Convenience will cost you with Plex, but the alternatives require more work.

Having a personal media server that's online 24/7 is an underrated luxury. It gives you complete control over your media, ...

Plex will soon charge you even more to stream your own media over the internet. While I’m not a fan of schadenfreude, decisions like this do make me feel vindicated about my choice to adopt Jellyfin ...

For years, Plex has been the ultimate go-to for media nerds like me who wanted to escape the fragmentation of streaming services. You can start with something as basic as a few hard drives, set up a ...

As a hobbyist, I was blessed by the vast choice and low price of the highly capable single board computers (SBC). But my happy life ended in 2026, all thanks to the AI craze! In Q1 2026, The ...

Abstract: High-frame-rate (HFR) video technology is becoming widely implemented in popular multimedia applications (e.g., Youtube and cloud gaming) to provide a smooth viewing experience, while ...

Jellyfin, the popular open-source media server and Plex alternative, just got better on Roku TVs and players. The app’s latest update adds support for more HDR modes and anamorphic video, along with a ...

The Nvidia Shield TV Pro remains a standout Android TV device in 2026, proving that strong hardware and consistent updates age better than yearly refreshes. Powered by the Tegra X1+ chip, it continues ...

Synology’s “Plus” series has long been the go-to NAS line for small businesses, home offices, and power users. Models like the DS920+ and DS923+ struck a near-perfect balance of performance, ...

Convert your MKV video files to formats compatible with Chromecast devices and Smart TVs, using intelligent codec detection and hardware-accelerated encoding. Patch releases (format X.Y.Z-N) are ...

Adding storage to your home network will give you more than just a place to keep your Mac backups. Here's what to know when buying network-attached storage. Apple device users will be very aware of ...