[battlefield] Re: plex

  • From: Loren John Bailey <beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "battlefield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <battlefield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:30:55 -0600

I used to have trouble with MKV files but now that I use the Xbox One,
those are natively supported, I have turned off the scripts I used to run
to convert file types.  Handbrake is another amazing free utility.  It
helped me get around file type issues since it has all of that scripting
ability.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've used plex for quite some time.. it is better now, but i was always
> frustrated at it not working well with windows media center recorded TV
> files. I have to group them all into the movies category for it to work.
>
> I've stopped using it mostly and now am using Kodi <http://kodi.tv/> with
> tvaddons <http://www.tvaddons.ag/> in it's place.
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Loren John Bailey <
> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> you don't need premium to access outside of your home. The only reason I
>> have premium is because the xbox one app is only available to premium
>> members for now.  There are other features of premium but none of them are
>> really worth it.  Just do the networking to open it up, you'll see. It just
>> shows up in your app.  Eventually, like with Chromecast, the app will be a
>> one time purchase and I'll probably ditch premium.  They just offer it to
>> premium for the first few months after they release a new platform.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:59 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> account: the_skroobs
>>> I know you need premium to access your media through the interwebs but
>>> do you need it to access others? is it worth the price?  Any channels I
>>> need to check out or are they just glorified weblinks?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Loren John Bailey <
>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree. I think it made a huge turn all at once in the middle of last
>>>> year.  I almost uninstalled it but then checked it out again after an
>>>> upgrade and was blown away.  It's my primary media software now.  The apps
>>>> are very well done on the xbox one and mobile devices.  You don't really
>>>> even need to organize your folders that much, you just make sure you put
>>>> them in the right library (TV Show vs Movies) and it takes care of the
>>>> rest.  A few of us here share our libraries and that is awesome.  Only one
>>>> has to have the video file now and it even shows up as available when you
>>>> search your library for the movie.  It's come a long way very quickly.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:25 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I decided to give plex another go, and it is much better than the last
>>>>> time I installed in December '13.  Anyway, anyone have good tips to get 
>>>>> the
>>>>> most out of plex?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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