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Plex alternative on Mac mini

  • 10-01-2015 11:41pm
    #1
    Stevegeraghty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭


    Bit of advice please folks

    My old Mac mini (snow leopard) failed recently and I replaced it with a new one.
    I used the old one as a media centre on my tv, I watched my content through plex (this version http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/stevegeraghty/A20FFA22-B113-459E-98EB-C95A0A053A53.png) and I really liked it, it updated the content when it was launched, pulled all the artwork and told me what I've watched and not watched.

    I downloaded the new version and tbh I'm not pushed on it, mainly because it's through the browser and not a stand alone program.
    I tried xbmc and it's getting closer to what I'm after but not quite there yet.

    I'd love to know what other people use/recomend


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  • #2
    curly.bert
    Registered Users Posts: 361 ✭✭curly.bert


    I can't tell from the screenshot, but it looks like you were running a very old version of Plex. A number of years ago, the team split the program into server and client versions. This means that one "master" Plex media server can stream content to many available clients: desktops/laptops (e.g. Mac mini)
    Mobile devices (e.g. Android/iOS phone)
    Dedicated streamers (e.g. Roku)
    Smart TVs (any that support the client or DLNA)

    It's all laid out here: https://plex.tv/features

    In your case, it sounds like you've just downloaded the Plex Media Server, but haven't grabbed a client. AFAIK the client for desktop computers is now called Plex Home Theatre. Installation instructions can be found on https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/sections/200282037-Plex-Home-Theater

    Hope that's of use!


  • #3
    curly.bert
    Registered Users Posts: 361 ✭✭curly.bert


    BTW the server and client can happily live on the same machine (i.e your Mac mini)


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