If you wish to continue download the Plex Media Player until it is discontinued, it can be reached here Here is the link to the blog with Plex's explanation for this decision. receives a steam via IP, as opposed to a direct play device. Plex gives an explanation for all of this on their blog site, the main point that people are complaining about is Plex is moving away from the HTPC (Home Theater PC) model to a model where every receiving device is a streaming device, i.e.
Plex MEDIA PLAYER for Mac and Windows continues on version numbering 2.4.x up to whatever the last version is that is released in JAn 2020. The version numbering for Plex Mac and Windows starts over at 1.x.
The Plex app for Mac requires 10.12 (Sierra) or higher. As of last month, a new BRANCH for Mac and Windows desktop was released, simply named "Plex" (not Plex Media Player). Plex Media Player for Mac and Windows will be deprecated (discontinued) in Jan 2020. I came to THIS thread thinking I'd find responses from people running Plex on M1 Mac Minis. It is not user-upgradable or I would have boosted the memory and probably solved my problem. Plex on this new Mini balks at serving smoothly.
Plex Media Player comes as a free app, with an option to upgrade to a Premium plan. I moved Plex to an old Mac Mini when I repurposed it to run my 32-bit Adobe Creative Suites. Whether you are home or away, you can easily play any file type with the world’s most powerful playback engine.
Plex also provides helpful suggestions when you don’t really know what you want.
It will also inspect your media library and automatically download any missing metadata such as titles, release dates, and so on from TheMovieDB.Īs well as having some great features, Plex Media Player has been designed from the ground up to look great on a TV screen and is compatible with most IR controllers making it really suited to frequent use. Plex Media Player also allows you to easily organize your media into specific categories (such as 'TV Shows', 'Comedy', 'To Watch'.) making it really easy to always find what you are looking for. Additionally it will play movies and TV shows streamed from all the major providers out there.
It offers built-in support for local storage (on your PC or network attached storage) as well as for content stored on Plex Media. It offers built-in support for local storage (on your PC or network attached storage) as well as for content stored on Plex Media Server. Plex Media Player is designed to be installed on a dedicated computer (PC, Mac and Linux versions are available) connected to your TV, and allows you to access your entire media library and enjoy it on a big screen. Plex Media Player is designed to be installed on a dedicated computer (PC, Mac and Linux versions are available) connected to your TV, and allows you to access your entire media library and enjoy it on a big screen.