XBMC vs Plex

IceQB said:
I personally am using xbmc with openelec. Was just wondering in the almost 2 years since anything added on topic that there were any significant changes.
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Plex has changed a helleva lot. There have been a ton of new features but the general concept is the same. So if you chose XBMC over Plex 2 years ago then it's unlikely you will see anything new to convince you to use Plex.

To use a lot of the new features in Plex require that you have a PlexPass though which costs money.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Plex has changed a helleva lot. There have been a ton of new features but the general concept is the same. So if you chose XBMC over Plex 2 years ago then it's unlikely you will see anything new to convince you to use Plex.

To use a lot of the new features in Plex require that you have a PlexPass though which costs money.
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Yes was reading thru plex just now & the plexpass was a quick turnoff
 
You only need Plex Pass for the apps right? Otherwise you'd have to purchase the app on each platform?
 
DA-LION-619 said:
You only need Plex Pass for the apps right? Otherwise you'd have to purchase the app on each platform?
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No, not really. PlexPass will give you access to stuff before it's available to anyone else (pre-release). The only apps you get with PlexPass is the Android and Roku apps I believe.

You can see here: https://plex.tv/features

Features with the PlexPass logo next to them are PlexPass only.
 
For me Plex has the following advantages:
- every device I watch video on can access my Plex server (Samsung Smart TV, PS3, HTPC, Smart Phones, MXIII Droid Box, iPad, Roku)
- I dont need to use daytime data on my capped account because I schedule all my downloads between 00:00 and 06:00
- series downloads automated via utorrent RSS Downloader and showRSS.info account
- no broken links and buffering
- I watch all my movies in 1080p and series in 720p
- the way Plex presents my media looks good (seasons, genres, cover art etc)
- watch on one device, stop, and pick up where I left off on another
- I can still access PrimeWire and IceFilms through channels in the unsupported channel store ie LetMeWatchThis and SS-Plex but won't really write home about it if I'm honest.
- can stream all my music to all my devices
- even home movies (GoPro clips) are available to my network
 
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