All without any transcoding enabled whatsoever. Now if you enable transcoding, you can basically take any stream the server supports and transcode into any other format the client supports.

Yesterday Plex announced a new update was coming soon to the Android app (as well as other Plex platform apps) which looks to improve the Chromecast ...

I haven't had any problems with any of this via any service, including Plex, on the Roku Ultra. It hasn't forced the server to ever transcode anything, either, handling everything natively.

Plex has updated its Google TV app to add transcoding and expanded channel support, thanks to some under-the-hood changes in the recent Google TV Android 3.2 update.

4K transcoding on the DS420+requires Plex Pass One factor to keep in mind when it comes to hardware transcoding is you need Plex Pass to do it with the Plex Media Server.

The Plex team is back with another update to the Android app, complete with its customary giant changelog. The most notable addition this time is support for Assistant on Android TV, but there's a ...

Audio transcoding works on your phone, which is impressive. All your local files can also plug into the Chromecast functionality. In older builds, there was no Cast option for local content.

Transcode more with Plex Pass When you decide to pick up a more expensive Synology NAS (like the DS218+ I've already mentioned), you'll want to upgrade your Plex account with the Plex Pass.