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Out friends at Plex have shuttled out a new Local Media Agent that'll enable you to make your TV shows look great. The updated software lets you add show and season posters, banners, background art, theme music and individual episode thumbnails to your recorded shows to make each one really, really good-looking. It'll happily handle PNG and FLAC files for those lossless enthusiasts and it'll even overlook a messy file structure to get everything looking great. Now, if you'll excuse us, we're going to catalog our Community episodes with thumbnails of Dean Pelton's outfits.

Plex shows you how to make your TV shows look great with its new Local Media Agent originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 09:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BannersDVRDVR SoftwareDvrSoftwareFLACHDhdpostminiLocal Media AgentLocalMediaAgentLosslessPlexPlex Media CenterPlexMediaCenterPNGSeasonSeason PicturesSeasonPicturesThumbnailsXBMCFri, 18 May 2012 09:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Plex Media Server upgraded, Google TV app gets a reboot]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/09/plex-media-server-upgraded-google-tv-app-gets-a-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/09/plex-media-server-upgraded-google-tv-app-gets-a-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/09/plex-media-server-upgraded-google-tv-app-gets-a-reboot/#comments Real-time media streamer Plex has been refreshed on Google TV, following the smart TV's own recent firmware upgrade. The UI now looks easier to navigate with quicker access to recently added content. When it comes to the streaming media itself, you'll still need to have a Plex server setup on a separate PC or Mac but the app still supports your dedicated myPlex content and your friends' shared files. Plex's latest Media Server update also solves some iOS app problems alongside a handful of other stability and compatibility issues. The new Google TV version of the catch-all media platform isn't live just yet, but you can grab last month's version at the source and gird yourself for the incoming update.

Plex Media Server upgraded, Google TV app gets a reboot originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appappsGoogle TVGoogleTvhdpostcrosshdpostminilaikamedia centermedia playermedia serverMediaCenterMediaPlayerMediaServermyplexplexplex media centerPlexMediaCenterstreaming mediastreaming videoStreamingMediaStreamingVideoTVvideovideo streamingVideoStreamingFri, 09 Mar 2012 10:09:00 EST<![CDATA[Plex releases new mobile and desktop clients, gets Flash and Silverlight support to go with a fancy new UI]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/01/plex-turns-2-0-gets-flash-and-silverlight-support-to-go-with-a/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/01/plex-turns-2-0-gets-flash-and-silverlight-support-to-go-with-a/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/01/plex-turns-2-0-gets-flash-and-silverlight-support-to-go-with-a/#comments You have many choices for your media streaming needs, and Plex is doing its damnedest to get you onboard its bandwagon. Plex is well known for its multi-platform flexibility, and the arrival of the myPlex media server platform makes sharing your content across devices easier than ever. To go with that cloud capability, Plex has released a new version of its desktop and mobile clients as well. The updated code brings a slick new UI and myPlex support, plus Flash and Silverlight video capability to Plex Media Server along with official Windows support -- including integration with Windows Media Center -- and a laundry list of bug fixes and stability tweaks. A full rundown of all the new goodies plus plenty of screenshots of that revamped UI can be found at the source below.

Plex releases new mobile and desktop clients, gets Flash and Silverlight support to go with a fancy new UI originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Andrew]

Plex plays nice with your Honeycomb slate after app update originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Plex 1.1 for iOS improves streaming over 3G, pipes video to your TV originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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OS X aficionados looking for a media center alternative to streaming Netflix movies through boxee can now look to Plex. The just launched app plugs into Plex's frontend and (with Silverlight) installed) adds a slick front end that compares well to, and may even best those offered by other Instant Watch hardware and apps, though we can't tell from these screens if users can add movies to the queue through it. We're hoping Microsoft picks up a designer or two from this team to upgrade the Xbox 360 frontend, but meanwhile we'll give the latest beta version (0.7.14) of Plex Media Center a shot.

[Via 9to5 Mac]

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Plex Media Center for Mac adds Netflix streaming originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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