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Synology DS423+

On Plex 1.31.2, three clients playing the same 4K file sat near 20% CPU until one stream was forced from 4K down to 1080p. That single transcode made two of the three streams buffer. Forcing 1080p down to 720p stayed in the 20–30% CPU range and was called a good result. 2 other reports on this page.

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