Channels, which streams and records live TV. The Kodi media server (which can work with Plex, too). Plex is one of many Mac media server and/or DVR solutions. Plugins that streamed web video from major networks' sites, among other add-ons. Cloud-based storage for your media library. An optional add-on subscription to the TIDAL streaming music serviceīut it's gotten rid of a few features it previously offered:. A no-extra-charge streaming service, with movies and TV shows from Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, MGM, Legendary, and more. Also available are Plex Media Server for Windows, Mac and Linux, plus Plex for iOS and Android and Plex for Windows 8.Plex has also branched out into more Internet-based services: Plex Home Theater 1.0 is available now as a free, open-source download for Windows and Mac, along with community builds for Linux users. A late development saw the removal of WebKit support and a rewritten Search window that promises to be faster and more reliable. Notable changes over the 11 months of development included support for AirPlay, a 64-bit OS X build, support for playing video from iOS and Android mobile servers and a new universal transcoder.Īlso added is support for playing multi-part media, a new automatic crash reporting tool and rewritten Windows build (using Visual Studio 2012). Others have also commented negatively on the dropping of WebKit support in Plex channels, but many have praised the client’s new look and enhanced features. Initial feedback has been mixed, with some users complaining about the quality of the display on Retina displays and poor performance with specific file formats on the other. Aside from the fresh new look, the skin also incorporates some of the more powerful server-side filtering already present in Plex/Web as well as both iOS and Android apps. Plex Home Theater also launches with a brand new skin, which is designed to look particularly effective on large-screen televisions with 16:9 aspect ratio. 
The post goes on to point out the new build supports a number of new media formats, plus promises to play them more efficiently to improve performance. "It’s faster, prettier, and more powerful".
"Almost every single thing about the app is improved," it claimed in a blog post promoting the new release. Although Plex Home Theater logically follows on from Plex Media Center, Plex is keen to stress there’s more than a simple name change.
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