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 Have you ever come to find that your favorite open source software was no longer being updated?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 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.

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 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 ...

Plex has for a long time been one of the more popular services for streaming your local content, including music, photos, movies and TV shows you’ve ripped from DVDs – or, ahem otherwise acquired – to ...

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.

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 ...

Streaming media services like Netflix and Hulu are so convenient that you can easily to forget the simple pleasures of digital ownership. Sure, it’s nice to be able to watch movies from anywhere, but ...