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Everything about Plex

Streaming service and media server

Plex Inc. is an American software and media streaming company. It runs its namesake ad-supported streaming television service and develops media server software that enables users to stream their personal media collections to their devices. Plex had 16 million streaming subscribers as of 2023. It is based in Campbell, California. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: PlexA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: High-plex immunofluorescence imaging and traditional histology of the same tissue section for discovering image-based biomarkersInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: In the plexThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Homogenous 96-Plex PEA Immunoassay Exhibiting High Sensitivity, Specificity, and Excellent ScalabilityCited 1,823 times
  5. Go sideways: Kodi (software)A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: List of software based on Kodi and XBMCA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.

Noun A designated portion of a disk, usually set up to mirror some of the contents.

Noun A tree-like structure in which each child can have multiple parents.

Noun Clipping of multiplex.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Plex Media Server
  3. Streaming media

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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