Even just with the above, this would be a pretty awesome release, but hey, there’s actually a lot more.FIX: Much improved matching, far fewer false matches.NEW: Initial support for multi-disc albums in music sections.NEW: Support for “Various Artists” (compilations) in music sections.We’re working hard to improve support for music inside Plex, and have made a number of changes in the core, music scanner, and agents, including:.
AC3 transcoding in transcoder (useful for LG TV, ATV2 and others).
Update RTMP to 2.4Fix for connectivity issues when PMS isn't running locally (thanks to elwertk).Playback of interlaced H.264 content (MBAFF) was broken (thanks to elwertk).Use the same user agent as earlier in Plex/Nine.Add the Plex language and version headers.When forced transcode was enabled, playback could fail for local files.Version history for Plex Media Server (Mac OS X) Update RTMP to 2.4Fix for connectivity issues when PMS isn't running locally (thanks to elwertk).Playback of interlaced H.264 content (MBAFF) was broken (thanks to elwertk).Use the same user agent as earlier in Plex/Nine.Add the Plex language and version headers.When forced transcode was enabled, playback could fail for local files.Support for chained indirects in channels Changes It is let down somewhat by difficult setup and controls, as well as poor music library support. Plex is a great looking home theater app, with impressive video capabilities.
On the plus side, Plex looks great - it looks like Front Row on steroids. You have to load in all of your music, videos and other media because it doesn't perform any kind of scan and it won't play all audio formats. Due to its intended use on big screens, you can only control it via the keyboard or the Mac remote.
Plex adds many more features that were found in XBMC including the Plex Media Server, online video (including Hulu, TED, CNET, Revision3), full iTunes Music support, iTunes DRM Playback, iTunes Visualizers, and Sparkle Updates.