Have you ever streamed a movie from Plex and thought, “This shouldn’t be transcoding right now,” only to see it transcode? Well, I was experiencing just that—and the fix was easier than I expected.

In Plex’s defense, I can opt out of disclosing certain information. But I’m still not comfortable sending any data to an ...

A couple of months ago, I took the plunge and built a Plex server. And now, I’m taking it to the next level. I’ve canceled my streaming services, compiled my physical media, and organized it all with ...