The Practical Guide to Downloading, Installing & Configuring PLEX Media Server

The Practical Guide to Downloading, Installing & Configuring PLEX Media Server

Back Cover Publisher Description <br /><br />This eBook covers the general Downloading, Installing & Configuring of PLEX Media Server to Windows, Apple and linux based<br />computers, allowing the reader to access digital media content representing Audio & Video on devices connected to the<br />home network. The devices which are used as specific examples, within the eBook, are Amazon Fire TV Boxes and Sticks,<br />Chromecast, NOW TV Box and the Roku LT. Similarly Roku 1, 2 XS, 2 XD, 3 & the Roku Streaming Stick may be used in the same<br />manner as the Roku LT and NOW TV Boxes described within this eBook. Additionally XBox, smart TVs by LG Panasonic, Sony, Samsung<br />may also access the digital media content made available by the PLEX Media Server. This eBook is ideal for readers that have a<br />number of 'Network Aware' devices that they wish to connect to a home network.<br /><br />Note: The Roku manufactured NOW TV Box, released in the U.K may also be used, but the Plex ‘channel’ ‘app’ is not available<br />via its’ more limited Roku ‘channel’ store. The NOW TV Box must be used with a modified version of the Plex ‘channel’ ‘app’.<br />This eBook does NOT detail the ‘Sideloading’ of the modified version of the Plex ‘channel’ ‘app’ to the NOW TV Box,<br />potential purchasers are directed to sources available on the Internet or to a2d Studio Products other eBook publication ‘The<br />Practical Guide to Connecting a ‘Dumb' TV NOW TV / Roku LT Box to a Network & Internet 'channel' Digital Media Server’ in which<br />the process is graphically detailed.<br /><br />This eBook is not country specific, addressing the subject, with respect to the 'Streaming Devices' discussed as internationally<br />released devices, addressing any geographical differences where they are significant, but does notcover the installation of the<br />'Streaming Devices' used to the home network.<br /><br />This eBook addresses 'Streaming' digital media content from devices on the home network and the limited number of digital media<br />file formats that may be 'Streamed' by installing a Network & Internet 'channel' Digital Media Server to the home network, that<br />Digital Media Server application is 'Plex Media Server'. Which converts, or 'Transcodes' 'on-the-fly' digital media file formats<br />that the streaming device is not able to 'natively' accept. This makes home network digital media content, in an increased number<br />of digital media audio & video file formats available to the streaming device.<br /><br />Unlike other methods which rely on the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of an device external to the 'Streaming Device' used to<br />'Push' content to the 'Dumb' TV / 'Streaming Device' Combination, the method described here more closely emulates the behaviour<br />of a typical Smart TV by 'seamlessly integrating' an installed Graphical User Interface (GUI) along side that of the<br />'Streaming Device' menu system on the screen of the 'Streaming Device', in use, to 'Pull' digital media content to the screen<br />of the 'Dumb' TV in use.<br /><br />This eBook is, at its' core, a highly graphical instruction manual, in order to minimise the amount of text the reader is<br />presented with, this is reflected in the high page count and larger than usual file size of the eBook, it moves very quickly<br />after a little reading into ‘hands-on’ practical demonstrations. It is a 'Practical Guide’, it contains only the practical,<br />‘hands-on’, information required to add access to home network based digital media content and an increased number of digital<br />media file formats which may be successfully 'Streamed'. Enabling the reader to reliably 'Stream' videos, movies, music and pictures<br />in an increased number of digital media file formats from the home network.<br /><br />No advanced technical aspects of the underlying networking technology are discussed. No prior knowledge or advanced technical<br />skills are required to achieve the final result. The reader is not required to understand, and will not be presented with, any<br />technical details of the networking techniques used.