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

Plex has updated its Google TV app to add transcoding and expanded channel support, thanks to some under-the-hood changes in the recent Google TV Android 3.2 update. Plex has updated its Google TV app ...

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 ...

One of the biggest features that (controversially) sits behind the Plex paywall is hardware transcoding. This is where a ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

It finally happened. My streaming services are all gone. I pay for YouTube Premium still — who would argue with ad-free videos and music streaming for $14 a month — but every other streaming platform ...

This week, Plex begins the slow process of extricating itself from the desktop PC. Plex’s server software—which lets you stream your video, music, and photo libraries to other devices around the house ...

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 ...

Over in Other Hardware, most home NAS discussions eventually get around to Plex (and its alternatives). Perhaps I'm not the target market, but I can't see the compelling case for it. I have an ...

Plex Playback is an excellent video player and streaming platform but it is not gracious for all its users. Some of them reported that they get Playback Errors in ...