Why upgrading your cheap streaming stick is the ultimate fix for a buffering Plex NAS ...

All it takes is one mistyped environment variable and hardware transcoding stops working.

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 ...

I've got a Plex media server running, and the grandkids want access to it from their phones. I like to think I run a pretty secure home network (but who the hell knows, I'm not an IT guy). Considering ...

There's a substantial difference between the decoding and transcoding of media, especially 4K. The former requires the simple processes of the NAS streaming the said file to a compatible device like a ...

Streaming service and software maker Plex is raising its prices. The company announced on Wednesday its first price increase in a decade for its premium subscription service Plex Pass, which offers ...

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