Streaming service Plex has long since grown beyond its original focus of being a home for personal media to offer a more comprehensive solution for discovering, streaming, and sharing content across services,

While it provides free, ad-supported content, Plex is a media management software suite, not a typical streaming service or app. For subscribers, it also added hardware HEVC encoding for more efficient video compression for subscribers.

The expanded reviews are paired with some new privacy options. Plex users can make their profiles visible to others in search, allowing anybody to see their reviews and ratings, as well as their watchlist and viewing history.

The multi-faceted media service Plex is rolling out some fantastic updates for subscribers. Plex is continuing to evolve. The service offers free streaming content galore, but there’s much more than just live and on-demand TV shows and movies to Plex.