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Originally Posted by assassin /forum/post/21534065
You do realize that Plex was ripped directly from XBMC code, right?
And what exactly makes it better for "videophiles"?
I think its fine for Apple users. But to say its the most "functional and reliable" just isn't really accurate unless you provide proof and examples.
And how does configuring WMC, a Harmony remote control and a XBOX constitute "work already done for you?"
Does it have HD Audio bitstreaming yet? I don't think so. That's important to many at AVS.
Not trying to be an ass. Just saying that you might not have used the other options in the correct manner.
And here we all get to see in no uncertain terms how it is that assassin's demeanor on these forums can be a huge turnoff.
First, XBMC and Plex have deviated in some significant ways wrt the user experience (front-end and back-end, iOS integration, etc). To make a flippant comment about it being 'ripped from XBMC code' shows ignorance rather than insight.
As for your second comment -- ALL HE SAID IS THAT IT WOULD 'SATISFY VIDEOPHILES'-- not that it was 'better for videophiles.' It has auto-refresh-rate switching, hardware acceleration, and all the other things folks generally like. Sure, it can't use Reclock or madVR, but it has what most folks want.
WRT its reliability -- I can't speak to the Windows end of things except as a server rather than a player. I use it on my Windows machine to serve my downstairs macs, and have never had it shut down or crash in my months of using it. As a player, I can only speak to the mac end, and compare it to WMC/ Mediabrowser wrt playback -- all I can say is that it crashes much more rarely than the WMC on my Win7 HTPC. Granted, it's apples and oranges to compare how reliable it is in OS X vs how WMC is in Win7.
As for ease of setup when alternating w/ WMC -- meh. I tend to agree w/ you. It's a wash.
As for HD audio 'bitstreaming' -- no. It can't bitstream TrueHD and DTS-MA soundtracks, but, as you can see in my thread
here, at least with an HDMI-equipped Mac Mini in OS X, it can:
a) transmit uncompressed PCM soundtracks made w/ MakeMKV
b) transmit
lossless decoded DTS-MA and TrueHD soundtracks as long as the files are created with Clown_BD/ AnyDVD HD using the LPCM option in Clown_BD
I haven't tried these files with Plex on my Windows machine, but I'm sure they'd transmit as well.
Now, given what I showed above, the appropriate question in response to YOUR question would be how it is in ANY way pertinent as to whether it's bitstreamed or transmitted in LPCM format? But w/e
Try not jumping down people's throats so much just because they may not agree with you.
To the OP -- try transmitting the LPCM stream from any uncompressed PCM BR's you've ripped (the first 2 POTC movies were released in LPCM, as were Full Metal Jacket and a number of others), or use Clown_BD to re-rip the DTS-MA/TrueHD tracks decoded to LPCM, and see how it does with the lossless soundtrack.