I've been out of the media server game for a long time, despite being really into apps like Xbox Media Player (XBMC), which ...

After a couple of stops and starts — and some concerns — media player software maker Plex is opening its online service known as Plex Cloud to all paying Plex users. The service, which was first ...

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 ...

As tablets, notebooks, and smartphones become increasingly ubiquitous, and more work is done on laptops and Chromebooks, the role of the blocky old PC has become – at least for many – little more than ...

I currently have two servers on my home network: One is a Raspberry Pi that provides VPN (via OpenVPN) and DNS/DHCP (via Dnsmasq). The other is a 2011 MacBook Air that serves as a Plex media server, ...

Media center specialist Plex added another piece to the puzzle Thursday to become the go-to solution for cord cutters: Plex users who own a compatible TV tuner are now able stream live broadcast ...

Mac only: Plex, the XBMC-based media center app for Macs with gorgeous looks, has updated in a big way, though with few new features. That's because Plex is rebuilding itself and making room for new ...

You no longer need an always-on PC or any other network-attached hardware in order to use Plex’s media player. The popular service, which allows you to watch TV and movies from your own collection, ...