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So how do you use Plex? Let's go ahead and take a tour of the interface.Plex.tv/link We’ll start by explaining how to add your own movies, music, and photos to Plex.You’ll need to set up a drive on your PC with the movies, shows, and music you want to add. You’ll then connect Plex to that specific folder. Then Plex will scan that folder and pull the files into your library.When you go into your Plex app, you'll be able to pull those assets and watch them on-demand just like you would on any other streaming service. We think it’s pretty cool that you can also upload your own photos and music.Plex’s Live TV has 162 channels that you can scroll through. We’re not saying that these are all channels that you're going to want to watch. We really liked the live TV guide because it helped us find several shows I was interested in. That's a great sign that it does have stuff on here that's worth watching.Now, the music tab is a little bit frustrating for somebody like me simply because I don't use TIDAL. I use Spotify, and I wasn’t interested in signing up for TIDAL, so the music tab wasn't very effective for me. But if you are a TIDAL user, then you will find it very attractive.That brings me to another thing that we should talk about. There is a premium version of Plex. Should you get it? Is it worth it? The Plex Pass gets you offline downloads on mobile, so you can watch your stuff on the go when you're not connected to Wi-Fi.It also gets you data-usage statistics. If you have a lot of people using your server, then you can see who is using the most data and what they’re doing.You get a live TV DVR. So if you have an antenna that you have up in your window and you're getting live TV stations through that, you can actually DVR that on your Plex server. That's not a bad deal.