Posts in category Plex

Play VOB on Plex Media Server

Play VOB on Plex Media Server

Plex Media Server does not play VOB Plex Media Server recongnizes VOB folder and then content but it just will not play them. Can you make a support for VOB to be played? My DVD’s that I archive I would like to be able to play them as they are OG’s. Why Plex not handle […]

Rip ISO to Apple TV 4 for Playback via Plex Media Server

Rip ISO to Apple TV 4 for Playback via Plex Media Server

Apple TV is a tiny digital media player which allows you to enjoy a whole world of movies, TV shows, sports, music, and more. The New Apple TV 4 is in up to 1080p HD. The device also plays content from any Mac OS X El Capitan, iOS 9 device or Windows with AirPlay or […]

Convert ISO to MKV for Plex Media Server with Full Audio ...

Convert ISO to MKV for Plex Media Server with Full Audio & Subtitle Tracks

“Hey guys, I have around 50 .iso files on my server, which unfortunately Plex does not support. So I want to convert all of them to MKV files but don’t want to lose any V/A quality as well as the subtitles, switchable audio tracks. Any help with a step by step guide?” Hot Search: DVD […]

Backup Purchased DVDs to MP4 and using Plex with an Xbox ...

Backup Purchased DVDs to MP4 and using Plex with an Xbox One

Xbox One is one of the giant game consoles greatly favored by game lovers. But actually, even if you are not so big into gaming, it also might have something to appeal to you. After all, it has excellent multimedia features like video playback, DVD playback, network feature, etc. Want to rip and backup DVD […]

Plex Tivo Shows Workaround – Importing Tivo files t...

Plex Tivo Shows Workaround – Importing Tivo files to Plex

Plex is a media server application which imports video and audio content from pc, as well as network, and streams them to smart TVs, streaming boxes and mobile devices including Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Ouya, Roku, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4. Have you ever downloaded some TV shows from TiVo and […]

Stream VOB to Plex Media Sever With Best Profile Seamless...

Stream VOB to Plex Media Sever With Best Profile Seamlessly

If your like me and have been building your digital movie library since the age of DVD, you most likely have the majority of your movies encoded in a multi-file .VOB set. By default, VOB simply can’t be streamed via Plex Media Server. So, how to get Plex to see and play VOB videos easily? […]

Digitize my DVD library on Plex Media Server for streamin...

Digitize my DVD library on Plex Media Server for streaming

DVD to Plex Question: Has anyone ripped their DVD collection to a hard drive for streaming via Plex? have a 25 terabyte Drobo DAS Device and I like store DVD movies on the DROBO and Plex picked up the info and creates my own personal Netflix, I need a top DVD Ripper for Plex to […]

Plex AVI Issues- Fixing Plex Error While Opening File AVI

Plex AVI Issues- Fixing Plex Error While Opening File AVI

“ I have a bunch of home movies that I ripped off my Panasonic mini DV camcorder. They are all AVI files and play fine in the Plex player on my desktop. However, I get an error when I try to play them on my cell phone and the video is scrambled (audio works fine), […]

Convert videos from Raspberry Pi to Android device via Pl...

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Q: “ The sandisk connect wireless media drive allows for videos and other files to be stored on a micro sd card and streamed to an android or IOS device. Is there a way I can create a wireless access point with plex or other software on my raspberry pi. and connect a hard drive […]

Backup Blu-rays to Plex Media Server for streaming to Xbo...

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Media Servers are all the rage lately. The Plex can provide playback for your DVDs and Blu-rays in their original quality. Now, Xbox One owners will finally get their own Plex client and be able to stream all media files directly to you HDTV. If you have collected lots of Blu-ray discs, you may want […]

Adding a Blu-ray Disk to Plex for streaming to Mobile dev...

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Q: “A way to add a Bluray / Disk Drive to Plex?-I want to add my bluray drive to my plex server. Three reasons I want this: 1. I want to be able to stick in a movie and watch it any where in the house. 2. I want to be able to transcode a […]

HEVC Converter: Enable h.265 playback capability on my DS...

h.265 playback capability on my DS415+ running Plex

Question: Just for fun, I wanted to try out h.265 playback capabilities on my DS415+ running Plex. And no, 1080p/AAC@~8.5Mbps overloads the CPU when transcoding to my iPhone over wifi. 720p/AAC@~3.5Mbps actually seems to work even if the CPU is very busy. Guess we might have to stick with h.264 for now. Any solution? Comparable to […]

Get started to Stream Video from PC to Roku using Plex Me...

Get started to Stream Video from PC to Roku using Plex Media Server

You can play videos from Youtube or ANY website on your TV through your Roku. However, Roku can’t stream video from PC without other third-party software. But don’t worry! Here I’ll show you how to stream video from PC to Roku via Plex. Everybody loves how simple it is to combine all their favorite media […]