One of the biggest features that (controversially) sits behind the Plex paywall is hardware transcoding. This is where a special video encoding chip built into your computer can handle the work of ...

Plex was once the go-to media server, but growing restrictions and paywalls are pushing users away. Here's why you should consider switching.

Plex remains popular, but are users considering alternatives, like Jellyfin and Emby? We asked our readers, here's what they told us.

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Plex has now announced 'custom metadata providers,' which will replace the old metadata agents sometime in 2026. It's largely ...

You're not using your Roku system to its full potential. These secret menus, settings, and hacks will unlock that for you.

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In a recent update (tvOS 18.2) Apple added support to the Apple TV 4K for alternate aspect ratios: specifically 21:9 (2.33:1) ...