Gizmodo: plex

Netflix Now Streamable Through Plex Media Player on Mac

Adrian Covert — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Another day, another way to stream Netflix. This time the mode of consumption is Plex, the do-it-all media wunderkind for OS X that's been bubbling under the surface for the last year.

So now, in addition to listening to music, viewing photos, checking email, emulating games and watching TV shows, DVDs and other streaming sources, you can stream Netflix inside this app, which bears resemblance to Front Row. And it has no shortage of support as CrunchGear swears by it. Check it out for yourself at the Plex site. [Plex via CrunchGear]

OS X Media Application CenterStage Merges With Plex

Matt Hickey — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:30:00 EDT

CenterStage, the great Media Center-like UI for OS X, has merged with the Plex project, an alternative interface in hopes of creating a de facto product for any Mac user looking for more functionality that Apple TV currently affords. The application can play back many formats the Apple TV, and even iTunes, can't, like XviD, AVI, Video_TS, and others, straight through your HDTV. It also has additional features like streaming Internet radio and built-in game emulators. The excellent Plex UI will mix with what CenterStage already has built, the end result being a universal application for Mac-centric Media Centers that's easy to use. Check out the new UI demo and screen shots after the jump. [CenterStage]

OSXBMC Called "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever)

Mark Wilson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:59:00 EDT

An independent Mac fork of XBMC (formerly Xbox Media Center)—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name: "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You use Front Row and think it's great. Before you go back into your Apple shell, check out this Aeon skin for Plex (it also works for all other XBMC versions). Currently in alpha release, it features a fluid wallpaper effect á la iPod coupled with the simplicity of Delicious Library's shelf organization. Our own Brian Lam said to me, "I've never seen a Media Center UI look so nice." I have to agree. (Well, I actually do agree. But I think that I have to agree, too.) Here's a massive gallery of shots from Plex running Aeon:

[Plex and Aeon via Crunchgear]