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So for the past few months, I've been renting a dedicated server to stream content to friends and family via Plex. What is Plex you ask? Plex is an application that can be installed as a server or client. It's purpose is to stream/cast content from the server to various clients; smart tv's, smart phones, tablets, other pc's, game consoles, etc. The awesome thing is that the service itself is free, and the mobile/tablet/pc client apps are really cheap ($5 bucks). Streaming to an Xbox One, Playstation 4, some smart TV's and via a web browser are all free!
Right now I have a server that I'm not using and wanted to gauge the interest of my fellow RoD brothers. Would any of you be interested in getting access to my media content? There currently isn't much media on this server but I can get it filled QUICKLY (6 TB of disk space). You could even ask for a specific movie/tv show and, more than likely, I could get it on the server within minutes...and in most cases, in 1080p. The server itself is on a gigabit line and has enough processing power to serve multiple streams at once.
The speed of your internet connection will dictate the quality of the content you're requesting (you can adjust quality settings via Plex [720p, 1080p, bitrate, etc..]). Now, since the server doesn't run cheap and I'm not asking for anything in return, please understand that it is at my discretion to shut down/cancel the server at anytime. I'll do my best to let you guys know in advance.
If enough users express interest we can get this going! If this goes through, I'll definitely have to create a topic in our Members Only forum. Also open to hearing any suggestions and answering any questions!
So for the past few months, I've been renting a dedicated server to stream content to friends and family via Plex. What is Plex you ask? Plex is an application that can be installed as a server or client. It's purpose is to stream/cast content from the server to various clients; smart tv's, smart phones, tablets, other pc's, game consoles, etc. The awesome thing is that the service itself is free, and the mobile/tablet/pc client apps are really cheap ($5 bucks). Streaming to an Xbox One, Playstation 4, some smart TV's and via a web browser are all free!
Right now I have a server that I'm not using and wanted to gauge the interest of my fellow RoD brothers. Would any of you be interested in getting access to my media content? There currently isn't much media on this server but I can get it filled QUICKLY (6 TB of disk space). You could even ask for a specific movie/tv show and, more than likely, I could get it on the server within minutes...and in most cases, in 1080p. The server itself is on a gigabit line and has enough processing power to serve multiple streams at once.
The speed of your internet connection will dictate the quality of the content you're requesting (you can adjust quality settings via Plex [720p, 1080p, bitrate, etc..]). Now, since the server doesn't run cheap and I'm not asking for anything in return, please understand that it is at my discretion to shut down/cancel the server at anytime. I'll do my best to let you guys know in advance.
If enough users express interest we can get this going! If this goes through, I'll definitely have to create a topic in our Members Only forum. Also open to hearing any suggestions and answering any questions!
