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I finally ditched my full-computer-HTPC for Plex on an HP n54l streaming to a Roku and iOS devices. It's a whole new world. Everything works, the interface is great, partial-watches are tracked between devices. I just streamed a 30gb raw BluRay iso to my phone via 3G and it looked great. I only have 1.5mbps upload on my home connection.
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TraderStav posted:What do you mean by a diskless NAS? I have Plex installed on my iMac and it mounts network shares from my NAS that sits plugged in into the basement. It works fantastic with both Chromecast and Roku and will let you know how with the FireTV this weekend. He means a consumer NAS that can run packages like Plex directly. Synology, QNAP etc. Usually they're sold either disk less or optionally bundled with drives, so I assume he reused the term from product descriptions. Leaving a desktop on all the time is for amateurs.
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Apr 4, 2014 20:27
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suddenlyissoon posted:I used Plex on my Synology for a short while but grew frustrated with the lack of transcoding. You think you wouldn't need it but when you realize you can watch stuff on your smartphone/tablet away from home you really want transcoding. You needed a more powerful Synology.
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Apr 4, 2014 22:04
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Sickbeard can automatically sort your existing media folder if the files have somewhat parse-able names. It can even give everything a consistent naming scheme and add ep titles to file names.
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Apr 5, 2014 05:00
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Mighty Horse posted:Anyone else having issues with @midnight? I've tried naming it both at midnight and with the @ and for some reason plex totally doesn't acknowledge the files even exist... Have you tried adding a character the the front of the folder name? (Before the @)
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Apr 6, 2014 00:44
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Karthe posted:This might be a silly question but is it possible to play a DVD through Plex? As in, I drop a physical disk into my Plex server and cast it to a Chromecast. Doubt it. Limited ISO support was recently added, though.
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Apr 26, 2014 05:13
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I'm getting a lot of video skips and loud audio glitches direct-playing from Plex to my Roku3. They seem to be reproducible in the same spots in the same files, but it isn't happening when playing to an iPad, or when transcoding to the Roku. I found at least one similar complaint on the Plex forums, but the answer was just "force transcoding." The audio glitches are so loud and disturbing and playback doesn't look nearly as good transcoded, it's really making me want to trade in the Roku. Maybe for a FireTV? I haven't heard much about it since the week it launched.
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May 5, 2014 03:50
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jonathan posted:I have a plex server running and a TV upstairs in the living room connected to the network via WiFi. Bandwidth is not good enough for 1080p streaming. You should be able to force transcoding with bitrate limits in the player app itself. I know the Roku and iOS apps can.
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May 9, 2014 21:11
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Seriously, just ditch the official Roku app and install RarFlix. It's like two clicks from your laptop to install it. Same interface, a few extra features, free.
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May 11, 2014 06:21
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I paid for Plexpass during the few months I was flying a lot last winter. The iOS syncing for offline playback was nice, but buggy at times. I considered the lifetime pass, but the rumors that offline syncing will eventually require a separate additional purchase soured me on that idea.
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Jun 9, 2014 20:45
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At least in the iOS app you can choose to browse "by folder" but you lose the pretty metadata. Scrapping doesn't rearrange or change your files. It's nice. Let the magic happen.
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Jul 18, 2014 23:20
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Syncing to mobile devices for mobile devices is the most compelling feature right now.
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Sep 23, 2014 01:03
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teagone posted:Bit the bullet and finally jumped on a lifetime pass. Me too. I hope the persistent rumors about mobile syncing becoming a separate subscription feature don't suddenly come true.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:33
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Canuckistan posted:What are the odds that they'll release a free plexpass version for IOS? Pretty slim given the way the App Store is structured.
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Mr.Trifecta posted:So looking to get into Plex and getting a NAS. Having never done streaming or have a setup for it. Can NAS's be used to run the server or is it better with a standard computer? Anyone have any recommendations for a NAS? Was looking at the usual suspects of Drobo, Synology, QNAP etc. There are Plex builds for a lot of consumer NAS devices. If you're direct-playing to devices with good codec support, power won't matter much. Low-end or mid-range appliance NAS' will struggle to transcode. I'm running xPenology on an N54L and its been transcoding wonderfully for me.
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Nov 3, 2014 05:20
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trilljester posted:Pondering one of the new Mac Minis as a dedicated Plex server. Seems like it has enough horsepower to handle transcodes for multiple clients, yes? Anyone else using one for Plex? It doesn't seem like the most cost-efficient device for the purpose and you're stuck with external storage.
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If you're manually forwarding the port rather than using uPnP, did you set it up that way on the Settings>Server>Connect page in Plex? And Plexpass isn't required to stream remotely, if you're paying monthly just for that. The premium mobile-sync features are for carrying episodes on portable devices for playing back later when you don't have internet. eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Parker Lewis posted:It's finally time to replace my 5-year-old ION box now that I'm trying to transition from XBMC/Kodi to Plex and make use of transcoding. Considered skipping the IR receiver and putting the money toward a Roku, FireTV or whatever? Put the noisy server in a closet and stream to a small appliance which can also do Netflix-type stuff well.
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Dec 22, 2014 17:45
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GreenBuckanneer posted:What is a good NAS device I can get that might be able to be setup with raid 1 or raid 10, and/or has room to expand or swap out drives? Synology really is a standout in the consumer NAS market, so maybe it would be helpful to hear why they're just poo poo. I've been really happy running xpenology on stronger hardware for cheap.
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Dec 25, 2014 16:13
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Primarily it's the power saving? function and how it accesses the data that makes it poo poo for our software. It needs to be on all the time, or you can run into W/R issues. That's not acceptable to me. I think the software is pretty intuitive, but if you need me to show you where to turn off power scheduling, I can. I get by fine with a reasonable HD spindown.
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Minidust posted:I'll just be blunt and lead off with the fact that yes, I'm using Plex for camera phone porn. So I'm trying to figure out just how private I can keep everything. I run the Plex server on my laptop, and usually view content on an Apple TV (using the "Trailers" hack on a non-jailbroken unit). I keep separate three separate TV libraries indexing three separate folders so I can keep what I share with kids family-friendly, and so I don't have to browse through the dumb shows I host for my mom. Plex has glitched on more than one occasion and shows have appeared in the wrong library, despite being in entirely different folders on the server. The consequences for me where simply Justified showing up in the kids view, or having to skip over The Mentalist in my own browsing. Good luck!
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I misunderstood and thought you were using the same server to host "safe" and "unsafe" content. I don't know why Plex messes that up, but it does. Advanced settings under "connect." "Require authentication on local networks."
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Boywunda posted:With the roku, you need to pay for plex pass for the roku app to work. Or you might need to 1 time pay for the roku plex app. Not sure exactly, as I have plex pass. You can just buy Plex for $5 on Roku without PlexPass. Alternatively, you can install RarFlix, a modified version of the official client with a slightly better UI for free.
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I guess that explains why Rarflix hasn't been updated in a while. I'd like to try the new Roku interface, but it says the Plex server on my Synology is out of date. I don't see an update on the Synology Package Manager, and there's no button to check for an update inside the Plex server interface. I downloaded the newest server package directly from Plex, then tried to install it from the PackageManager, but that failed. Any ideas? edit: It seems that I have to update the Synology from DSM 4 to 5 to update Plex. Shoot. eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Xavier434 posted:I am having an issue with Plex playing videos with Direct Play through my Roku 3. The video displays fine and smooth but I am getting no audio for the vast majority of my files. Any ideas? Do you have an older receiver that doesn't support advanced audio codecs? I think there's some options in the Roku Plex client to force 2-channel or transcoded audio --Do those do anything to help?
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I bought PlexPass when it was still $75 lifetime, but it's absolutely worth it for me as a frequent traveler. I never have to sit down before a trip to manually load up my iPad, never have to manually update watched/unwatched data when I get home. If I'm binge-watching a series I can watch as many episodes as I want at home, then hit "sync" before bed and be sure that I have the next ep with me on the plane the next day. I can also take old shows I don't mind casually rewatching and set them to sync a few episodes on low-priority to fill any remaining space on my iPad after anything new is loaded on. That way I'm never stuck in the air with absolutely nothing to watch.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Is there an option in PlexPass to delete episodes off my iPhone if I've ended up watching them on another device? I sometimes copy way too much crap into my phone when I travel, and it'd be neat if i then didn't have to go through it by hand and remove the stuff I've watched. If you have plexpass setup to sync "X number of unwatched episodes," when an episode is marked as watched on the server, it will be removed next sync.
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EL BROMANCE posted:I might change over to that, the only problem is then it'll start copying new things to my phone. I don't travel long distances often enough to need that really, I tend to just look through shows I'm behind on and add about 20 hours of them to my phone the night before. Most of the time I'll get through a small percentage, I just like to have lots of choice. There's lots of options. You can set priority order for syncing different shows until it fills up whatever amount of storage you've allotted. It's a real luxury compared to doing it manually.
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SLOSifl posted:Am I dumb, or is there no way to watch sync'd movies on my iPad when offline? They're downloaded, but seems they want an internet connection anyway. Does it just need a connection for a quick authorization? If so I could start the movie before I get on the plane using airport wifi, or spring for the 30 minute in-flight wifi just to get it going. If you flip "show only synced libraries" in the iOS app settings when you don't have Internet, it shouldn't even bother going online and only show locally-stored content. Does that fix your problem? Sync works beautifully for me. Another gotcha: if you accidentally start a sync when away from home and don't have enough time to fully download files over a slow connection, you can end up with a bunch of videos that appear to be synced to the iPad but won't actually play. eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 17:32 on May 3, 2015 |
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May 3, 2015 17:29
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Mortanis posted:What's the easiest way to get my roommate access to my Plex server on his TV without giving him access to my account? He'd rather not buy a Roku and have yet another device plugged into his TV and apparently the Smart TV app requires an account to use, rather than just detecting the local area network server like my Roku does. I have a Chromecast, but he'd need an app (Android/iOS) or Plex account in a browser to start it up and cast, correct? There's no straight free option it looks like even though we're on the same LAN. Have him make an account on plex.tv, then you log into plex.tv and invite him to share. You can even pick and choose what libraries are available to him. That much works for free, no plexpass required.
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Roku3 is seriously family-friendly for Plex/Netflix/etc and the official refurb isn't much more expensive than the weaker stick. We use the wireless headphone feature of the Roku remote way more than I ever expected.
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May 28, 2015 17:40
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chaosbreather posted:Is there a way I can get Plex to transcode 5.1 DTS to Dolby Digital? While my receiver does support DTS, my TV won't pass it through, and my receiver doesn't do HDMI, just optical. Perhaps you can edit the streaming profile for your device server-side. On the Roku there are system setting checkboxes for allowable audio codecs and Plex obeys them.
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Sep 24, 2015 05:46
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berzerkmonkey posted:I'm thinking of replacing my crappy little media PC with something simple that my wife can use, like a Roku or Fire stick (or even the 360.) I'm a little confused as to pricing though - I know Plex for the server is free, but do you have to get a month/year sub to use the app? App is a one-time purchase on most platforms (including Roku and Fire). The subscription membership gets you early access to features that are nice (like offline syncing to mobile devices) but are not critical to your use of Plex.
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ConanThe3rd posted:I can't find anything that's close to "Scale 4:3" On iOS you just double tap anywhere on the video to choose full-screen vs full-frame.
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Laserface posted:whats the quickest way to update my database to show all the movies/shows I have watched as watched? You can arrow through while mashing "w."
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The TS140 is supported by xpenology, if you haven't completely written off the idea of a nas appliance. Great web interface, runs Plex with transcoding, a bunch of extras like Time Machine support and the print server you wanted. That hidden in the closet plus a Roku/ATV/RPi/whatever attached to the TV works great.
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Install xpenology on that old pc and have both?
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Matt Zerella posted:Sure, thats definitely the happy medium and if it works for people then more power to you but mannn, the few times I've fooled around with xpenology it just seems so janky. *shrugs* I flashed the bootloader onto a thumb drive, booted the machine once with a monitor attached to generate a serial number, then it was just a matter of using the official Synology recovery tool to install an official DSM image. It sucks not being able to update in place, but pretty smooth otherwise.
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H110Hawk posted:So uh, what are these things everyone else seems to understand except for me? I get shady android hardware + Kodi running on it, what makes them illegal? What dont you understand? They’re marketed all over facebook as movie and pay-per-view stealing boxes, straight up. They come pre-loaded with sketchy plugins for pirate streams. The devices themselves aren’t illegal, but using them as advertised by resellers is.
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Incessant Excess posted:I have an instance of Plex running on a NAS. Am I safe in assuming that, if I invite a user to my Plex server, there is zero chance whatsoever they will see files I have on my NAS but not added to my Plex library? They can switch to folder view and may see media files are under your library, but not indexed. They shouldn’t be able to see your porn in other folders.
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