Using your PC to store your photos, videos, and music might save you the trouble of having to dust off photo albums and alphabetize your CD collection, but it can still be a pain to keep your media ...

Have an old PC lying around that no one is using? You might want to consider converting it into a media streaming server. There was a time when people had separate devices for everything. The TV was ...

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You know that feeling when an old computer sits gathering dust in your closet? The one that's too slow for modern work but feels wasteful to toss? I had one of those—an ancient desktop that hadn't ...

Want to turn your PC into a digital video recorder and media center box? For more than a decade Microsoft has made that by offering Windows Media Center. But when Windows 10 ships in the summer of ...

With new desktop software from Plex, plugging a computer into your television almost seems like a great idea. Plex HTPC, which officially launched last week, lets you access Plex’s over-the-air DVR ...

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How to Organize Your Plex Media Library Plex is a great way to manage your media, but you'll have to organize files and folders. Here's how to clean up your Plex media library to make sure everything ...

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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) updated its lineup of Media Center PCs Friday with lower-priced models that feature Intel Corp.’s new Prescott Pentium 4 processors. The new HP Media Center m400 Photosmart PC ...