Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

The Pi’s limits: Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 can serve media directly but choke on transcoding, especially with 4K or multiple streams. Better alternatives: Mini PCs with Intel Quick Sync can transcode ...

At $200, a Pi Plex setup probably isn't what you need.

For years, there was a lonely Raspberry Pi 3 gathering dust on my desk, right next to a cup of pens and a stack of Post-Its. Occasionally I’d pick it up and absent-mindedly twirl it around, as if it ...

It's been a long while since I have had time to tinker (win 7 media center for household streaming if that says anything), but I have an itch to tackle a project this winter. I'm debating setting up a ...