Board:   [DoveNet] Entertainment
Subject: Re: Lifetime Plex Pass pr
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Tue May 19, 2026 21:15

Subject: Re: Lifetime Plex Pass price increase
@VIA: DIGDIST
  Re: Re: Lifetime Plex Pass price increase
  By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Tue May 19 2026 08:28 pm

 Ga> I use Plex, but strictly in-house, and I don't play things that need
 Ga> transcoding, so no powerful GPU needed.  Since I don't care about
 Ga> accessing it from outside the house, the Plex Pass isn't needed for me.

Iused to think nothing I had needed transcoding, but I realized it was still transcoding some files.  If Plex detects a low-bandwidth connection, even in your own network (perhaps over wifi if it's not getting a great connection), Plex could start to transcode to save bandwidth.

One of the other Plex Pass features is being able to detect & skip intros for TV shows, which I find handy.  Also, if you have a TV tuner, you can use Plex as a DVR to record shows with Plex Pass - I use that to record Jeopardy & acouple other things.

Nightfox

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