• @spader312@lemmy.world
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    41 year ago

    Just curious is a raspberry pi powerful enough for streaming on multiple devices in 4k? Thinking of doing a setup and sharing with my family and friends. I anyway have a pi available

    • holycrapwtfatheism
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      31 year ago

      I host anywhere from 1-6 streams at a time on a custom built server… I’d doubt you’re going to get what you’re asking without a much bigger build. It doesn’t take a crazy build for plex but if you ever need transcoding the pi can’t do it. My most recent iteration was ~$1300 but the price was mostly storage.

    • @CmdrShepard
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      1 year ago

      It’ll only work if you can direct play everything and depending on your ISP upload speed, you may need to transcode any remote streams in which case a Pi will probably burst into flames. A comparable option would be a micro form factor office PC like an Optiplex with a recent gen Intel processor. The iGPU in these works great for transcoding.

      If you want something more serious you can do a custom built PC with a Fractal Design case (Define 5, 6, 7 or Node series) which are made to hold a ton of 3.5" drives. Again here all you really need is a newer Intel CPU and SATA ports (and/or an LSI SAS card).

      • @spader312@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yeah sounds like it might be a fun project to try it out with a pi but it’s not realistic for sharing outside of my household