Paying for Plex Pass Keeps the Platform Alive . Have you ever come to find that your favorite open source software was no longer being updated? Or, maybe you hadn’t used it in a ...

The Plex media server can run directly on the device, and supports hardware-accelerated video transcoding (H.264, MPEG2 and HEVC)!, 4K video at 60 fps, and multiple simultaneous streams, says the ...

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 ...

The lowest-cost option to transcode is probably an Nvidia ShieldTV or a cheap computer with a relatively recent Intel CPU for quicksync hardware transcoding. Note the latter also requires Plex Pass.

The other big feature is hardware transcoding. I mainly watch media off of my Plex server on my local network, but I have it configured so I can access my server when I’m away from home, as well.

Without the Plex Pass, hardware transcoding is locked away, leaving you with less powerful software-based transcoding. With Plex Pass, you have the choice of three plans: $5 per month, $40 ...

While you can use Plex for free, purchasing the optional Plex Pass unlocks a whole host of features, including hardware transcoding support, which vastly improves the HD movies experience.

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 ...

But that's only half the story; upgrading to Plex Pass opens up a whole world of possibilities, including enabling hardware transcoding, adding artwork, remote access, and a whole lot more.

Netflix and Hulu may get all the hype, but Plex's robust media management and transcoding features make it seamlessly streaming your digital media collection anywhere and anytime a cinch.