Then you weren't in the r/self-hosting or r/piracy communities. It comes from the fact that it supports most codecs. So when you want to watch almost any movie on Plex, the server won't have to transcode.

I also use a Nvidia shield, very happy with it... Mostly. Clean, few ads, although they did add some banner ads for major streaming providers. But I don't mind seeing a banner for a few new shows

Not psyops