I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
… The Mac mini is a great home for self-hosted media After hunting through my devices, I ultimately landed on the M4 Mac mini I reviewed last year over on Pocket-lint . …
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I ditched Plex's official app for an open-source alternative that actually works
… A much more consistent experience across devices Remote streaming without restrictions Plezy has become my go-to media player on all the platforms that support it. The Plex client runs on my Android and Mac devices and behaves the same on both. …
I couldn’t get Plex remote streaming to work until I made this simple fix
… Inside your home, everything works because devices connect locally. …
I blamed my NAS for slow streaming until I realized what transcoding was actually doing
… The media server gets set up, files get added, so do subtitles, and all the metadata, and you think you're ready to kick back and relax. And then you start streaming your new media, and it's not smooth. …
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This Jellyfin app made me ditch every other streaming client
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I've stopped recommending Plex to newcomers, because Jellyfin is ready for families now
… What should newcomers use — Jellyfin or Plex? If you're completely new to self-hosting and want to take your first step, perhaps by repurposing any old devices into media servers, Jellyfin is absolutely the way to go. …
A used office PC is the best media center upgrade I've made in years
… When he's not procrastinating, you’ll probably find him catching the newest movies in theaters or scrolling through Twitter from his bed. Sign in to your XDA account I’ve spent a long time trying to build the perfect media center at home. …
7 things you can do with your old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in
… Home Assistant is a platform that can connect with all kinds of smart home devices using a local connection, and it centralizes a lot of devices that often need dedicated apps, making it easy to manage them all from one interface. …
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips are finally expanding beyond Windows with Googlebooks
… The news was first posted in a now-deleted social media post; an official announcement from Snapdragon and Google is likely still coming. …
3 simple Plex settings that instantly fixed my buffering issues
… You'll also need to change settings on your playback devices in the Plex app. …