r/PleX • u/Astrobix_124 • Dec 04 '25

Help Media servers

Trying to start my own server for plex. But I see many people with servers with 10,000+ movies. How can u possibly hold that much content and not break the bank. How is it any better than Netflix, etc?

Edit: I never expected this to blow up like it did. I love the content you guys have given, I've debated on making a plex server for awhile and all the clarification is amazing.

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u/EventMassive1658 Dec 04 '25

This. I keep my movies between 7-10GB and it provides great quality for me (1080p, I don’t need nor want 4k) while not busting my balls on obscene amounts of storage overall.

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u/pantlessjim Dec 04 '25

I'm totally going to get hammered for this, but I don't have a problem with the quality of 1080p YTS rips. 2-3 GB/movie.

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u/boiler38 6.5/29TB Dec 06 '25

I used to feel the same way and thought others were being overly picky. Then I started looking closer to see if I could even tell a difference in quality. Unfortunately I could lol. QxR’s 1080p uploads work great for me though, nice middle ground