at SD resolutions. But no, you were not simultaneously transcoding 4 BR rips to any kind of HD quality.All were straight blu-ray rips (remuxed into mkv's using makemkv) that were then transcoded (not just remuxed) on the fly into various qualities on phone, tablet, and two web browsers.
*Sigh* I don't know what to say. I didn't test it extensively, and like I said I was transcoding to various qualities, some probably SD, but it worked smoothly without any stuttering. I was just doing a quick stress test. In the real world I would never need to transcode four movies at a time, maybe 2 max. Also, why would I need the phone and tablet on gigabit? It doesn't take much to send a 8-12 mb/s stream over wifi.Sorry, but it's about this time that I call bullshit. Unless your destination resolution for all of those devices was 320x240 it didn't happen. I guess there's also the possibility that you may have been transcoding to a codec that was not x264, maybe a simple MPEG-4 L2 stream at SD resolutions. But no, you were not simultaneously transcoding 4 BR rips to any kind of HD quality.
Not only that, but OP was having trouble just streaming 1 HD stream over powerline and you're saying you were simultaneously streaming 4. Did you find a way to wire your 2 phones and tablet via Gigabit to your router?