lifetime plex pass 89$

[killster1]

Plex Pass

www.plex.tv

any recommendations instead of doing thiS?


promo code 8PLEXPASS8

also see a ebay seller with the lifetime for 60$ with -1 rating hehe.

 

[MisterE]

lol, I was coming here to post this exact same thread! I'm wondering, too, if it's worth spending $89 for whatever you get with a licensed Plex server?

I run the free version of Serviio DLNA server ( https://serviio.org/ ) but I mainly only use DLNA for audio playback and Serviio works great for that. I use Kodi to connect to file shares on my server for video playback with no need for DLNA. And I run a VPN server and can connect from remote to play my media. What I don't have with this setup is very good support for video playback via DLNA. Some audio/video codecs work, some don't, and subtitle support is crap. I may need a paid version of Serviio (or Plex, etc.) to get better transcoding, and I'm not sure if it would be worth the expense since I don't really need DLNA video playback support anyways.

Plex has been around forever and chances are they won't be going away any time soon, so you will at least get some life out of a lifetime pass.

 

[mikeford]

Length of life in lifetime is the usual issue. Annual or even multiyear means they have to do something to keep you. OTOH Quicken which goes up and gets worse.

 

[killster1]

Length of life in lifetime is the usual issue. Annual or even multiyear means they have to do something to keep you. OTOH Quicken which goes up and gets worse.

Ok if you buy two years then lifetime is the same price. Not sure what your on about

 

[killster1]

went ahead and bought one, i put oregon zipcode (not sure why it asked me maybe to charge tax?)

 

[MisterE]

went ahead and bought one, i put oregon zipcode (not sure why it asked me maybe to charge tax?)

Is Oregon your state? If not then why use a fake?

 

[killster1]

Is Oregon your state? If not then why use a fake?

Cali charges tax online fir everything... used to save lot buying on eBay but even they charge tax on everything!!! Oregon doesn't do sales tax. Just saved myself 8 dollars! Bwahhha




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[Nunya]

I have a lifetime Emby subscription which I've been happy with, but I realize that Plex has a lot more integrations. Anyone have experience with both and able to tell me how they compare?

Thanks.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Grr these services are so irritating about showing what content you get. Looked around on their website and nothing is clear as to what you are buying or what the "lifetime" is. Good for one device, one household, what is life? My life? Life of the device?

 

[mikeford]

They have a forum, and I have been poking around, but seems like a case of everybody there knows and doesn't talk about the basics. Too busy right now to ask questions, but its on my list.

 

[IamDavid]

Grr these services are so irritating about showing what content you get. Looked around on their website and nothing is clear as to what you are buying or what the "lifetime" is. Good for one device, one household, what is life? My life? Life of the device?

At the moment Plex has very little restrictions on users/devices. I have a dozen people who use my account on an endless number of devices.

Plex is hands down the most useful home entertainment service/software ever made. It is addicting and can lead to significant $$$ spent on hardware when trying to build the perfect library. 100% worth the $89.

 

[aigomorla]

I have a lifetime Emby subscription which I've been happy with, but I realize that Plex has a lot more integrations. Anyone have experience with both and able to tell me how they compare?

Thanks.

Emby has better streaming with SMI subtitles over 4k to 4k, while plex is entirely at the mercy of its transcoder, even if your doing 4k to 4k stream just because of smi. You need to get a russian client to do what Emby does if subtitles in smi file format is that important to you, or get a beefy transcoder.
I have the later which is a Quadro P2000.

Other then that, id say there about equal.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Plex should be used with caution, even in the paid version there are many restrictions if the rate is minimal.

Without knowing much about Plex, I can say their website is amazingly frustrating. Costs are concealed (sort of), minimal explanation of what package gives what.
As far as I can tell Plex is mostly used for streaming content you already own to a laptop or tablet or phone.
I was sort of interested in the live streaming TV but again the complete channel list is no where to be found and the partial listed channel list which I assume are their strongest offers were pretty weak in my opinion.
If I am completely off base someone please correct me.
I gave up reading about Plex because there doesn’t appear to be any concise simple answers as to what it does and what it costs.

 

[BenJeremy]

Without knowing much about Plex, I can say their website is amazingly frustrating. Costs are concealed (sort of), minimal explanation of what package gives what.
As far as I can tell Plex is mostly used for streaming content you already own to a laptop or tablet or phone.
I was sort of interested in the live streaming TV but again the complete channel list is no where to be found and the partial listed channel list which I assume are their strongest offers were pretty weak in my opinion.
If I am completely off base someone please correct me.
I gave up reading about Plex because there doesn’t appear to be any concise simple answers as to what it does and what it costs.

I gave up on DLNA a long time ago... I was using TVMobili for a long time. It really should be simple: I just want a universal streaming capability for all media hosted on my home's NAS devices. Streaming through my router's firewall, protected by a login, so tablets and phones can access when not on my LAN.

I don't know why this is so hard to do something so simple. I can fileshare using OwnCloud. I can access many of my own services through my firewall - but media streaming seems to still be beyond my reach.

 

[Ken g6]

I tried Plex briefly, refused to pay for their phone app, and got started with Jellyfin instead. It's a little rough, but it's improving. I even helped improve one bug!

 

[aigomorla]

Plex does not allow streaming off the web unless you pay for third party subscriptions.
Plex is mostly for your own library content (content stored on a NAS), same with Emby.
Plex is not Kodi. Kodi i believe is more on the Gray topic line of legality, so i wont mention anymore of it.
Plex does not allow TV Streaming over web. You need a HDTV Antenna like a HDHomerun to allow TV to be streamed on the Plex Web.
HDTV wont stream on Android devices... i don't know why they don't allow this.
Plex Unlimited allows you to install almost a unlimited amount of clients across all platforms without having to pay for each device.
You do not need to have a plex pass to have a Plex server and stream off a web client (chrome).
Plex is very hardware dependant. Its also core speed > core count, as its transcoder can only utilize a set number of scores when tanscoding. Also if your library is very 4K content rich, i highly recommend you getting a Quadro P2000 or P2200 and run Plex server off a windows or linux box.
Plex will work with most NAS software, which is why a lot of people use it.

If your seriously interested in using plex or emby i highly recommend you get a lifetime pass.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Plex does not allow streaming off the web unless you pay for third party subscriptions.
Plex is mostly for your own library content (content stored on a NAS), same with Emby.
Plex is not Kodi. Kodi i believe is more on the Gray topic line of legality, so i wont mention anymore of it.
Plex does not allow TV Streaming over web. You need a HDTV Antenna like a HDHomerun to allow TV to be streamed on the Plex Web.
HDTV wont stream on Android devices... i don't know why they don't allow this.
Plex Unlimited allows you to install almost a unlimited amount of clients across all platforms without having to pay for each device.
You do not need to have a plex pass to have a Plex server and stream off a web client (chrome).
Plex is very hardware dependant. Its also core speed > core count, as its transcoder can only utilize a set number of scores when tanscoding. Also if your library is very 4K content rich, i highly recommend you getting a Quadro P2000 or P2200 and run Plex server off a windows or linux box.
Plex will work with most NAS software, which is why a lot of people use it.

If your seriously interested in using plex or emby i highly recommend you get a lifetime pass.

I kind of forgot about the hdhome run thing.
Please explain it.
What I am looking to do is stream and ideally record local channels to my roku
We like the roku interface and it does what we need it to do but it would be better having local channels in the same interface without changing the tv mode.
I don’t want to pay monthly for this benefit but I am comfortable with a small yearly charge.

 

[aigomorla]

app:roku [HDHomeRun Documentation]

info.hdhomerun.com

You still need to buy a HD Homerun device tho and have it connected to the network.

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-Connect-2-Tuner-HDHR5-2US/dp/B076FNSM6B?ref_=ast_sto_dp

You do not even need to go though plex for this.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

app:roku [HDHomeRun Documentation]

info.hdhomerun.com

You still need to buy a HD Homerun device tho and have it connected to the network.

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-Connect-2-Tuner-HDHR5-2US/dp/B076FNSM6B?ref_=ast_sto_dp

You do not even need to go though plex for this.

Just connect this to my network and add an antenna plus Roku app? That’s it?
Sorry for going deep off topic.
BTW check out the rimworld gaming post. If I inadvertently go into mod call out territory let me know.

 

[sdifox]

Without knowing much about Plex, I can say their website is amazingly frustrating. Costs are concealed (sort of), minimal explanation of what package gives what.
As far as I can tell Plex is mostly used for streaming content you already own to a laptop or tablet or phone.
I was sort of interested in the live streaming TV but again the complete channel list is no where to be found and the partial listed channel list which I assume are their strongest offers were pretty weak in my opinion.
If I am completely off base someone please correct me.
I gave up reading about Plex because there doesn’t appear to be any concise simple answers as to what it does and what it costs.

Just install it and try it. You don't have to get the plex pass to use it.

 

[piokos]

I tried Plex briefly, refused to pay for their phone app, and got started with Jellyfin instead. It's a little rough, but it's improving. I even helped improve one bug!

Well, that's the thing about Plex. It's one of a handful of home media servers that are acceptable for less tech-savvy (or sadomaso) users.
But on the other hand, most of this user group migrated either to big streaming services or to something bundled with a NAS.

Honestly, for a very long time I've been wondering how is Plex even still in business. And this lifetime license seems fairly desperate. At very least it should make us suspicious.
The 3 most probable reasons IMO:
1. Their financial situation is really bad - so the "lifetime" may be shorter than we think,
2. They plan to go free (or at least move many features to the free license),
3. They can't hold their users too long (unsatisfied customers?).

Cali charges tax online fir everything... used to save lot buying on eBay but even they charge tax on everything!!! Oregon doesn't do sales tax. Just saved myself 8 dollars! Bwahhha

Wow. "America last" philosophy. And I assumed you vote for the blonde.

 

[aigomorla]

Just connect this to my network and add an antenna plus Roku app? That’s it?

install it on network.
add HD atenna
install app on roku

and thats it.... it can stream up to 2 roku devices if you get the duo... and 4 if you get the quadro.
If you want DVR tho, you may need the additional software which you may need to pay a fee for.

 

[Dulanic]

I got the lifetime plan in 2013. Have deff gotten my moneys worth.

 

[bbhaag]

Deal is dead....It's back to the $119.00 price.

 

[Homerboy]

Plex does not allow streaming off the web unless you pay for third party subscriptions.
Plex is mostly for your own library content (content stored on a NAS), same with Emby.
Plex is not Kodi. Kodi i believe is more on the Gray topic line of legality, so i wont mention anymore of it.
Plex does not allow TV Streaming over web. You need a HDTV Antenna like a HDHomerun to allow TV to be streamed on the Plex Web.
HDTV wont stream on Android devices... i don't know why they don't allow this.
Plex Unlimited allows you to install almost a unlimited amount of clients across all platforms without having to pay for each device.
You do not need to have a plex pass to have a Plex server and stream off a web client (chrome).
Plex is very hardware dependant. Its also core speed > core count, as its transcoder can only utilize a set number of scores when tanscoding. Also if your library is very 4K content rich, i highly recommend you getting a Quadro P2000 or P2200 and run Plex server off a windows or linux box.
Plex will work with most NAS software, which is why a lot of people use it.

If your seriously interested in using plex or emby i highly recommend you get a lifetime pass.

Plex has quite a bit of free content they supply now. It's not the best, but it's there. They are trying to go a little more "legit"
You don't need lots of CPU power if you/your users do not need to transcode. I have users from far away streaming high bit rate 4k content with zero transcoding. CPU doesn't flinch.