Discrete GPUs also offer flexibility beyond Plex. If your server doubles as a workstation, runs machine learning workloads, or handles other GPU-accelerated tasks, the additional horsepower isn’t ...

One way to make use of a spare Mac is to turn it into a server for home entertainment purposes. Here's how to set up Plex Media Server in macOS. Owners of an old Intel-based Mac who've replaced it ...

Take the Raspberry Pi family, for instance. While you could deploy Plex or Jellyfin on most Single-Board Computers in the RPi ...

Is there a way to force Plex to transcode particular audio-only files while playing remotely? It appears that it will transcode FLAC files to AAC if they're above a particular bitrate. e.g., stuff ...

[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 ...

Streaming media services like Netflix and Hulu are so convenient that you can easily to forget the simple pleasures of digital ownership. Sure, it’s nice to be able to watch movies from anywhere, but ...

If you have an extensive movie collection, you may want to share it with other devices on your home network instead of paying for loads of streaming services. Here's how you can use Plex to create ...