4k transcoding Server

[TheDreadPirate]

If the 4k media is designed to work without transcoding on a FireTv stick, we all use the same FireTv, would that be an option? Or would we also have to use the same TV?

I'm honestly not sure how that works.  I don't have much HDR content.  More importantly I don't have any HDR displays.

I have often read about the Intel Arc's, compared to the nvidia they are much cheaper - but with the performance really equal in value?

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Intel Arc, from a transcoding perspective, can't be beat.  Supports AV1 decoding and encoding.  Nvidia is toe-to-toe in regards to raw FPS.  But QSV is king in terms of quality.