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Plex 4.0 - better peruse the Plex.forum before updating....
Wow, lots of venom over some pretty major changes to Plex and how it operates/interfaces with servers, etc.
Version 4.0 - especially iOS users, who seem particularly pissed off. So, if you use it, read up at the forums before updating... sounds like the creators have drastically changed the model after paying subscribers had signed up for something different. https://forums.plex.tv/categories/plex-for-ios
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I really hope they don't go to the 'have to sign into web site' model for all platforms, because that will seriously jack up my use of Plex when travelling.
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I read through some of the posts over the the forums. It looks like there are some bugs and some issues with the transition from the old app to the new one (particularly for synced content). Other than that, what changed with the model that is so controversial? |
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It appears the app needs to be signed into the plex.tv website for any sort of functionality, even to vie synced content. That's the part I take a huge issue with, as it's ability to sync and use offline is the primary reason I even have plex installed.
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Are you sure that's what they changed, though? That seems like an incredibly bad move, given that a large reason for sync is for offline access. Are you sure you don't just need to log in once? There seems to be some bugs involving carrying over previously-synced content, too. Edit to add: I do, however, see multiple reports that you can't access offline servers from a LAN. I could see that being disruptive to some, although it probably wouldn't really matter to me as long as I can get to synced content on my device. Last edited by reggie14; 08-12-2015 at 08:17 AM. |
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You can view synced content without an internet connection. I upgraded mine before lunch on Monday. I was planning on watching Falling Skies that I'd synced to my iPad during lunch. I don't get a wifi connection in the break room. Even if I did the wifi here blocks Plex from connecting. Initially I had trouble but then noticed that you can select your local device to play synced content without a connection.
My biggest issue with Plex is that it does not de-interlace interlaced video. The "work-around" I have found is to sync content to the lowest quality. It seems to blur things enough so that the combing is not visible. Wish they would implement proper de-interlacing.
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Do you just see this with synced content, or also streaming? I don't see any problems with interlacing when streaming, although I should note I usually need to stream at pretty low bitrates (which is annoying, given that I have 75mbps upload). |
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Also, what would be an example of using "offline"? Right now I have loads of material on my Synology NAS, and my Sage server, which I can access through both my local network and via my no-ip.dns servers. From how you read this, will any of that change? I'm hoping we all don't have to route all our traffic thru Plex's servers, as that will at minimum be slower and less reliable
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The other advantage is that the android clients can also function as servers, so any content that is synced to one device is available to any other devices on the local network. This works great for my daughters, because they each can sync a bunch of different movies and shows to their tablets, and watch them on either of them, as long as they are networked together. To serve this, my RV has a cheap router in it, so even without internet, there is still a local network, so all the various devices can share content with others (including the Raspberry Pi connected to the TV, which is incapable of syncing content).
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That is what the reports on the forum lead me to believe. I can't verify, as I've never owned an iDevice.
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edit: answered my own question - Sync is a premium feature $40 per year, or $150 lifetime. guess I'll live with streaming
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So has anyone tried version 4.0 yet? Opinions?
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Too much hidden in the hamburger menu. Otherwise it works well.
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no problems with signing in, access, etc? I don't subscribe to Plex Plus, so I'm trying to figure out if the update makes my situation more restrictive, aka trying to force people to subscribe. As it is now, I use Plex remotely via no-ip DNS servers, not by using Plex's servers
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