
It gives you first access to Plex's newest features, meaning you can impress your friends before they've had chance to try out the features themselves. The Plex Pass also includes intro skipping, 4K support, mobile syncing for offline viewing, support for multiple users, parental controls, movie trailers, and music features such as lyrics and offline listening. If you add an antenna and tuner to your setup, you can watch and record any over-the-air channels in your area through the Plex app. The most useful additions are arguably the Plex live TV and DVR offerings. You can pay $5/month, $40/year, or $120 for a lifetime subscription.Īs you'd expect, there are numerous Plex Pass benefits that are unavailable on the free version of the app. The basic Plex app is free on every platform, whereas the Plex Pass has three price tiers. You may need to close the app and open it again for the new universal search, watchlist and Discover features to appear.But do you actually need a Plex Pass? Is a Plex Pass worth it? Arguably, many people could do without a Plex subscription. Using latest version of Plex Media Server and I guess Plex Fire TV app updated, otherwise I cannot explain why it just stopped working. To get started you simply need to download the latest version of the Plex app. JustWatch offers similar functionality on the web and in apps. It is unclear if Plex has partnered with another company for metadata. Still, it is a promising feature set that in some ways mirrors tech giant Amazon, Apple and Google's approaches. It does not tell you where to find the best picture or audio quality either. The Plex watchlist does not synchronise with other streaming services so you must manually mark something as 'watched'. It appears to relate to deep linking capabilities.ĭeep linking does not work on LG and Samsung Smart TVs either, meaning that after you have found something you want to watch and click on, for example, the Netflix button you are taken to the homescreen of the Netflix app, and must type the movie title again. In FlatpanelsHD's testing some streaming services – primarily local services – are included on Plex' website but excluded in the TV apps. Limitations applyHowever, there are limitations.
