Having a personal media server that's online 24/7 is an underrated luxury. It gives you complete control over your media, enhancing your streaming experience in this age of enshittification of ...

I'm currently using Plex on my Synology NAS and I quite like it, but the Synology is just not up to the task for anything beyond basic transcoding. So I would like to create a dedicated server to ...

Convenience beats endless tweaking.

If you’ve been collecting digital media for any amount of time, you may have found it frustrating to catalog or access in a simple way, especially if your media comes from multiple sources or services ...

I saw your article online on Plex. I have been collecting movies for years and would like to set up a raided Plex NAS, but really don't have a clue where to start. Could you recommend a couple of good ...

Convenience costs you with Plex, but the alternatives require more work.

Plex and Nvidia recently announced the Android TV-powered Shield was gaining the ability to run Plex’s Media Server software. Earlier this week, the update went live for all Shield owners. Regardless ...

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=30765655#p30765655:3dt54316 said: TofuLion[/url]":3dt54316]I am also building a media server in the near future ...