Streaming & Media Compendium
TV on PC, streaming recordings, format conversion, media archives: Everything about digital movies, series, and music – in 2026 between cloud, media library, and personal collection.
Streaming has changed our media consumption – but our own collection is not dead. On the contrary: with disappearing content on streaming services, archiving is becoming important again. Here, we show you how to use TV on your PC, legally record from media libraries, convert videos between all formats, and permanently secure your media library.
What's it about?
10+ topics, divided into three thematic clusters.
Recording Streams
Live TV on PC, legally recording from media libraries, understanding and using IPTV – everything related to watching TV on your computer.
- Receiving TV on PC
- IPTV Overview
- Using Media Libraries
- Streaming Recordings
- What is legal?
Converting & Quality
MP4 vs. MKV, h.264 vs. h.265, AVI to WebM – unraveling the format universe. Plus: How to improve video quality.
- Container vs. Codec
- Format Comparison
- Understanding Codecs
- Improving Video Quality
Archiving Media Library
YouTube offline (legal!), backing up music collection, structuring media library – so your content is still there in 10 years.
- Plex / Jellyfin / Kodi
- Archiving Music
- YouTube Offline
- Organizing Collection
- Backup Strategy
All topics at a glance
The most important terms sorted alphabetically by cluster.
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