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@maxwellian was kicking myself for not buying lifetime before the increase, but this was one of the reasons for this. I didnt really see big benefit for getting it.
That being said they recently released the Kodi integration with Plex. My initial checks showed that you needed to have a premium account for this to work.
Is this the case? have you tried this yet?
I've tried the kodi plugin and it seems ok, but when you launch it - you're no longer "in kodi". sure it's a plugin, but it goes to a plex interface and leaves kodi's behind. Having said that - it's not even Plex's standard interface you'd find on everything else, it's different again so not sure why you'd bother?
I'm just sticking with PMP for now.
Syncing has been great for me. Before going on a trip, i'd load up Plex on my ipad and select a bunch of tv shows and movies to sync. After a few hours they'd be on my device so not sure why maxwellian had trouble.
I'm the opposite, I'm glad I bought a lifetime membership when I did. Use the sync feature all the time for my daughters iPad, works awesome, don't need to use iTunes anymore. Also got a Homerun HD and use it to record TV shows, can't believe it just works!
We probably watch 1-2 hours on Plex almost everyday so I felt justified giving them some money anyway!Same here. The DVR features are fantastic, they are the feature worth paying for (assuming you're investing in an HD Homerun too).
But more han that, I just use Plex so damn much that I just wanted to give them some cash and make sure that I get whatever cool feature they introduce next.
What's this HD homerun you mention? I just looked it up, so you can use the homerun as a DVR and how does Plex connect to it (I have lifetime member)
So you can save TV you record to your plex media server or you mean you can use the plex interface and play through the Homerun?
I'm confused sorry :D
Sorry only just saw your comment.
HD Homerun sits on your network (it needs an aerial connection). Plex connects to it by IP address and can see the TV stream and all the channels. Plex then looks up a guide and you can schedule shows to record etc. Only thing you can't do it watch live TV at the moment, I'm sure it will come.
Or look at it as supporting the developers for easily the best piece of home entertainment software out there.
I dont really follow what Plex is. The website says the free software scans my system then lets me stream it to any of my devices. What exactly am I paying for?
I used to be a kodi user (using mysql for sharing the library around the house) but plex is much easier and runs everywhere with very little technical know how. Kodi seems to be behind in terms of a modern interface that can recommend shows/movies, easily resume stuff we're in the middle of etc.
a modern interface
The next version of Kodi, on the last beta, has a new interface. Also there are countless nice (free) themes.
easily resume stuff we're in the middle of etc.
Clicking a "In Progress" movie/tv show and selecting "Resume" isn't easy? Wow.
@PainToad:
oh so the beta version is modern? that's nice dearedit: just installed krypton. lol what a joke. that's not modern bud but you enjoy :)
Plex does this natively without any "SQL" rubbish.
Plex does this natively without any "SQL" rubbish.
Lol, thank you for proving your ignorance.
If SQL is "rubbish", so is OzBargain and 99.99% of websites you visit.
Plex: The Ignorant Alternative.
Personally I think the UI is the big advantage along with the huge number of supported devices. Had a look at Kodi and lost interest pretty quick as the default UI didn't really cut it and I really couldn't be bothered spending much time trying to customise it. I'm sure it's powerful and great for the user into that sort of thing, but I prefer an option that ships close to how I'd like it to work.
I'm a Plex user but consider the centralised aspect the weak point myself. I'd actually prefer if I could just run it off the Xbox and point to a USB device or something rather than having a server running 24/7. That or I could have purchased a much lower power NAS than the server I built to allow multiple streams. Wasn't a deal breaker, but not being centralised to me was why I did look at Kodi for a bit.
The other issue I have with Plex is they've enabled hardware transcoding on some devices (NVidia Shield etc) but the PC versions being left behind in support of that feature.
It sickens me that this company profits so much off Kodi's base Open Source code.
Would never give them a cent.
I do, because they work hard on making the product better day in and day out. It's evolved so far past the Kodi base now that it doesn't resemble it in any way.
If that sickens you, you probably need to find a hobby or something.
Incorrect, they see a niche open up and charge for a better product. Nothing wrong with that. Everything you look around in this world, that idea has been 'leeched' by the real inventor. Doesn't mean people cant adopt and improve.
Also Plex have employeed, they are paying people wages. I see that as a good thing.
Holy downvotes! Seems ozbargainers don't care about theft as long as they can save some dough.
Yeah, it has improved far beyond what it was when it forked from Kodi/XBMC but at the end of the day they started by taking free code and selling it
that idea has been 'leeched' by the real inventor.
Plex hasn't just taken Kodi's "idea", they've taken the actual bloody code! There's a big difference.
Code that volunteers worked for endless hours to write, expecting nothing in return other than for others to contribute and share.
Plex are scum, plain and simple.
Supporting them is akin to buying something stolen from a charity op shop.
So is Plex breaching the terms of Kodi's open source licence - or is Kodi licensed under one of those open source licences that doesn't require redistribution of the modified code? If it is the latter, you can hardly blame Plex for doing what they're entitled to do. The Kodi devs should have used a copyleft licence in the first place.
I agree that the ethical thing to do would be to publish the modified Kodi code, but that only goes so far. Plex's latest feature is DVR support for the HD Homerun. Kodi does nothing like that, that would be totally new code in a separate module. Why should they publish that code?
Legal yes, ethical? No.
Plex's latest feature is DVR support for the HD Homerun. Kodi does nothing like that
Wow, more ignorance. Kodi has supported DVR for a long time. http://kodi.wiki/view/PVR
But hey, it's Plex's "latest feature", whoop whoop.
I'm done responding. Clearly you fanboys have no idea what the (free original) alternative is actually offering and there's no point arguing. Bye.
@hambuger: Have they ever sold Plex Home Theater? I was under the impression that it was always free..
They haven't used kodis source for some time now. Plex home theatre was using xbmc as the base but since they've replaced it with "plex media player", it's using their own html engine and MPV as the player.
Yeah they have a subscription model if you want to pay it, but you don't have to. They use the money to develop their app for countless other platforms that the average consumer can get into.
If that sickens you, you probably need to find a hobby or something.
Didn't they just make something about Plex free for all recently when they announced the aloud plugin? Bit confused here. I use Plex for the wife to stream my downloaded shows on her NUC but I use Infuse on my iDevices to watch when away.
I must say though that Plex works well with my chrome cast for those times when I want to watch a recently downloaded tv show but I am stuck interstate.
I assume they did as they do that relatively frequently. They quite often introduce a feature as a paid offering and then move it to a free feature. I think for a time there streaming to the home consoles was a premium feature and then that was opened up last year for example.
Note they are randomly giving out 50% vouchers to non Pass members. I received one a few weeks ago so subscribed at that price, and I know someone posted the same targeted offer on OzBargain a bit before that. It's account locked so no code that can be shared however and seemingly completely random. After the OzBargain post I asked if I could get one and at the time was told no.
Plex is magical. Don't regret getting a lifetime subscription at all.
Ive always used MCE (still on windows 7 for that very reason). if I purchase this will I need to pay anything else for the mobile devices? ie I assume the licence is for the server - will I need to pay anything for the clients for any additional features? (assuming this one off fee gives access to all possible features)
Just to install and use Plex server is free, apps may cost a couple of bucks depending on the device. Check out the Plex Pass benefits on the site and see whether any of them are interesting to you.
I'm really big on plex lately, enjoy it alot, but as much as I'd like to I really can't see any real benefits for it. Multiple users is about the only one I see, but that's not worth it.
Or you could support the developers for building the best software out there.
For $160 I'd like a little more than just feeling good about it. I'm not saying I won't, I'd just love to see a really night and day benefit.
Fair enough then. For the amount of hours I have used Plex and it's worked flawlessly, the lifetime pass is dirt cheap.
never really saw the point of subscription.
have used plex for years on multiple platforms.
Apple TV does trailers anyway from within Plex :) - not sure how it works but it works - with PlexConnect on MacOSXI think I still don't understand what the Plex is. And what sunscriprion gives you.
Think of it as your own personal Netflix. It has a server that you have to manage yourself, and clients for every device (TVs, AppleTV, Roku, Android, iOS, web, etc.).
When apple allows background sync while the screen is turned-off Im happy to get the life time subscription.
Amazing software. used daily. paid for the lifetime pass.
Thanks for this, been thinking to use my Telstra Credit to pay something… :)
Don't think you'll be able to pay for the lifetime subscription with Telstra credit. Let me know if you find a way though. :)
Ah…it turns out I already paid monthly Plex Pass…now I wonder how can I use this feature "Record Free HDTV" (as stated on their promo page)?
As someone who has this think strongly about the benefit you'll get from this. I don't use any of the features of this. The biggest one I had looked for was sync but if you check their forums this has been 'broken' for a number of years now requiring ALL media synchronized to a mobile device to be transcoded despite the ability of most devices to play native media. I've now resorted to using an ftp client on my phone instead.
Pre-show trailers are a gimmick that only sound cool and you'll quickly grow irritated of them, you'll find much better value in just paying for the one app on the one platform you use.