Nice upgrade previous Intel solution... but a word to the wise: these don't have HW video transcoding, so although the CPU is much better, it might get a bit stuck with some forms of live video streaming.

heffeque:

Nice upgrade previous Intel solution... but a word to the wise: these don't have HW video transcoding, so although the CPU is much better, it might get a bit stuck with some forms of live video streaming.

I never really understood the purpose of that. You don't save bandwidth decoding before the data is sent over the network. I've had no problems just simply using a video player that reads the files directly, unless I'm trying to watch something in 4K over my crappy 802.11n wifi, but none of my wifi devices have 4K displays so it's a non-issue. The only purpose I see of transcoding on the server is if you're lowering the video quality to prevent buffering issues. I'd rather just spend the money to improve my network.

Some people stream outside their own network (I do sometimes) and if internet is sketchy on the receiving end, auto-transcoding comes in handy.