Plex is one of the best ways to upgrade and reuse an old laptop, period. If you have an old laptop lying around, there is a very strong chance it'll be able to host a Plex server, and in doing so, ...

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Repurpose old tech through an easy home media server setup. Learn smart old laptop reuse tips to stream, organize, and store your favorite media efficiently. Pixabay, jothamsutharson Reusing outdated ...

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

What are the alternatives for Plex? I've been kicking around the idea of setting up my own media server with some old PC parts. I've only just started the preliminary research into the idea of a media ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...