Comment on Must my Jellyfin server be able to AV1 videos?

• illusionist@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Also if you want another resolution. Then it’ll also transcode afaik.

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  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yes.

    If you always direct-play, the only bitrate you can use is original.

    If ever need to watch on a slow connections using a lower bitrate, that will requure transcoding.

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  • frongt@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Or if you want subtitles but the player doesn’t support them. Then jellyfin will need to burn them into the stream.

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• CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Consider any future clients you might have or if you decide to share with other people the clients they have. I personally think it’s worth spending a few extra bucks now to ensure compatibility in the future.

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  • barnaclebill@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Good point, and I agree - after reading all the responses, I’m leaning toward spending the few extra bucks so that I don’t have to fret all the potential scenarios that might require transcoding.

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    • hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Probably the safe bet. Though I think my 8th gen Intel does AV1 decode as well. But it’s not hardware accelerated and full hd is the limit, it can’t do 4k or reltime av1 encoding.

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  • bluGill@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Or is it better to save a few bucks now and save it for next year when something new comes out that is faster anyway. Maybe there is a new codec that matters in 3 years but nothing today supports: so either way you are forced to replace your server.

    There is no right answer, you are taking your chances when planning for the future. There are many computers more than 10 years old still working just fine in the world, and it is possible that whatever you buy today will be as well. We get enough press releases that we can predict what will happen next year close enough, but in 5 years we have much less information. There is no way to know if saving money is a good choice today or not. I can come up with scenarios either way.

    Look at power use. Often last generation hardware uses more power for the things you do today and so the few dollars you save today are made up with in the power bill over the next couple years. (though if you use that new hardware to do something the old couldn't do the new will use more power!)

    If there is only a few dollars difference in price go for the best. However when there are hundreds or even thousands of dollars it becomes a harder decision.

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