Are you between Intel and AMD for your upcoming Plex server build? The choice is pretty clear these days on which is the best, and the reasons might surprise you. Intel has had Quick Sync Video (QSV) ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

Renee Christian is a STEM-grad and enthusiast for all things digital, pixelated, smart, and wireless! She's passionate about taking big, blue-sky ideas in tech and breaking down how they'll impact ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

A few years ago several Chinese mini PC makers started branching out into the NAS (network attached storage) space with the introduction of computers that blurred the lines between PC and connected ...