Plex used to be the de facto media server tool to set up your own Netflix alternative, whether on a network storage device or an old laptop lying around. It has one of the most compelling use cases — ...

Plex, a famous way for dads to show off their (okay, our) movie and TV hoarding acumen just got incrementally less useful for certain users. The Roku free-for-all is officially over, and more pain is ...

If you've been looking for a non-traditional app to watch free content on your Roku TV or streaming device, as well as to host your own media like movies and photos, the Plex app is your ace in the ...

Here's some bad news for folks who've been using Plex to stream stuff from a buddy's personal media server to their TV for free for years. As it pledged to do earlier this year when it bumped up the ...

Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee. Previously, people outside of a server owner’s network could ...

If you’ve been waiting patiently for a lifetime Plex Pass discount following Plex’s massive price hike earlier this year, now’s the time. During Black Friday week, Plex is unleashing a 40 percent ...

Plex's biggest sale of the year starts now, with a 40% Black Friday and Cyber Monday discount on your choice of a monthly, annual, or lifetime Plex Pass. Black Friday week is here, and Plex is kicking ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. Plex has been rolling out a new user interface for a while now, and to say it's been divisive among users would be an ...

A media server is a wonderful tool for streaming your personal media collection on the go, and Plex is one of the most useful movie and TV apps for those who still prefer to own their digital media.

Users of the streaming service received a warning that emails, usernames and hashed passwords for a limited group of customers were exposed. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and ...