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Plex 2.0 for iOS ramps up video streaming; Plex 0.9.5 for Mac/Windows released as well

by Mel Martin Nov 1st 2011 at 10:00AM

[Updated to clarify version numbering. iOS Plex app is at 2.0, Mac app is at 0.9.5 or 0.9.5.1 beta.]

Plex is an advanced Media Server that runs on your Mac and manages and distributes your audio and video to other computers, a connected TV and your iOS devices via the Plex iOS app. The Plex family of free apps has just upgraded the iOS and server clients with a streamlined GUI and new features like sharing between Plex users.

Other new features include user-scalable subtitles and significant speed improvements. A new cloud-based component lets Plex users access their home media from any PC or Mac without complicated logins or IP addresses. The service is free, but requires a sign up.

Plex fills a nice gap for Apple fans since the company nuked the Front Row player. Of course, Plex does a great deal more than Front Row ever hoped to do, and puts your media about anywhere you want to consume it.

The updated Plex server software is free and is downloadable from the Plex site. You can get much more info at the Plex blog. Plex is based on XBMC, an open source media player and hub, as is Boxee, another popular media solution.

The Plex server software runs on Mac OS X (Intel only), Windows and Linux. The iOS clients require iOS 4.1 or later.

[hat tip MacStories]



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[Updated to clarify version numbering. iOS Plex app is at 2.0, Mac app is at 0.9.5 or 0.9.5.1 beta.] Plex is an advanced Media Server...
 

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jorn

Mel, if you are going to make up your own version numbers, you should make it go to eleven.

November 01 2011 at 3:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Victor Agreda Jr

Version 2.0 of the iOS app, 0.9.5 for the Mac version -- updated the headline to make that clear.

November 01 2011 at 5:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ahren

Can Plex play videos downloaded from the iTunes store, yet? If not, I'll be keeping Snow Leopard and Front Row on my Mac Mini media pc.

November 01 2011 at 3:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Oscar Tijerina

I installed plex on my old MacMini, canceled cable and bought an AppleTV (jailbroken) for all the rooms in my house... Now I can stream tv shows and movies from the server in the living room, pause in one room - pick up in another... Airplay audio in any or all the rooms in my house. Not only that but the Plex skins look years better than the crappy interfaces I had on my cable box.

November 01 2011 at 2:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
monkeyrotica

PLEX also streams almost anything to jailbroken AppleTVs: avi's, mp4s, mkv's, Hulu. 1080p content gets transcoded and looks great.

November 01 2011 at 11:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
spinxter

2.0???? It's 9.5

November 01 2011 at 11:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Victor Agreda Jr

0.9.5 for the Mac side, 2.0 for the iOS side. Confusing, yes. Fixed the headline.

November 01 2011 at 5:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Robb Irrgang

2.0? 0.9.5, guys. Plex is not 1.0 quality yet.

November 01 2011 at 10:47 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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Victor Agreda Jr

2.0 for the iOS version, 0.9.5 for the Mac client. MacStories made the same mistake, go bother them as well if you're on a witch hunt.

November 01 2011 at 5:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TannerG

The iOS app isn't free, it's $5. But it's well worth the money.

November 01 2011 at 10:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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