Simply put, most pre-built NASes, like the ones I own, are not designed to handle heavy operational tasks like transcoding ...

Building a Jellyfin server is easy and cheap, letting you drop Netflix and Disney Plus while taking control of your library.

Just because you can use a Raspberry Pi as a media server doesn’t mean that you should. I’d say there are better uses for ...

Overview: Repurpose old Android phones as media servers to stream music, videos, and take photos at home.Using apps like Plex, Kodi, or BubbleUPnP, you can acce ...

(1) Software that makes audio, video or images discoverable on the local network. See media server. (2) Any source for digital media such as a DVR, file server or personal computer. (4) Hardware that ...

Remember that FiOS home Media Server Verizon was talking about a year ago? Well, the company is finally starting to make things official, with an announcement and product details revealed today at CES ...

If you’ve been collecting digital media for any amount of time, you may have found it frustrating to catalog or access in a simple way, especially if your media comes from multiple sources or services ...

Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET ...

The same VLC program that plays media files on your computer can function as a media server. VLC can function as a streaming server that other programs can connect to and view. Media server support is ...

For years, there was a lonely Raspberry Pi 3 gathering dust on my desk, right next to a cup of pens and a stack of Post-Its. Occasionally I’d pick it up and absent-mindedly twirl it around, as if it ...