075 - Plex and Roku

Fed up with their Apple TV, Gabe and Erik talk about Plex and the Roku Media Player. They cover what Plex is, how it works, and the advantages and disadvantages of pairing Plex with the Roku.
Authorizing…

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The discussion begins (as so many episodes do) by relating the challenges of the leading solution in the field: in this case the Apple TV.

“The problem is you’re trying to pull a very large file from a very distant place”

“And we’re spoiled”

Choosing Plex

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What is Plex?

Plex is a media management application with server and client components. Since its early days as a fork of the XBMC Media Center, it has grown to a cross-plaform service which includes a cloud component.

Serving your Files

The Synology is a terrific NAS but it’s not the only server to provide an easy setup for Plex. On the Synology it takes a couple of