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Hey everyone, I'm building a new server to run Jellyfin (with a few other services like Pi-hole) and I'm stuck on GPU or CPU transcoding.

My main concern is smooth 4K HDR transcoding for 1 stream. I've been reading mixed advice online – some people say a strong CPU with good single-core performance can handle it, while others recommend a dedicated GPU.

Should I focus my budget (~$1000AUD/$658USD) on a good CPU, or spend some of it on a dedicated GPU?

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (13 children)

Curious: What's the deal with all the transcoding on servers?

Don't you just need some good rendering on the client? And if you need it on the server, why need it on the fly? You can do it before, and store the result, can't you?

[–] bazsy@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

The mobile and TV clients are often limited to the codecs with hardware acceleration. Or just selecting a lower bitrate on the client will cause transcoding.

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