Hi all,

Wanted to pass on some info - for any of you that use a Plex server...

The "Lifetime Plex Pass" is currently on sale (this week only) for
$150 (normally $250). Pretty good deal, maybe a nice stocking stuffer.

Details here: https://www.plex.tv/plans/



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On 11/26/2025 12:23 PM, Gamgee wrote to All:

Hi all,

Wanted to pass on some info - for any of you that use a Plex server...

The "Lifetime Plex Pass" is currently on sale (this week only) for
$150 (normally $250). Pretty good deal, maybe a nice stocking stuffer.

Details here: https://www.plex.tv/plans/

Thanks for the info. I live in a development that provides most premium programming
as a free plus for its residents so I have never looked into it. What equipment or
devices are necessary to create a server?

Mike Dippel

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Mike Dippel wrote to Gamgee <=-

On 11/26/2025 12:23 PM, Gamgee wrote to All:

Wanted to pass on some info - for any of you that use a Plex server...

The "Lifetime Plex Pass" is currently on sale (this week only) for
$150 (normally $250). Pretty good deal, maybe a nice stocking stuffer.

Details here: https://www.plex.tv/plans/

Thanks for the info. I live in a development that provides most
premium programming as a free plus for its residents so I have never looked into it. What equipment or devices are necessary to create a server?

The server software will run on most any modest computer, on either
Linux or Windows. Usually it is played on your TV via a free app on a
Roku, Apple TV, or similar device (even a Smart TV, I think).

You don't need the "Plex Pass" at all if you're not trying to stream
content outside your house/local network. It's all free.

More details here:

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200375666-plex-media-server-requirements/




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On 12/6/2025 9:26 PM, Gamgee wrote to Mike Dippel:

Mike Dippel wrote to Gamgee <=-

On 11/26/2025 12:23 PM, Gamgee wrote to All:

Wanted to pass on some info - for any of you that use a Plex server...

The "Lifetime Plex Pass" is currently on sale (this week only) for
$150 (normally $250). Pretty good deal, maybe a nice stocking stuffer.

Details here: https://www.plex.tv/plans/

Thanks for the info. I live in a development that provides most premium programming as a free plus for its residents so I have never looked into it. What equipment or devices are necessary to create a server?

The server software will run on most any modest computer, on either
Linux or Windows. Usually it is played on your TV via a free app on a Roku, Apple TV, or similar device (even a Smart TV, I think).

You don't need the "Plex Pass" at all if you're not trying to stream content outside your house/local network. It's all free.

More details here:

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200375666-plex-media-server-requirements/

Are you buying tons DVD's? How do you procure the media?

Mike Dippel

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Mike Dippel wrote to Gamgee <=-

The "Lifetime Plex Pass" is currently on sale (this week only) for
$150 (normally $250). Pretty good deal, maybe a nice stocking stuffer.

Details here: https://www.plex.tv/plans/

Thanks for the info. I live in a development that provides most premium programming as a free plus for its residents so I have never looked into it. What equipment or devices are necessary to create a server?

The server software will run on most any modest computer, on either
Linux or Windows. Usually it is played on your TV via a free app on a Roku, Apple TV, or similar device (even a Smart TV, I think).

You don't need the "Plex Pass" at all if you're not trying to stream content outside your house/local network. It's all free.

More details here:

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200375666-plex-media-server-requirements/

Are you buying tons DVD's? How do you procure the media?

No, but I have a fair collection from a few decades ago, and some
BluRays too. Those can be ripped to disk files to be used on a server.
The software for doing that is called 'MakeMKV' and 'Handbrake'. All completely legal, but can be finicky with some disks.

Other media I have is from purchased videos/music from various sources.
There is a big rabbit-hole that should be avoided, to try and duplicate NetFlix or similar. There's no reason to do that. Mostly I use mine
for watching Turkish TV shows that I like, which are paid downloads from various sites. I slowly chip away at ripping DVD/BD that I own, but
only the ones that I might actually watch again someday.

There's a whole other world of procuring media out there... Much of
that can be automated. Let's say some of that is in the "grey area" of legality... I don't bother with any of that myself, but it's there.



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