When Plex starts buffering or stuttering, it's easy to assume that hardware problems are to blame, especially if you're using a NAS. But that often isn't the case. With Plex, the overall setup is so ...

I immediately changed these four Plex settings, and my personal media server setup is all the better for it.

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 ...

Hello, Ars! Long time lurker here, first time poster. Not sure if this is the correct forum for this, so please move it if it's not. As the title states, I'd like to set up a personal media server on ...

Tired of paying to stream your own media? These Plex workarounds make remote access free again. Here's how they work.

Is there a way to force Plex to transcode particular audio-only files while playing remotely? It appears that it will transcode FLAC files to AAC if they're above a particular bitrate. e.g., stuff ...