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Plex / Jellyfin media server

Streaming your films to TVs and phones. Converting video on the fly needs a hardware video engine.

10 great fits and 8 good ones out of 23 devices.

Cheapest great fit

Great fit

Derived from the specs
DeviceWhyPrice from
ZimaBoard 2Intel N150Great fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
$279
GMKtec G3 PlusIntel N150Great fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
$330
Beelink EQ14Intel N150Great fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
$385
Beelink ME miniIntel N150Great fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 6 internal drive slots for the library
$525
Minisforum MS-01Intel Core i9-13900HGreat fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 3 internal drive slots for the library
$679
ASUS NUC 14 ProIntel Core Ultra 5 125HGreat fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
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ThinkCentre M920qIntel Core i5-8500TGreat fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
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Radxa X4Intel N100Great fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
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EliteDesk 800 G4 MiniIntel Core i5-8500TGreat fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
  • 3 internal drive slots for the library
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OptiPlex 7070 MicroIntel Core i5-9500TGreat fit
  • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
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Good

Derived from the specs
DeviceWhyPrice from
Orange Pi 5 MaxRockchip RK3588Good
  • Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
$95
Orange Pi 5 PlusRockchip RK3588Good
  • Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
$109
Minisforum MS-A2AMD Ryzen 9 9955HXGood
  • Hardware encoding works (AMD VCN), with lower quality and fewer streams than Quick Sync
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 3 internal drive slots for the library
$799
Beelink SER8AMD Ryzen 7 8845HSGood
  • Hardware encoding works (AMD VCN), with lower quality and fewer streams than Quick Sync
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
  • 2 internal drive slots for the library
$799
Mac mini M6Apple M6Good
  • Apple's media engine: Plex and Jellyfin transcode with VideoToolbox
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
$899
NanoPi R6SRockchip RK3588SGood
  • Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
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Radxa ROCK 5BRockchip RK3588Good
  • Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
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Orange Pi 3BRockchip RK3566Good
  • Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
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Limited

Derived from the specs
DeviceWhyPrice from
Pi Zero 2 WRaspberry Pi RP3A0 (BCM2710A1)Limited
  • Hardware encoder for H.264 only
  • No HEVC 10-bit decoding: HDR files are hard work
$15
Raspberry Pi 4Broadcom BCM2711Limited
  • Hardware encoder for H.264 only
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
$68
Raspberry Pi 5Broadcom BCM2712Limited
  • No hardware video encoder: direct play only, or slow software transcoding
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
$78
Orange Pi Zero 3Allwinner H618Limited
  • Hardware encoder for H.264 only
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
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Le PotatoAmlogic S905XLimited
  • Hardware encoder for H.264 only
  • Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
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