Former broadcast engineer who now writes about self-hosted media, codecs, and the quiet politics of owning your library. He has run Plex and Jellyfin in parallel for years and still loses afternoons to subtitle perfectionism.
Homelab
Media Servers
When does Jellyfin on a mini PC need a GPU, and when is direct play enough?
Owen Harlow
October 7, 2026
Homelab
Self-Hosted Media
Jellyfin vs Plex for Music: When the Movie Stack Makes Audiobooks Second-Class
Owen Harlow
September 18, 2026
Self-Hosting
Streaming Media
Jellyfin vs Plex in 2026: Self-Hosted Media Without the Subscription Creep
Owen Harlow
April 8, 2026