Edit: Thanks to the feedback I found out that the playback issues are caused by transcoding setting. I had to select QSV instead of VA-API. Now playback is smooth with any bandwidth setting.
If there are any recommendations regarding data storage in my setup, it’d be much appreciated!
So, I am running Proxmox on an old thinkpad (Intel I7 11th gen, 32 gb ram) to host home assistant, nextcloud, npm and jellyfin. I was just able to set up hardware acceleration with the iris xe driver on jellyfin and install the client on my TV, but replay struggles at 4k hdr content. I doubt that this is actually the CPU, but my LAN interface. Buying the laptop I didn’t notice that it doesn’t have an RJ45 socket so I have to use an USB-C adapter instead.
Additionally, I will definitely run into storage issues before getting anywhere near a reasonable movie database and adding more and more external usb drives does not seem a good idea.
I think I need a NAS. But looking at used prices of a decent 4bay device, makes me wonder if “sidegrading” my PC wouldn’t be a better option. I could buy a new mainboard, cpu and memory, install all HDDs in my current case, and move my current hardware to a new, smaller one.
Does that make sense? Or is it more likely that my hardware is just incorrectly configured and a NAS would make more sense? Or should I get a DAS and set up USB pass throughout? Or…? What’s your opinion?
Jellyfin logs will tell you if it’s transcoding. If you have a dvd you can use handbrake to convert it to any format you want.
If you stream to a different device and have the same issues and it’s also not transcoding then you can isolate the issue to your tv, network, or hypervisor.