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Use network hard drive as Plex media server?

nanook5 · 2014-07-30 00:43:16

Hello :) So today I decided to see what Plex was (on my Roku LT) and immediately I was hooked :D I want to have a full time media server running for Plex to access,instead of my laptop . I saw a 4TB WD Network hard drive on Amazon for around €175 and was wondering is it possible to use this as my media server,as I do not…

30-07-2014 1:43am

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nanook5

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Hello

So today I decided to see what Plex was (on my Roku LT) and immediately I was hooked

I want to have a full time media server running for Plex to access,instead of my laptop .

I saw a 4TB WD Network hard drive on Amazon for around €175 and was wondering is it possible to use this as my media server,as I do not want to invest in a PC .

My main purpose is to just access my movies/TV shows

Cheers

P.S I'm very sorry if this has been asked before

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#2 30-07-2014 2:41am

degsie

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Just search for 'Plex nas compatability list' and check if it's there.

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#3 30-07-2014 4:10pm

same ol sh1te

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You'll need a better NAS than a WD to have the power to transcode Plex, check out Synology or Qnap. It's more expensive, you'll have to buy your drives separate but will we'd up with a much better system

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#4 30-07-2014 5:11pm

nanook5

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Thanks for the replies lads

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