Plus, the Shield has 500 GB of storage available, with the option to add more via USB or over the network. The Plex media server can run directly on the device, and supports hardware-accelerated video transcoding (H.264, MPEG2 and HEVC)!, 4K video at 60 fps, and multiple simultaneous streams, says the company. But it’s not surprising that the NVIDIA Shield can run Plex’s server software – it is, after all, a fairly powerful gaming machine thanks to its 8-core 64-bit CPU and massive GPU, in addition to being an Android TV platform. This is the first time Plex has worked without the need for a standalone media server running 24/7, a notable step forward for the company. That’s no longer the case, the company announced today – you can now use a NVIDIA Shield Android TV streaming media player to both store your content and play it back. However, its one downside is that it required you to run its media server software on an always-on dedicated PC, Mac, or NAS. Plex has for a long time been one of the more popular services for streaming your local content, including music, photos, movies and TV shows you’ve ripped from DVDs – or, ahem otherwise acquired – to other devices.

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