Plex co-founder Scott Olechowski and CEO Keith Valory told Ars that the company isn't trying to compete with all the new live TV streaming services that have been popping up recently. Advertisementįurther Reading The ins and outs of planning and building your own home NAS The experience is simple and looks right at home within the no-frills setup of the Plex app. You can also choose any show available for free to record and watch later, setting up rules for recording within the app. Live TV doesn't stop while you browse, so you can continue to watch a show while looking for the next simultaneously. While there are no live previews like in YouTube TV, you can browse what's currently on TV on any given channel, and each program's avatar will also display how many more minutes are left in that show. With other live TV streaming services, such as Sling TV or YouTube TV, you may have a limited number of recording hours, or you'll have unlimited space but only so much time to watch your recorded shows before the oldest content is deleted.Īrs received a short demo of Plex's live TV streaming on Android TV, and the feature is built directly into the existing Plex app, so users don't have to go back and forth between different apps to watch TV or their personal content. Plex's DVR service isn't cloud based, which could be good or bad depending on your preferences: all recorded content is stored on your own PC, NAS, or hard drive, so you have as much storage as you're willing to pay for. Now with live TV integration, you can set which shows to record directly within any Plex app (previously, recorded shows had to be set through the Web app only) and watch them on any device associated with your Plex account. Those DVR recordings were available across all Plex Pass holders' devices. While it wasn't live TV, the service allowed Plex Pass holders to record free OTA broadcasts using SiliconDust HDHomeRun devices. Until now, Plex only offered TV content through its DVR service, which is also coming out of beta today. However, time-shifting features for live TV-including rewind and fast-forward-will not be available at launch, but they'll come at a later date. Plex Pass users don't pay extra for live TV streaming-it's bundled into the subscription just like other features, like DVR and cloud syncing.
Currently, all HDHomeRun models are compatible with Windows, Linux, Nvidia Shield, OS X, and NAS systems in the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia, while other tuner compatibility varies depending on platform. Any digital antenna will work with Plex, and the company is continuously working to add more tuner support. As long as you have an antenna and a digital tuner, you can stream HD digital broadcast channels, including local news and sports, from directly within the Plex app. Plex's new live TV beta will be available for all users with a Plex Pass. Further Reading Plex puts your video into Amazon cloud so it’s always available
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