
Although we don't condone the practice, content pirates may be drawn to Plex, as well. It's also for people who oppose popular video and music streaming services. Plex is best for people with large repositories of local media files who don't have a lot of space on the devices to which they'll stream content. To get started, you set up a server on a device using the Plex Media Server application, and add local media libraries to it. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions.

