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Who says you can't have the best of both worlds? Plex and Kodi definitely aren't saying so. Kodi, formerly XBMC, is one of the world's most popular, open source multimedia center that can run on ...

Who needs Netflix? With home theater apps like Plex and Kodi, you can roll your own sweet-looking library with all the TV shows and movies you like, with none of the junk. But which software should ...

This past December, Plex announced an addon that would bring the best it has to offer to Kodi users, enabling the latter to access their Plex server via a device running Kodi. That was great news, but ...

Those running their own media center is undoubtedly familiar with both PLEX or KODI. Unfortunately however, using one with the other requires having a Plex Pass subscription. While using the ...

Plex has confirmed a number of new features for its hugely-successful media server. Like rival software Kodi, the media server is capable of playing a huge variety of file formats, including video, ...

Rejoice, media hoarders! Plex has quietly updated its Kodi add-on and has made its web-based media server completely free. Plex for Kodi had previously only been available to Plex Pass subscribers (£3 ...

KODI users are now able to download one of the service’s most popular add-ons for free as with Plex now available at no extra cost. Kodi users are now able to download and install the Plex add-on on ...

Hello, Ars! Long time lurker here, first time poster. Not sure if this is the correct forum for this, so please move it if it's not. As the title states, I'd like to set up a personal media server on ...

If you have a collection of movies and TV shows in your personal library, there's hardly a better way to manage it than Plex. Like the similar library app Kodi, Plex gives you an attractive interface ...

Last December, Plex announced that it would bring its service to Kodi through the use of an add-on, enabling Kodi users to access to their Plex server. That was awesome news except for the caveat, if ...