Synology DS1019+ Review: Powerful, Capable, Restrained
Synology this week is launching the DS1019+, a 5-bay counterpart to last year's 4-bay DS918+. Like most of the company's "Plus" series devices, it is aimed...
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Tag: Plex
Podcast #484 – New Samsung SSDs, Spectre and Meltdown updates, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #484 - 01/25/18 Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including new SSDs from Samsung, updates on Spectre and Meltdown, and building the ultimate Plex server, and…
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Building Our Kick-Ass Plex Server With AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Regular PC Perspective readers probably know that we're big fans of Plex, the popular media management and streaming service. While just about everyone on staff has their...
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Ultimate Cord Cutting Guide – Part 3: Quirks, Savings, and Conclusions
Welcome back to the third and final chapter in our recent cord cutting saga, in which the crew here at the PC Perspective office take a fresh look at…
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Ultimate Cord Cutting Guide – Part 2: Installation & Configuration
We're back with Part 2 of our cord cutting series, documenting our experience with dumping traditional cable and satellite providers in exchange for…
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Ultimate Cord Cutting Guide – Part 1: Devices and Content
"Cutting the Cord," the process of ditching traditional cable and satellite content providers for cheaper online-based services, is nothing new. For years, consumers have cancelled their cable subscriptions...
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Hollywood Plexes it’s muscles and now offers a digital movie locker and store
Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Entertainment have teamed up to offer Movies Anywhere, a service that provides access to stores for purchasing…
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What’s New, Plexycat? Plex News Adds Customized News Clips to Your Media Library
Plex has always been an excellent way to organize the movies, TV shows, and other media that you already have, but one area in which it has traditionally lacked is outside content.…
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Podcast #453 – More Computex, WWDC, 3D Xpoint, and more
PC Perspective Podcast #453 - 06/07/17 Join us for talk about continued Computex 2017 coverage, WWDC '17, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it...
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NVIDIA SHIELD TV Update 5.2 adds TV Tuners, NAS write capability
Yesterday I posted a news blurb about the update to Plex that brought Live TV viewing and an enhanced DVR capability to the widely used and very popular media software...
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Hey cable cutters, Plex does live TV now
Today Plex announced the addition of a live streaming service to their Plex Pass which will let you stream digital cable channels to any of your devices once you set it up…
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Plex Launches Live TV Feature, Works on NVIDIA SHIELD
We’re pretty big fans of Plex around the PC Perspective offices, using it for storing, accessing and sharing loads of local content to our phones, PCs, consoles and more. (If...
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I’m Going To Build My Own Netflix With Pi and Plex
***This is your own personal Netflix seeing as how you are no longer able to access Netflix on "unofficial" devices. Check the comments for great info.** Over at Linux.com you can find instructions…
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Podcast #329 – Samsung 850 EVO, AMD Catalyst Omega, NZXT H440 Razer and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #329 - 12/11/2014 Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung 850 EVO, AMD Catalyst Omega, NZXT H440 Razer and more! You can subscribe to us…
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Building & Configuring the Ultimate Plex Media Server
If you’re a fan of digital video and music, you’ve likely heard the name “Plex” floating around. Plex (not to be confused with EVE Online’s in-game subscription commodity)...
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