PLEX 101 for a starter, please. . . .

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I've been recording some TV programs that I like to a CD or DVD and rewatch it when I want.

But the process is messy and those dics take space.

 

I've heard about PLEX and thinking this might work for me but not sure about how it works.

 

What I'm trying to do is to record TV programs on a NAS (plex server?) and sync that saved data with NAS (with same plex account?) at office.

I mostly live at office.

 

What hardware do I need to save recording of a TV program?
What kind of NAS do I need for a Plex Server?

How can I sync the home NAS with office NAS?

 

Thanks for reading .... 

 

EDIT : I have a budget of 6,000$ to do this and I already have a TV and 2 of 20TB NAS (have some HDD for upgrade too if needed)...

[Nine Tailed Fox]

 

 

[Jarsky]

You don't need 2 Plex Servers, unless you don't have the bandwidth to watch the programmes remotely. 

Plex is a complete media player & streaming service for your personal media library. You can get a Plex Pass and access it remotely via the web app, or through a smart device app. You dont need to copy the data and run a local instance of it as well.  The only reason to have 2, is if you dont have the space at home, or the bandwidth, and need to copy content over to the NAS at the office at a slower rate than what you can stream it at. 

 

As for Plex DVR and EPG solution, you should check this out https://support.plex.tv/articles/225877347-live-tv-dvr/

If your recording devices arent compatible with plex, you should maybe check out other solutions like Kodi or MediaPortal 

Personally I think Kodi is typically a better DVR solution. 

 

If you havent setup a recording device, essentially if its Terrestrial or Satellite such as Freeview, then you typically need a DVB-S or DVB-T card.

If its a protected service like Sky/Cable then thats a whole other discussion which can't be had here. 

 

As for syncing the NAS' it depends on what hardware/software they use. if theyre appliances like QNAP/Synology, they have their own sync software in their app managers. 

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14 minutes ago, Nine Tailed Fox said:

https://youtu.be/quXrAW6gAl8

@Nine Tailed FoxI'm watching it but it's too long. Nonetheless, I'll keep watching.

 

 

5 minutes ago, Jarsky said:

You don't need 2 Plex Servers, unless you don't have the bandwidth to watch the programmes remotely. 

Plex is a complete media player & streaming service for your personal media library. You can get a Plex Pass and access it remotely via the web app, or through a smart device app. You dont need to copy the data and run a local instance of it as well.  The only reason to have 2, is if you dont have the space at home, or the bandwidth, and need to copy content over to the NAS at the office at a slower rate than what you can stream it at. 

 

As for Plex DVR and EPG solution, you should check this out https://support.plex.tv/articles/225877347-live-tv-dvr/

If your recording devices arent compatible with plex, you should maybe check out other solutions like Kodi or MediaPortal 

Personally I think Kodi is typically a better DVR solution. 

 

If you havent setup a recording device, essentially if its Terrestrial or Satellite such as Freeview, then you typically need a DVB-S or DVB-T card.

If its a protected service like Sky/Cable then thats a whole other discussion which can't be had here. 

 

As for syncing the NAS' it depends on what hardware/software they use. if theyre appliances like QNAP/Synology, they have their own sync software in their app managers. 

@Jarsky 
Thank you. Now I know where should I start.
This might solve my problems at hand. 

[Nine Tailed Fox]

28 minutes ago, ZWELINHTET said:

@Nine Tailed FoxI'm watching it but it's too long. Nonetheless, I'll keep watching.

 

 

@Jarsky 
Thank you. Now I know where should I start.
This might solve my problems at hand. 

Try just listening to it in the background like a pod cast

[Pickles von Brine]

The way I have it configured at my house is the following:

30TB Synology NAS
Server - 3770k 16GB 500GB SSD w/ Ubuntu server - Runs plex itself. 

The hardware built into most NAS were being crushed by our workloads. If it is just you, streaming with plex won't be an issue. But if you have multiple people doing 1080p/4k in your home, I would recommend a separate plex server. Also, bandwidth can really be an issue. Plex does a lot of work as it streams to you (I think decoding) so it can use the hardware. 

Just wanted to throw my 2 cents into the pile. 

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7 minutes ago, Nine Tailed Fox said:

Try just listening to it in the background like a pod cast

@Nine Tailed Fox Roger that. Thanks.

 

6 minutes ago, Lord Xeb said:

The way I have it configured at my house is the following:

30TB Synology NAS
Server - 3770k 16GB 500GB SSD w/ Ubuntu server - Runs plex itself. 

The hardware built into most NAS were being crushed by our workloads. If it is just you, streaming with plex won't be an issue. But if you have multiple people doing 1080p/4k in your home, I would recommend a separate plex server. Also, bandwidth can really be an issue. Plex does a lot of work as it streams to you (I think decoding) so it can use the hardware. 

Just wanted to throw my 2 cents into the pile. 

@Lord Xeb Is it okay if it's Core i7 or i9 or some Xeon ? I've some laying around somewhere in the office that I can use.

[Pickles von Brine]

4 minutes ago, ZWELINHTET said:

@Nine Tailed Fox Roger that. Thanks.

 

@Lord Xeb Is it okay if it's Core i7 or i9 or some Xeon ? I've some laying around somewhere in the office that I can use.

Any of those will be fine. I ran an i5 for a while till that got choked XD

[CrazyCritical]

like they said if it is just you and you are watching at home direct playing. (no encoding) it is not very power hungry, but when you start encoding (taking a 1080p video and converting it to 720p or 480) so that away you don't buffer over the internet, that is when it hits your hardware hard. if it is just a couple of streams or just you, you should be fine with that hardware. also if you are trying to record over the air tv (normal broadcast tv) you can use an antenna and hd homerun box.

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On 3/24/2020 at 12:09 PM, CrazyCritical said:

if you are trying to record over the air tv (normal broadcast tv) you can use an antenna and hd homerun box.

The recording TV is the main problem for me.
I have the 2 pointy cable connected to the TV itself and
don't know what kind of HD HomeRun Box you're talking about. 

The cable looks like the one in the attached picture.

[CrazyCritical]

2 hours ago, ZWELINHTET said:

The recording TV is the main problem for me.
I have the 2 pointy cable connected to the TV itself and
don't know what kind of HD HomeRun Box you're talking about. 

The cable looks like the one in the attached picture.

https://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/

 

here is a link to the hd homerun boxes. in the U.S. with the over the air hdhomerun its coax in and Ethernet out to your switch, and then plex will pick it up and use its dvr capabilities to record tv.