So long as you choose the right client for the job, your NAS can simply send the file over to the TV, tablet, or streaming ...

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In Plex’s defense, I can opt out of disclosing certain information. But I’m still not comfortable sending any data to an ...

A few days ago I heard about Jellyfin. This is mediaserver software not a world apart from Plex. So you run it on a local machine and it serves up TV shows and movies that are stored locally. The ...

Open-source enthusiasts may appreciate this over-the-air DVR service, but most other users should stay away. As an over-the-air DVR solution, Jellyfin appeals to a highly specific class of cord-cutter ...

As of April 29th, Plex’s new pricing scheme is live — lifetime memberships have now doubled to $250, and monthly fees are creeping into streaming service territory. Ouch. While the Plex faithful ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...