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Plex offers many benefits.

Central Media Library

Plex aggregates your entire media collection in one place. Whether your content comes from DVD/Blu-ray rips, digital downloads, or personal recordings, Plex organizes files by fetching metadata such as movie posters, descriptions, cast lists, and subtitles.

This provides a sleek and cinematic interface that mirrors professional streaming platforms, like Netflix. Thus, it enhances the viewing experience.

Device Compatibility

Plex is compatible with all major platforms (i.e., Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, gaming consoles, smart TVs).

Thus, users can access their home media library from anywhere in the house. They can also access it remotely, if remote access is enabled.

High-Quality Streaming

Plex supports full HD and 4K streaming with surround sound formats like Dolby Atmos and DTS. You can do this in the settings.

With a capable server and a fast local network, users can stream high-bitrate content without the compression. The latter is typically found in commercial services. Thus, the use of Plex results in superior picture and sound quality.

Customization and Control

Plex offers a strong customization. Users can tailor their libraries with custom collections, playlists, and viewing restrictions for family-friendly setups.

Furthermore, Plex Pass offers features like hardware-accelerated transcoding, offline sync, and live TV integration. These features elevate the home cinema to a truly personalized level. Plex Pass requires payment.

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Kostas Stergiou

Kostas Stergiou is a Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was the former Director of the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters of HCMR (2013-2021).He has research interests on fish and fisheries ecology, modeling and forecasting, ecosystem management, and bibliometrics. He has contributed more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and several other publications (see https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=k8hb4pIAAAAJ).Since 2008 and 2015 he developed the home cinema and smart home hobbies and has installed different home cinema setups in two different houses which have lately been transformed to smart ones.

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