Back in January I wrote an article on a ‘Budget Plex Server Build’, my intention with that article was to show that $500, the ballpark price for a decent quality computer at Walmart or Best Buy, would allow you to build a Plex server computer that would better serve you. This build is going to…
All of my tutorials have been focused on using software to rip DVD’s and Bluray discs on a Windows based computer, but as you may have noticed, I’m a Linux user. Now I have a new Plex Media Server with the new Ryzen CPU. I’ve actually got some horsepower that permits me to rip and…
While flipping through my Facebook feed I see another picture of a raggedy old mutt. Now keep in mind that for me to see pictures of dogs on Facebook isn’t unusual, I’ve got several friends who love their pups more than people. And at the risk of sounding like a real jerk, I tend to…
A couple of months ago I wrote an article on building a budget Plex Media Server. My target price was $500 because that was the ballpark price range for a decent quality computer at Best Buy, Walmart or other popular stores and my premise was that if you built your own you could direct your…
If you are building a PC for use as a home entertainment hub a key component is going to be how to watch Live TV. There are a couple of ways to do this with an HTPC. The two most obvious ways are to either install a TV Tuner card into the computer itself or…
