I almost bought it as a Plex box a few times but Plex never fails to disappoint. They're not launching in NZ. They're launching in the US... where you can pay $80/mo for 50MB. And maybe they've got magic to make it work but if you're playing it in a browser your magic suffers from heavy constraint.
- it transcodes like shit on PS3 (better on PS4) - Chromecast works sometimes - Files are stored in proprietary formats so you can't sync with plex and play with something else - playback sucks (flat out skips, pops and distorts on Android - how the fuck can you not play MP3 files) - Has promised working with tuners for four fucking years - Has maintained that it works with tuners for two fucking years when it doesn't - Has had no answers about the tuners for two fucking years
Ah well, probably for the best then. Honestly, we've got our laptops, a switch, PS4, and two Retropies so at least in our household we're set for a bit of casual fun. Shit I remember tinkering with Plex - I don't think I ever really understood how it was meant to operate and gave up pretty quickly. I'm using a FireTV with that Kodi addon but the device is about 4 years old now. Shield it shall be, soon.