tl;dr is: scrounge up some hardware, preferably on a recent-ish Intel platform with an igpu (i think 8th gen+ is the sweet shot), and then get a slew of storage. Pick a base operating system (I like ...

Plex charges for features Jellyfin offers for free, but requires more setup. Jellyfin offers free hardware transcoding, while Plex requires a paid subscription. Plex is more compatible with devices; ...

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 ...

The home media server landscape has changed a lot since the last time I was immersed in it.

Anyone who subscribes to an assortment of streaming services or has an extensive personal media library knows the pain of keeping everything organized. It’s challenging to keep track of movies and TV ...

What if you could replace every streaming service you subscribe to with a single, tiny device that costs less than $100? It sounds almost too good to be true in a world where Netflix, Disney Plus, and ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...