Plex Pass

[mikrotik]

Can someone explain me what are the benefits of Plex Pass? Do I still need to host my own server with this?

 

[Navjot Singh]

One benefit is that you can download content to your phone so you can watch/listen to it offline. And yes, you will still need to host Plex on your own server.

There are other features like hardware encoding, restrictions on upload bandwidth/per-stream caps etc. Rest are just simple stuff like music lyrics, movie extras and stuff. They seem to have added a dedicated Music app for Pass subscribers. Hmm.

 

[mikrotik]

Yes, music is provided through Tidal but the info is scarce.

 

[Navjot Singh]

You can listen to your own MP3s. Tidal is optional. Also won't work for us.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Nevermind. You were talking about the dedicated music app. Yeah. Will have to check.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Plexamp v3

A long and winding road…

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Plexamp - Love your music!

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You should be able to play your own music. Tidal is not required.

 

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[shashankb]

Isn't the Plex Pass the most necessary thing if you want to host Plex movies? Correct me if I am wrong. I once installed it and it gave me just a minute of playback in the free thing.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Nope. Those restrictions only apply to streaming on mobile apps. Also, you don't need to buy Plex Pass if your primary use is to play on a phone/tablet. There is a small one-time unlocking fee for mobile apps.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Plex: Free vs Paid

The personal media side of Plex works by connecting your media, the Plex Media Server, and the various apps for...

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[Lolita_Magnum]

I use a modded version of Plex for Android, I haven't really tried download files through it, but the time limit is not there and there have been no issues. But obviously if you want to watch movies/shows to your liking, you'd have to host your own server, they won't provide any. But there are services/seedbox, that offer plex servers.