{"id":494,"date":"2019-04-01T17:17:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2019-05-06T20:20:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T20:20:19","slug":"what-is-plex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/lincon-coms-guides\/cutting-the-cord-with-plex\/what-is-plex\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Plex?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"linco-3129637825\" 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plex is an application (software) that can run on a number\nof different devices.&nbsp; It organizes all\nof your videos, music and online content and streams them to any device such as\na television, tablet, phone or laptop.&nbsp;\nYou can add a TV tuner and DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and record\ntelevision content as well.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The device that the Plex application is on is called the\nPlex server and it must be running any time you want to watch content on Plex\nso keep that in mind when decided where you want to install the\napplication.&nbsp; The device must be capable\nof taking the video and presenting it to wherever you want it displayed.&nbsp; In order to run the Plex Media Server, you\u2019ll\nneed to make sure that the computer\/NAS is compatible and that it will support\nwhat you want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plex Media Server is compatible with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OS X \/ macOS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NVIDIA\nSHIELD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netgear\nNighthawk X10 router<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many popular\nNAS devices such as Drobo, Netgear, Synology, and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have computer\/laptop that you don&#8217;t mind\nleaving on, this could be a great option if it meets all of the systems\ncriteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Operating System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip!: You\u2019ll generally\nwant to ensure that you\u2019ve installed all \u201ccritical\u201d type updates or service\npacks for your current operating system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 7\nSP1 \/ Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 8 \/\nWindows Server 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 8.1\n(with Update) \/ Windows Server 2012 R2 (with Update)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OS X<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OS X \/ macOS 10.9 Mavericks or newer (including Mavericks,\nYosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ubuntu 10.04\nor newer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fedora 14 or\nnewer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CentOS 6 or\nnewer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FreeBSD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plex Media Server releases are available for FreeBSD 9.1 or\nnewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a minimum, Intel Core i3 (or equivalent) or faster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you will have\nmultiple people accessing content simultaneously you will need something faster\nthan the minimum such as an i5 o i7 Intel Core processor.&nbsp; The faster the better!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, Plex Media Server doesn\u2019t require large amounts\nof RAM. 2GB of RAM is typically more than sufficient and some installs\n(particularly Linux-based installs) can often happily run with even less. 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