Once you have added it to your Roku channel listing it will stream media that is on your Plex server. You do have to have the Plex media server running on a computer on the same network for this too work, Mac or PC, (sorry Linux). It is still in beta so you have to add it as a private channel. Well, this morning I woke up to a post on my feeds, that Plex had been added to the Roku. It is how I consume most of my media on my Mac and my iPad, including stuff I download from the itunes Store or from Amazon. Plus Plex is available on multiple devices, including all OS devices, Mac, PC and Android devices. Boxee does have more channels and sharing options that Plex does not have, however I like the Plex UI better. ![]() I actually prefer it over Boxee for watching video. If you aren’t familiar with Plex it is a fork of XBMC and one of the best way to view your media on a Mac. ![]() Well Plex just saved me $100 (the cost of an Apple TV). There were ways but, they were complicated and unreliable. If you follow me on Geeknews Central you know that I have a Roku XD|S and that I liked everything about it, except you couldn’t easily stream media from your internal network.
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