RE: Laika Revealed - Plex Gets Official Windows Client, Cloud Sharing, Plus New OSX & Mobile Clients

["Adrian Eaton" <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Phil,=20

=20

I=E2=80=99m surprised you say complicated to use. It takes a little while
t=
o configure where your media is stored and setup networking in some cases
b=
ut other than that it is a menu with music video etc and then select the
al=
bum you want to listen to. My experience is mainly with XBMC rather than
th=
e other ones you mention but XBMC has always been easy to do the basics
and=
very reliable in my experience.=20

=20

My biggest annoyance is the lack of integration with a pvr system (I use
NP=
VR which is  based on GBPVR). I want one easy to use fast system to watch
t=
v/movies/music when I want, on whatever platform I want. XBMC/mythtv is
one=
route but not seamless yet AFAIK. You either have a great media player or =
a great pvr and the other part is pretty useless. We are heading in the
rig=
ht direction but slowly. The same extends to Home automation as well which
=
doesn=E2=80=99t seem to be integrated into media playing or PVR=E2=80=99s.=
=20

=20

I=E2=80=99m with you on the lack of inclination to mess around though, it
j=
ust needs to be reliable and work at the expense of features IMO.

=20

Adrian

=20

From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of P=
hil Harris
Sent: 30 October 2011 13:42
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Laika Revealed - Plex Gets Official Windows Client,
C=
loud Sharing, Plus New OSX & Mobile Clients

=20

=20=20

What gets me with things like Plex and Boxee and all the other media front
=
ends that I tried before them is they all end up being so damn complicated
=
to use and try to be all things to everyone. (I have no desire to browse
th=
e internet on my TV, nor do I want to search YouTube using an IR remote
(my=
laptop has HDMI if I want to do that), nor do I want to have to turn on my=
TV to listen to Internet Radio or Spotify (I can do that from other more a=
ppropriate devices).

I don't have the inclination to mess about with such things when I get
home=
(hell, I spend all day doing it) which is why the PopcornHour C200 does it=
for me - OK it would be nice if it had a nice Apple like GUI or even a fun=
ky iApp interface to control it and browse your movie collection - but
"it =
just works" :-D

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
 [mailto:u=
kha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
] On Behalf
> Of Simon Haslam
> Sent: 30 October 2011 13:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Laika Revealed - Plex Gets Official Windows
> Client, Cloud Sharing, Plus New OSX & Mobile Clients
>=20
> There's a Linux port in the "labs" area on the Plex website
> http://labs.plexapp.com/labs/ -
only x86 I think. I'd really like to
> run it on a Buffalo Linkstation NAS (ARM/Kirkwood) but couldn't find
> any plans for that.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ________________________________
> From: Mark Gardner <mark@xxxxxxx <mailto:mark%40thegardners.me.=
uk> >
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
> Sent: Saturday, 29 October 2011, 13:12
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Laika Revealed - Plex Gets Official Windows
> Client, Cloud Sharing, Plus New OSX & Mobile Clients
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Sounds good - does it mean that you no longer have to have a Mac to
run
> Plex?
>=20
> The PMS (incredible choice of name that...) runs on Windows if I
> recall.
> So Windows PMS and Windows Plex Client =3D no mac? (fingers crossed -
> Windows and Ubuntu shop here)
>=20
> M
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
 [mailto:u=
kha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
] On Behalf
> Of Mark McCall
> Sent: 29 October 2011 12:01
> To: Ukha_D@xxxxxxx <mailto:Ukha_D%40Yahoogroups.Com>=20
> Subject: [ukha_d] Laika Revealed - Plex Gets Official Windows Client,
> Cloud Sharing, Plus New OSX & Mobile Clients
>=20
> Our love affair with Plex continues - it's the media centre that just
> keeps on giving!. After another suspiciously quiet spell from the
> team,
> they have just revealed a huge raft of new features to the platform.
> The highlights include an official Windows Client, MyPlex Cloud based
> media sharing plus all new desktop and mobile clients too.
> Check out the videos....
>=20
> http://autoho.me/t8an5u
>=20
> M.
>=20
> ------------------------------------
>=20
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ------------------------------------
>=20
>=20
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>=20
>=20
>=20





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------------------

<*> Join the Automated Home Forums
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/vbulletin/