Plex Media Server is a video players & editors app developed
by Plex, Inc..
The APK has been available since July 2016.
In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded
about 12 thousand times.
It's currently not in the top ranks.
It's rated 3.23 out of 5 stars, based on 84 ratings.
The last update of the app was on July 22, 2016.
Plex Media Server has a content rating
"Everyone".
Designed for Android version 6.0+.
Plex Media Server is FREE to download.
Description
The Plex Media Server scans and organizes your media, then lets you stream it to all of your devices. It's the central, most important piece of Plex.
Plex, Inc. 1999 S. Bascom Ave. Suite 700, PMB 735 Campbell, CA 95008
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★★★★★
This is amazing! I have compiled my entire family's film and TV show library, as well as home movies and pictures. They can stream any file easily. I am using an Nvidia Shield TV Pro as my server and I can have 5 users at once streaming with almost no problems, and more if they are using a direct connection. The updates come fairly often, which is nice. There are always some issues, but they are usually fixed within a few days with the latest updates. You can't argue with the price... I am now a Plex pass subscriber and will be using the DVR function to record OTA media. Plex is amazing! All the 1 and 2-star reviews need to update their reviews, because most if not all cited issues that have been fixed. I'm assuming these people are either completely computer illiterate, or work for some competing company, or just have some sort of loyalty to another media server option. Setting up Plex takes some know how, but if it is fairly doable for any normal person like me, then you can do it too.
★★★★★
I use this on my Nvidia Shield TV 16 GB model. I formatted a 2 TB USB drive as "internal storage" so I could also access the files via a network share and have write access. It's a fantastic, fast, versatile server and media player. A+!
★★☆☆☆
Back to Kodi. I keep trying Plex and I am constantly disappointed. I'm trying to shift away from Kodi, however I keep going back. I tried Plex again recently and after many problems I did a factory reset on my Shield TV, and I formatted a flash drive for adoptable storage. I watch every day as the storage used by Plex increases. Kodi took up less than 500 MB, Plex is up to 5 GB for the same database. Prior to the recent factory reset the Plex database was over 7 GB. I am attempting to switch to local database in hopes it reads the .nfo and .jpg files accompanying every single movie and TV show. The fact that you CANNOT use Plex for local media on a Fire TV Stick just gives me more reason to dislike Plex.
★★☆☆☆
Absolutely awesome that I can use the Shield as a Plex media server but can't get more than two stars due to inability to use adoptable storage as metadata file. The metadata folder is permanently linked to the internal storage which is limited to 16gb on the standard Shield. The server has now used up all 16gb of my internal storage and I can no longer even update my apps or download new apps.
★★☆☆☆
Using Nvidia Shield 2017. Since this PMS update and the last PMS (Plex Media Server) update, I am experiencing constant buffering... especially with 4K content. My media library is almost unplayable now. Plex Dev please look into this issue.
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Plex Media Server is requesting 0 permissions and is using 3 libraries.
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