You can optionally control and share your media with others. In some ways it is like Tablo in that you seemingly get to your PMS content/channels through Plex’s website, but it actually goes to your PMS. But the web app is pretty good, if that’s all you have. These are generally how you play your media. On the front end side there front end app/clients for Windows, iPhone/iPad, Android devices, Roku, etc. Plex Media Server is a DLNA source for those that know what that is. Other things it can do is associate online trailers with your media, and recently it was made so that you can play trailers for other movies you have (or don’t have if you are a Plex Pass member) in front of a movie (for example)… if you get into that whole home theater experience. For example, there is a plugin that will grab subtitles for you for media that doesn’t have subtitles (of course, it assumes a bit with regards to the media you have… something that doesn’t start/end like a pure rip, or something with commercials isn’t going to work with that). There are plugins in addition to merely channels that can be use to enhance meta data etc. It also can host channels, which are dynamic streams of video or music.

Plex Media Server (PMS) houses your media.

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