However, as a Windows Home Server user I am only allocated 20GB worth of free space on my C: drive. For most people this hopefully shouldn’t be an issue assuming you have sufficient free space on your install drive.
Music and photo playback had no issues (typical content being 320kbps mp3s and 2-3MB photos). I would be very interested to see how well video playback looks on a big screen TV where pixelation and degradation would be more pronounced. At times some A/V sync issues would occur but I could usually get cleared up pretty easily. I would typically encounter some pixelation but on a small screen such as a mobile device it is more the acceptable. Secondly, since transcoding is occurring there will be varying results in the picture quality (in combination with the video settings chosen, wireless connection, etc…). First, transcoding is a CPU intensive process, how well playback works may depend on the PC being used by PMS as well as if any other CPU intensive processes are running on the PC at the same time. Because of this, there are several things that will occur. In order to play back content on mobile devices, PMS will transcode the content (typically just videos) into a format that your mobile device will support. I was only able to test out playback on my home network (all my mobile devices are wi fi only and typically the places where I travel with them don’t have free wi fi to test out). Install the Flash version from here and make sure you select the “Other Browser” version. In order to play Flash and Silverlight video, you will need to install the plug-ins on your computer before running the Plex Media Server. Windows Vista or above is required for Flash and Silverlight video.
An Intel Core 2 Duo processor or equivalentįor optimal performance and compatibility with Plex Media Manager, we recommend Google Chrome, Safari, FireFox, or IE9 with Google Chrome Frame.Flash and Silverlight video requires Windows Vista or Windows 7.For the purpose of this guide I will take a look at Plex Media Server, which acts as a central media management database for distributing all your content to your various playback devices.Īll downloads for Plex can be found here. I will be specifically installing Plex Media Server (PMS) on my Windows Home Server, which can be found here (make sure you download Plex Media Server and not Plex Media Center).Īs per the Plex website, here are the requirements (once again, specifically for Windows): The goal of Plex is to create a complete solution for all your online and local media needs. Recently I came across one such platform called Plex. I am always searching for new and exciting software to help manage my growing media library at home.
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