I've been having issues with my Nexus player (and my MiBox) streaming from my HDHomeRun and even my plex server over wireless. When I do speed tests using "Wifi Speed Test" i get between 100-200mbps, so I wasn't sure why I was having issues. I was also looking for a single USB adapter that would support wired ethernet, more usb ports, and microsd for storage expansion. I didn't see this device tested anywhere but so far every function works and my streams are all working flawlessly on my Nexus player. I plan to test it on my Mi Box soon.
Device
https://smile.amazon.com/MicroSD-Gigabit-Ethernet-Adapter-Mac-Silver/dp/B06XC1LWWC
Right now I have my main PC (that I use for gaming & seeding) set up as my Plex Media Server. I own an Nvidia Shield 16g (which is rooted) that I use in the other room to watch videos from my Plex library.
Right now all of my videos are stored on my computer via 10TB Raid 0 (two 5TB drives), but I plan on removing the raid on my PC soon (for data safety). I have a spare Raspberry Pi 2 that is not in use as well, so I'm just trying to figure out my best solution. I also randomly have this computer just sitting around doing nothing (I could scrap it for parts). I'm not sure if it matters, but I currently use MoCA to keep my Shield and PC connected to the network. I wanted to set up a seedbox so I wouldn't need my PC on while I torrent, so I was thinking about using the Pi for that. I want to take my Plex server off of my main PC, since it's a power hog. At this point, I think I have a few solutions:
I want to have at least 10TB of data for my server, since I'm already up to 6TB in video. I've heard mixed reviews about using a shield as a Plex server. I know about the metadata cap, but I think I can keep that under wraps. I've heard there are issues with accessing a Nvidia Shield server when you are away (Wake on LAN doesn't always work/some issue with sleep mode), is that still the case? I'm the only person using my Plex server, so no need to support multiple streams. I have a 4k TV, but most of my video files at 1080p (due to the lack of 4k content). It would be nice if my setup was somewhat future proof, so I could play 4K videos when they become more readily available.
What do you think is the best solution? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!