Download Plex Media Server 1.5.3

Version 1.5.3 of Plex Media Server has been released. Plex Media Server is a media server for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and various NAS devices. The software can serve content to clients on the same machine, within the local network or over the Internet. Client software is available for the aforementioned operating systems, but content can also be viewed on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Google TV and Chromecast, for example.

The program includes its own software store where plug-ins can be exchanged. For example, content from various streaming services can be viewed via these plug-ins. In addition, there is PlexPass, a paid service that gives early access to new versions, in addition to discounts on ‘Premium features’. Since version 1.4.3, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Plex Media Server 1.5.3

New:

• (Web) Updated Plex Web to 3.2.1.

Fixed:

• (Photos) Large libraries could be slow to load under some circumstances

Plex Media Server 1.5.2

New:

• (Web) Updated Plex Web to 3.2.0.

Fixed:

• (Network) Slower than expected streaming over fast connections with high latency. (#6548)
• (Transcoder) Playback failures during concurrent sessions (#6590)
• (DVR) Older SiliconDust HDHomerun tuners weren’t being detected on FreeBSD.
• (Localization) Updated server translation text.

Plex Media Server 1.5.1

New:

• (Transcoder) Changed codecs for AC3, EAC3 and TrueHD.

Fixed:

• (DVR) Channel scans in non-US regions could return invalid options during DVR setup. (#6552)
• (Scanner) Crashes during scanner shutdown. (#6463)

Plex Media Server 1.5.0

New:

• (DVR) Support all SiliconDust HDHomerun tuners, including older generations.
• (Media Flags) Updated bundle to 2017-02-27.
• (TV) Add “Hide for single-season series” preference to library-level season settings. (#6349)

Fixed:

• (DVR) Crash reading null data from OnConnect EPG. (#6516)
• (DVR) Missing language name for Luba-Katanga. (#6402)
• (TV) Playback issues with date-based episodes. (#6488)
• (Updates) An update could be presented as being available, while being downloaded or installed. (#6374)
• (Metadata) Improved classification of video resolution as 720p, 1080p, 4k, and 8k. (#2639)
• (Metadata) Posters might be unnecessarily refreshed during local media agent refresh. (#6356)
• (Transcoder) Don’t use sampling rates above 48kHz when transcoding audio. (#6302)
• (Database) Deadlocks optimizing databases under certain conditions. (#6461)
• (Extras) Manually refreshing a movie could duplicate extras. (#6310)

Plex Media Server 1.4.4

New:

• (Web) Updated Plex Web to 3.1.1.

Fixed:

• (DVR) Deadlock scheduling recordings. (#6468)
• (DVR) Deadlock recording while scanning photo libraries. (#6405)
• (DVR) Deadlock downloading EPG data. (#6504)
• (DVR) Issues recording content when remuxing to MKV from DVB-T/T2 sources. (#6498)
• (Streaming Brain) Weird deadlock estimating client bandwidth. (#6505)
• (DLNA) DLNA Server might start even when the setting was disabled. (#6469)
• (On Deck) On Deck episodes weren’t showing for managed users with restrictions. (#6387)
• (Transcoder) Matroska streams were missing duration metadata (causing playback issues on Chrome and some LG TVs). (#6462)
• (Media Analysis) Audio format in MP4/M4V containers was incorrectly detected (causing playback issues on the Roku). (#6439)
• (Media Analysis) Excessive logging analyzing certain files. (#6339)
• (Media Analysis) Restore detection of header compression in Matroska containers. (#6460)