USER "GREGMLR" Writes "What is a could-be awesome Front Row replacement is too difficult to get up and running. When using the Apple remote with Plex there are two major issues:

1) Navigating up and down through the main menu turns your system volume up and down as well

2) Hitting the "Menu" button to go back (like you do in Front Row) launches Front Row on top of Plex...... Ect.


Information to all users that are using the 10.6 Snow Leopard OS with Plex 8.2 and Lower,

Plex was not coded for Snow Leopard from version 8.2 -8.1 and lower.

The New Plex Update 8.3 is Fully Snow Leopard Compatible and the "Remote Control" issues are Addressed.


Directly to User User "GREGML" the Remote Control Issues that you hare experiencing have been due to Apple Changing the Remote Control API to a newer version, All Application that use the Remote control "Such as VMC,XBMC ect.." other then Apples own Applications had this Problem, Plex was not the Problem and was not to blame for the Issues. This Problem was All Over the Plex Forums and was Addressed, Please Next time got to the Forums to find out a cause then just blaming a piece of software as the sole problem of the event

Apple had admitted it was a bug and has issued a fix to be included with the "Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update" to be released in a few day.

Since Apple has not released a fix with Snow Leopard 10.6.1 update for the remote control problem Plex has included a fix in the New 8.3 update to Address Apples Problem with the help of Remote Buddy Author.

Check it out Here. http://elan.plexapp.com/2009/10/23/snow-leopard-thaws-to-the-apple-remote-thanks-to-remote-buddy-author/

So No, Plex was not at Fault for the Remote control issues, it was Apple and a Brand New Release of Snow Leopard That has Caused Allot of Issues, You had indeed pointed the Finger at the Wrong Company.

Plex 8.3 Has the Remote control fix, But it also should be included by Apple with the Next 10.6.2 Update in a Few Day's

Give it a try, And as we all are aware a New OS can always cause Problems, as Plex and others have said from the Start. if you Use Plex with Leopard 10.5.8 stick with it and wait till Apple fixes the Snow Leopard Issues, But Plex has went a step Further and has fixed Apple's Remote Problem For Them...

Thats Dedication and Allot of Hard work for a "FREE Piece Of Software" very Helpful Developers of Plex Would You Not Say . ;-)

I See Nothing to Complain About at All.