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Plex.tv has Lifetime Plex Pass on sale for $89.99 when you apply promo code LIFETIMEOFCOMFORT during checkout.

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  • Offer valid through 23:59 UTC on November 29, 2021.
  • Plex Pass subscriptions have been extremely popular with our members. This price is $6 lower than the last time a Lifetime Plex Pass was a Frontpage Deal in September.

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Plex.tv has Lifetime Plex Pass on sale for $89.99 when you apply promo code LIFETIMEOFCOMFORT during checkout.

Thanks to community member Viety for finding this deal.

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Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • Offer valid through 23:59 UTC on November 29, 2021.
  • Plex Pass subscriptions have been extremely popular with our members. This price is $6 lower than the last time a Lifetime Plex Pass was a Frontpage Deal in September.

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Tigga573
I wish I had never wasted money on one of these. Plex has really gone downhill over the last few years. I bought a plex pass mostly for the live TV features, but it's been a buggy mess on Android for years now. Support is non-existent and the higher ups have made it painfully obvious that they couldn't care less. I finally gave up and switched to Emby for my local media and Channels for live TV.
lollerskates
Here's the page showing the difference between free and paid (pass) plex accounts:
https://support.plex.tv/articles/...e-vs-paid/

I never needed any of the paid features, so I am happy with the free. Just sharing the link for anyone curious.
GizmoDVD
I've been using Plex for about a decade now and its well worth it.

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Nov 24, 2021
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Nov 24, 2021
CoralDeer618
Nov 24, 2021
20 Posts
Quote from izarkhin :
Yes, very much so. Updates and being released all the time.
I used to use AirVideoHD before Plex. It used to lock up all the time. Frankly it's crap compared to the Plex experience. Plex has never locked up on me and it's accessible from many clients.

With Plex being available in FireTV, Roku, Samsung, AppleTV, iOS (you have to page like $5), Chrome, Edge, etc. this is professional grade vs an amateur AirVideoHD like software.
Nov 24, 2021
20 Posts
Joined May 2020
Nov 24, 2021
CoralDeer618
Nov 24, 2021
20 Posts
Quote from MeltySpatulae :
I'm still trying to figure out if I even need this. I only play movies within my local network, streaming from my computer to my LG TV. I've had a lot of issues with 4K content though, usually because of the lack of HDR tone mapping, and other times for unknown playback/unsupported reasons. I've heard getting a Shield Pro is the way to go here: would Plex Pass even still be relevant in a situation like that?
I suggest investing in a $25 Firestick 4K and ensure you have the proper bandwidth, preferably wired internet. If you have WiFi do you have 802.11ac grade Router?

Figure out the problem. Perhaps it starts with your server. Best is an i7 processor with 16GB of RAM. What do your specs look like?
Nov 24, 2021
229 Posts
Joined Jun 2013
Nov 24, 2021
QuangD
Nov 24, 2021
229 Posts
Quote from gder03 :
Will Plex Pass help me stream 4K HDR via hardware acceleration? I tried to stream a 10gig file to my Fire Stick but it kept buffering. I have an intel i5, 32gigs RAM and a GTX 1660 Super
Probably not. You really should not try to transcode 4K content... It should direct play and that itself requires 40Mbs+ depending on source. If the fire stick isn't directly playing it then plex pass isn't going to help as transcoding will bring your system to it's knees. If it directly playing but you're still buffering then it's your network that can't maintain speed.
Last edited by QuangD November 23, 2021 at 07:00 PM.
Nov 24, 2021
246 Posts
Joined Apr 2016
Nov 24, 2021
newuser121
Nov 24, 2021
246 Posts
Guys, I am going to buy a Synology NAS, and wish to share my bluray collection with my nieces in another country with slower internet, and friends locally. Do I need this strictly for hw transcoding, and easier use/interface?
Nov 24, 2021
81 Posts
Joined Jan 2017
Nov 24, 2021
DankDeals
Nov 24, 2021
81 Posts
Quote from QuangD :
Probably not. You really should not try to transcode 4K content... It should direct play and that itself requires 40Mbs+ depending on source. If the fire stick isn't directly playing it then plex pass isn't going to help as transcoding will bring your system to it's knees. If it directly playing but you're still buffering then it's your network that can't maintain speed.
Nah, I think a 1660 Super should be just fine:
https://www.elpamsoft.com/?p=Plex...ranscoding
Nov 24, 2021
56 Posts
Joined Jan 2013
Nov 24, 2021
Zank
Nov 24, 2021
56 Posts
Bought the pass only for the download feature. Turns out download has to be on server side for it to work. So it's been useless for me.
Nov 24, 2021
316 Posts
Joined Jun 2005
Nov 24, 2021
SlickSpork
Nov 24, 2021
316 Posts
Quote from CoralDeer618 :
I suggest investing in a $25 Firestick 4K and ensure you have the proper bandwidth, preferably wired internet. If you have WiFi do you have 802.11ac grade Router?

Figure out the problem. Perhaps it starts with your server. Best is an i7 processor with 16GB of RAM. What do your specs look like?
It's definitely not my internet: I'm hardwired in on both ends and get almost gigabit speeds. Watching the files locally is fine, it's just the HDR tone mapping that's been a problem, or the files don't play at all. I WAS getting stuttering at one point, but it was because those movie files were way too large so I think there was actually a processing bottleneck there.

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Nov 24, 2021
24 Posts
Joined Aug 2015
Nov 24, 2021
AnthonyT1494
Nov 24, 2021
24 Posts
Been waiting for one since ive been using plex more lately. Thanks!
Nov 24, 2021
27 Posts
Joined Feb 2018
Nov 24, 2021
Sea_Wolfe
Nov 24, 2021
27 Posts
Quote from CalmCreator709 :
I would seriously reconsider going over the air.

I still have a TiVo romio 4 tuner. The quality sucks compared to streaming content.

For instance, I've got Paramount Plus with ads. I watched the Adele special. It was broadcast 24p. Over the air is going to broadcast it as not 24p. Either 30 i/p or 60i.

NBC content is the same thing. For example, Why would anyone want to watch blacklist OTA at 1080i60 when the series is recorded as 4K24p?

For that reason alone, I can't even watch over the air on my TiVo anymore. I prefer watching native frame rate the streaming. Even if I have to sit through the horrible ads.
Interesting! I haven't used OTA recently. But when I did several years ago, the quality then was significantly better than the compressed quality on Cable (QAM).
What you are saying, seems to suggest that the situation is now reversed, and over-the-air is worse than what's available on streaming platforms?

Or am I misunderstanding what you are saying? I would love if you could explain further, or link some more information...
Nov 24, 2021
12,323 Posts
Joined Jan 2007
Nov 24, 2021
MadPup
Nov 24, 2021
12,323 Posts
Quote from newuser121 :
Guys, I am going to buy a Synology NAS, and wish to share my bluray collection with my nieces in another country with slower internet, and friends locally. Do I need this strictly for hw transcoding, and easier use/interface?
I am not a fan of using NAS devices to transcode because they just don't have a lot of horsepower to spare. How are you intending to share your collection? If you rip and transcode at the same time then you would be able to share much smaller files without stream transcoding. You can get reasonable results at 1GB/hr which is the equivalent of about 3 Mbps.
Nov 24, 2021
18 Posts
Joined Feb 2019
Nov 24, 2021
HoosierDaddyC137
Nov 24, 2021
18 Posts
Quote from 4dalo :
Sell me urs then, but I agree. I only want it for Plex amp. Woudnt pay near $80
What is your setup to use Plex Amp?
Nov 24, 2021
860 Posts
Joined Jul 2017
Nov 24, 2021
4dalo
Nov 24, 2021
860 Posts
Quote from HoosierDaddyC137 :
What is your setup to use Plex Amp?
I cancelled it but just an nvidia shield and hdd
Nov 24, 2021
343 Posts
Joined Jan 2008
Nov 24, 2021
teach42
Nov 24, 2021
343 Posts
One feature I don't see many people mentioning is Downloading. When I was traveling about 50% of the time, being able to queue up downloads, let Plex transcode the files to mobile, and then take them off-line for plane trips was invaluable. That alone was worth it to me.
Pro
Nov 24, 2021
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Nov 24, 2021
sixthday
Pro
Nov 24, 2021
2,169 Posts
Thanks. Bought this finally for using with my NAS.

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Nov 24, 2021
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epistaxis
Nov 24, 2021
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Quote from Tigga573 :
What device do you use for playback?
Roku Ultra

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