Originally Posted by
JClishe
How does Plex compare to DS Video? I have DS Video on my Synology, Roku, and iPad. The Roku handles local streaming and DS Video on the iPad supports downloading videos offline so I can watch them while traveling. Does Plex add any features that I can't get through DS Video?
DT video is not as easy to stream off than Plex - Plex has more features, more channels and better format support.
That said, if you purchased a play edition Synology box, DTVideo is the only one that'll do hardware encoding, which makes for better support of high bitrate streaming.