Plex is hitting reboot on its software for living room PCs. The new app is called Plex Media Player, and it’s a complete break from the previous Plex Home Theater desktop software. By abandoning its ...

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...

Have an old PC lying around that no one is using? You might want to consider converting it into a media streaming server. There was a time when people had separate devices for everything. The TV was ...

I’ve had a long and mostly satisfying relationship with Media Player Classic Homecinema, née Media Player Classic. Many moons ago I started using it to avoid opening Web sites embedded in Real Media ...

One of the most popular media players of the late '90s and early aughts returns for those still hoarding MP3s. Reading time 2 minutes Winamp died! And then it came back! Then it died again! And now it ...

Microsoft's new audio and video app replaces both Groove and the ancient Windows Media Player. We walk you through how to use it and explain what it can and can't do. I've been testing PC and mobile ...

MPC is long dead, like dead and buried and a forest has grown on the grave and been cut down and paved over with an asphalt parking lot, dead. I found MPC-BE, but I'm not sure if that's the fork to ...

Participants in the MP3 revolution will remember Winamp fondly. The independent media player and library, initially released in the late 90s, was the go-to choice for anyone who didn’t care for more ...