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 ...

The Plex program guide is pretty, but its harder than it needs to be to navigate to specific channels and times. Jim Rossman I always get a big response when I write about cord cutting. Everyone seems ...

If you’re familiar with Plex, you probably think of it as a media server, and it absolutely is, but it does a whole lot of other things as well. In 2016, it began to add DVR functionality, and in 2017 ...

Creating your own whole-home DVR system is about to get a lot simpler, thanks to Plex. Plex Media Server users can now record live TV with either an antenna or a CableCARD using SiliconDust’s ...

A Plex subscription includes the channel guide, which helps you find your favorite shows and set up recordings. Jim Rossman / TNS Last week’s cord cutting column mentioned Plex as a live TV recording ...

Plex charges for features Jellyfin offers for free, but requires more setup. Jellyfin offers free hardware transcoding, while Plex requires a paid subscription. Plex is more compatible with devices; ...

Building a media server/NAS/Plex box. I'm going to be running Plex/Sonarr/CouchPotato, etc and some transcoding. Looking for some suggestions on processor. Was ...