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I've been using Plex for over a decade, and what pulled me in from the start was how easy it made it to host and stream my personal media library and my friends' libraries from anywhere. I've always ...

Convert your MKV video files to formats compatible with Chromecast devices and Smart TVs, using intelligent codec detection and hardware-accelerated encoding. Patch releases (format X.Y.Z-N) are ...

Jellyfin MPV Shim is a cross-platform cast client for Jellyfin. It has support for all your advanced media files without transcoding, as well as tons of features which set it apart from other ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

The LincStation S1 is the latest in LincPlus’s budget NAS series, designed to accommodate up to four full-size HDDs, with two NVMe SSD slots, 8GB of upgradable DDR5 RAM, and an Intel N97 CPU. It’s ...

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Have you ever found yourself wishing for a way to organize and enjoy all of your favorite streaming content and personal media files in one convenient platform? While cloud storage services like ...

In an era when just about everything comes with a monthly subscription fee, Samsung TV Plus is fresh air. Samsung’s app offers a unique, regionally-based mix of content at no cost. Viewers in the ...