Plex, (based on the cross-platform XBMC), is a free and open source (GPL) home theater entertainment hub and media-player, designed to cater for all your viewing needs.
Plex can truly play or display just about anything from videos to slideshows and even weather forecasts. There is also a host of third-party plugins which can expand the functionality of Plex even further. Plex is an impressive application but it should be noted from the start that it is quite overwhelming. You'll have to spend quite a while just reading through the help guide to understand how to use it.
Plex adds many more features that were found in XBMC including the Plex Media Server, online video (including Hulu, TED, CNET, Revision3), full iTunes Music support, iTunes DRM Playback, iTunes Visualizers, and Sparkle Updates. Controlling Plex is a pain though. Due to its intended use on big screens, you can only control it via the keyboard or the Mac remote. You have to load in all of your music, videos and other media because it doesn't perform any kind of scan and it won't play all audio formats. On the plus side, Plex looks great - it looks like Front Row on steroids.
Plex is a great looking home theater app, with impressive video capabilities. It is let down somewhat by difficult setup and controls, as well as poor music library support.
Update RTMP to 2.4Fix for connectivity issues when PMS isn't running locally (thanks to elwertk).Playback of interlaced H.264 content (MBAFF) was broken (thanks to elwertk).Use the same user agent as earlier in Plex/Nine.Add the Plex language and version headers.When forced transcode was enabled, playback could fail for local files.Support for chained indirects in channels
Update RTMP to 2.4Fix for connectivity issues when PMS isn't running locally (thanks to elwertk).Playback of interlaced H.264 content (MBAFF) was broken (thanks to elwertk).Use the same user agent as earlier in Plex/Nine.Add the Plex language and version headers.When forced transcode was enabled, playback could fail for local files.Support for chained indirects in channels
Plex is one of the most popular multi-service streaming media platforms in the world because of its sheer versatility and ability to integrate with multiple other platforms, services, and file types. Unfortunately for Plex users, the company behind the Plex media server has begun sending out emails to all users notifying them of a data breach. Here is what you need to know.
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