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Forget Fast-Forwarding, Plex DVR Can Now Remove Commercials for You

posted by martyb on Thursday November 30 2017, @07:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the cat-and-mouse dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Over the years, Plex has grown from a relatively simple home media server into an all-in-one entertainment powerhouse. Notable feature additions include streaming personalized news, the ability to operate entirely in the cloud instead of on your server, and a full-fledged DVR. Now that DVR has gotten even more powerful, adding a new feature to automatically remove commercials, which was spotted by Cord Cutters News.

The feature was added in an update the Plex team pushed out over the weekend. While most of the update was focused on fixing bugs, this new feature was also included. You'll need to manually enable the feature by heading into your Plex DVR settings and finding the option, labeled "Remove Commercials."

You may not want to turn the feature on immediately without looking into reports from other users. The description in the settings warns that while the feature will attempt to automatically locate and remove commercials, this could potentially take a long time and cause high CPU usage. If you're running your Plex server on a powerful computer, this may not be an issue, but if you're running it on an old laptop, you might want to hold off.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/plex-dvr-removes-commercials/

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by maxwell demon on Thursday November 30 2017, @08:05PM (3 children)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Thursday November 30 2017, @08:05PM (#603617) Journal

    Let's try …

    MODERATE THIS POST UP! DON'T DELAY!

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday November 30 2017, @08:31PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday November 30 2017, @08:31PM (#603626) Journal

    Modded down because I'm one of those people who will do the opposite of what advertisers and pressure groups say :D Not a dig at you personally.

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    • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Thursday November 30 2017, @09:12PM

      by isostatic (365) on Thursday November 30 2017, @09:12PM (#603655) Journal

      Interesting=2, Overrated=3, Total=5

      Turns out you're not the only one. Poor chap.

  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Thursday November 30 2017, @08:40PM

    by sjames (2882) on Thursday November 30 2017, @08:40PM (#603634) Journal

    HOLY CRAP! IT WORKED!