Plex Lifetime for $75

Great deal, definitely worth it.

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Great deal, definitely worth it.

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That very much depends on what features you use. The free version of Plex is a pretty useful media server without the pay features. I'd probably only get the paid version of Plex if I cut the cord completely and wanted a DVR for OTA channels.

So if you have say a synolgy NAS do you run plex on that (not sure if they do that) or you still need a computer interface? Something I been wanting to do but have not started the research on it all.

Thanks!

So you could run it on a NAS but could run it on a computer that is just attached to the NAS if it wasn’t able to run well directly on the NAS?

To add to the above posts- Plex also provides a great aggregate of media info and puts that in a pretty good interface. You add your media file to it and it finds everything about it - things like release year, artist/actors, genre, cover artwork, etc. Then you can search through your media with a layout similar to Netflix, or pick an actor and see a list of all of their movies, or a whole host of other features.

If you have a large media library then it’s a must purchase.

I have a WD cloud nas currently with my music on it...it consists of ripped music from my cd’s, and other people’s files from a while back. It’s around 200 gigs because at some point it got combined with a duplicate file. So a lot of the “cd’s” have 2 of every song. Could plex help unfrick that without going to every single file?!?

It won’t delete those files if that’s what you’re asking. But I’m pretty sure it looks for duplicates and just doesn’t display them both. I could be wrong though.

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at some point it got combined with a duplicate file. So a lot of the “cd’s” have 2 of every song. Could plex help unfrick that without going to every single file?!?

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Are they exact duplicates, as in copies with maybe (1) added to the filename? Or are they possibly from a totally different rip with different settings and such?

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I'm not sure if I need the pass. What are the major differences?

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For me, the major benefits of Plex Pass are Live TV and mobile sync.
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when I stream it through Sonos I

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now you done triggered this board!

nolagt - plex handles duplicate movies very elegantly. you see a tiny [2] in the upper right corner and you can pick your version. i sometimes had 2-3 or more versions of a movie on my server as i was working through various copies in order to figure out which one was the best (1080p rip vs 1080p web download vs 4K rip vs 4K HDR rip vs 4K HDR web download...). it gets a little overwhelming in the search for the best quality. this is why some people prefer to grab the bluray image and do it themselves.

kork is running mr. robot which routinely sniffs around through his media collection and automatically upgrades any that are "unfit". WHAT?? I still have some 720p rips??

With no data cap and a little elbow grease, having a bot update your existing copies and also sniff out this week's new tv episode is probably as awesome as having plex setup in the first place. *cough* radarr *cough* sonarr


anyway, i digress. agree with kork: best thing about plexpass is you are setup for the zombie apocalypse in that you can control your own TV DVR and with a decent antenna you'll be enjoying better quality HD than you can get through cable tv.