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Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by LordKano »

morganvachon wrote: post #2

Am I the only one who wants Plex to just be Plex, i.e. a media server for what I have stored locally? All of these new features make me think Plex is going in the direction of a cloud-only service and may drop local storage support down the line.

I bought a Lifetime PlexPass earlier this month. I regard these developments with cautious optimism.

I get off of this train when they start introducing plug-ins to integrate DRMed services. Like a Netflix or Hulu pass-through.

No thank you.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by bhouston »

I just want Plex integration with Google Home's voice command so it is on par with Netflix and YouTube.

I am a playing Plex subscriber because I want it to get better at its core functionality. I do not want news on Plex.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by untog »

morganvachon wrote: post #2

Am I the only one who wants Plex to just be Plex, i.e. a media server for what I have stored locally? All of these new features make me think Plex is going in the direction of a cloud-only service and may drop local storage support down the line.

I want Plex to be more than that (if all I wanted was playing local files I'd use Kodi) but I agree that this news stuff is very... meh. It also feels like a giant rabbit hole (oh, you're going to use "advanced AI" to personalise? Lovely) to go down with very little to show in return.

That said, I've been using the DVR features Plex has been adding recently and they're getting to be fantastic. For those of us lucky enough to have TV service and hardware compatible with it, it's great. But it needs more work, and I'd rather they focus on that than a weird, half-baked news thing. Emby is quickly catching up with Plex's core competencies, so they need to keep moving.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by cptskippy »

ihuman wrote: post #13
cptskippy wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because the feature isn't free to implement so the ads offset the cost.

I'm already paying them money, why should I also have to pay with screen space/attention?

With Plex Pass you're paying for access to features that typically require Plex to maintain a server and so some sort of processing.

This is content provided by a third party. Plex clearly didn't want to negotiate with each provider, figure out a pay structure, then pass those costs along to Plex Pass subscribers for a feature they may or may not want to use.

Personally I see no value it in and don't plan to use it. I'd be upset if they demanded I pay more for that.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by IntelMiner »

ashark wrote: post #11
goialoq wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Plex is a business that needs to monetize. For private local media, we need to revive and renovate VLC.

Kodi's pretty OK. Runs well on a FireTV if you want a cheap device that supports h.265 at 1080p. Interface still kinda terrible, but better with a real remote. Can use phone to control it if you want, though less convenient to do that on FireTV than dedicated box, since it may be killed when idle.

If you want something more DIY for H.265 (HEVC) support, the "Intel Compute Sticks" also all support HEVC decoding in hardware

I'm using the lowest end model (2GB memory, 32GB disk) and it absolutely flies with Kodi. Attach a gigabit USB 3.0 NIC and it loads files almost instantly over a Samba share

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by ashark »

IntelMiner wrote: post #35
ashark wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kodi's pretty OK. Runs well on a FireTV if you want a cheap device that supports h.265 at 1080p. Interface still kinda terrible, but better with a real remote. Can use phone to control it if you want, though less convenient to do that on FireTV than dedicated box, since it may be killed when idle.

If you want something more DIY for H.265 (HEVC) support, the "Intel Compute Sticks" also all support HEVC decoding in hardware I'm using the lowest end model (2GB memory, 32GB disk) and it absolutely flies with Kodi. Attach a gigabit USB 3.0 NIC and it loads files almost instantly over a Samba share

Is that the one that's only $37 on the Intel site? 2015 model, 1.33Ghz Atom? If so, damn, I made a mistake. I didn't know there were any x86 devices that cheap that'd handle 1080p h.265.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by leonroy »

rhizome wrote: post #22
morganvachon wrote: post #2

Am I the only one who wants Plex to just be Plex, i.e. a media server for what I have stored locally? All of these new features make me think Plex is going in the direction of a cloud-only service and may drop local storage support down the line.

If a Java-based option is OK, check out Serviio[1]. I've been using it for years and it's fairly thin and straightforward. There's also minidlna/ReadyMedia[2] if your server is Linux. 1. http://serviio.org/ 2. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ReadyMedia

My goodness, you’re getting downvotes for recommending a Java app.

As a Java dev, seeing that level of animosity certainly gives me some serious food for thought!

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by ukyrgf »

manfredz wrote: post #12
morganvachon wrote: post #2

Am I the only one who wants Plex to just be Plex, i.e. a media server for what I have stored locally? All of these new features make me think Plex is going in the direction of a cloud-only service and may drop local storage support down the line.

Isn't this what Kodi (formerly XBMC and source from which Plex forked) is all about? https://kodi.tv

I'd love to use Kodi with my Windows SMB shares - and I certainly can - but Amazon stubbornly hides the icon on the Fire TV interface. The added steps of going into `settings > applications > manage applications > kodi > launch` is just too much.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by dzdt »

e40 wrote: post #24

I lost faith in Plex when I upgraded my server about a year ago and after testing, etc, I deleted the old container (run it in docker). I didn't find out until a few days later that FF/REW was broken. At that point I didn't have the old release around. Went to the forum and found I wasn't the only one. Problem was, they had just moved to 1.0 and they removed all previous versions from their servers. I begged to get a…

Agree, plex doesn't test well enough before release. I've found a good strategy is to wait at least 3 months after a release to upgrade, and then only after checking the plex forums that the new version is working well on your OS.

Re: All the News That’s Fit to Plex

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Post by dawnerd »

Karunamon wrote: post #25
shostack wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a Plex user, but let's not be naive. They are a business and a cloud-based subscription model is way more profitable than giving away software for free to let people stream from a local server. You can't blame them for making logical decisions for the health of the business (even if they negatively impact you).

They already charge for features on the software.

And plenty of users have made it clear they'd pay more if plex actually added features people requested.
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