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Plex Collections come up in WindowsForum.com discussions about getting more from a Plex Media Server running on Windows PCs or NAS hardware. The tagged content focuses on features longtime self-hosters often overlook, including smart collections that group media automatically, universal search across libraries, and OTA Live TV and DVR setup. Rather than basic file-and-folder organization, the conversation looks at how built-in Plex tools can improve how ripped discs, home videos, and recorded broadcasts are organized and surfaced in the living room. It is most relevant to home-lab builders and Windows-based Plex users who already have a working server and want to use the platform's catalog and discovery options more effectively.
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    Plex on Windows: OTA Live TV & DVR Setup, Universal Search and Smart Collections

    For longtime self-hosters, it is easy to fall into a rut: drop files into folders, let the metadata scanner fetch the poster art, and ignore the rest of the interface. Plex's built-in tools have quietly matured well past that core pipeline. Three features are worth a second look: connecting an...