{"id":491,"date":"2019-04-01T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T15:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/?page_id=491"},"modified":"2020-07-14T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T14:10:17","slug":"cutting-the-cord-with-plex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/lincon-coms-guides\/cutting-the-cord-with-plex\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting the cord"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"linco-1753710868\" class=\"linco-before-content linco-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7218081052625257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7218081052625257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2982622224\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>This is a new section on LincOn and hope this guide\/information will be helpful to folks who are looking to cut the cable cord and joining the millions who have expanded (not limited!) their viewing choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting the cord should not be a daunting task or that complicated.  In this space we will discuss what cutting the cord is, how to continue to view all of the programs that you are used to watching and more.   This guide will focus on using a tool called Plex to cut the cord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#introduction\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <a href=\"http:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/what-is-plex\/\">What is Plex? <\/a>| Configuring Plex | Adding content to Plex | Advanced Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you one the millions of people that have noticed your\nhigh cable bill and are finally cutting the cord?&nbsp; If so, this book is for you.&nbsp; I cut the cord nearly 10 years ago and haven\u2019t\nlooked back.&nbsp; In that time I\u2019ve saved\nnearly $10,000 and given myself more programming options than I could have\nimagined.&nbsp; How do I get more with less\nyou ask?&nbsp; That\u2019s what this book is all\nabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do a lot of \u201ctechie\u201d things with my cord cutting but the\ncore of what I do is utilize tools that are currently available and make them\nwork for me.&nbsp; I\u2019ll leave a lot of the\ntechnical stuff and focus on a step by step guide to cutting the cord in 2019\nand how to use Plex as a tool to do do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please Note: Plex, the Plex Play logo and Plex Media Server are\ntrademarks of Plex.&nbsp; The author is NOT\nassociated with Plex in any way other than being a user and sharing information\nabout how to cut the cord and use Plex in the process.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be asking \u2013 what is Plex?&nbsp; Plex is software that is a free download that\nwill run on a number of platforms.&nbsp; It\ncan take all of your local media \u2013 CD\u2019s, DVD\u2019s (TV Shows or Movies), Photos and\nmuch, much more and organize it in a way that you can use your TV to browse\nthrough all of this content, just like you do with other services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plex is just the tool that will organize everything but\nyou\u2019ll need some other tools to feed that content to Plex like a tuner and\nservices that extend the tuner beyond local stations to record programs.&nbsp; You\u2019ll make use of utilities that will remove\ncommercials from <a style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-decoration:none; font-weight: normal\" href=\"https:\/\/aucasinosonline.com\/\">aucasinosonline<\/a> your recordings and others that will allow you to copy your\nDVD\u2019s or any DVD\u2019s like DVD\u2019s of TV shows that you can\u2019t find.&nbsp; We\u2019ll even show you other tools that will\nallow you to copy your music CD\u2019s or scan pictures and make those libraries\navailable on Plex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide will take you through the process of what steps you\u2019ll need to take before you cut the cord and what you can do to still enjoy the programming that you used to watching or listening too.&nbsp; It does take a little bit of work but the final result is all the savings that you will enjoy and all the additional programming that you will add and be available to you regardless of whether your Internet is up and you\u2019ll have programming when everyone else does not.<\/p>\n<div id=\"linco-2284830486\" class=\"linco-bottom linco-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7218081052625257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7218081052625257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2982622224\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a new section on LincOn and hope this guide\/information will be helpful to folks who are looking to cut the cable cord and joining the millions who have expanded (not limited!) their viewing choices. 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