# Checking for Updates **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/checking-for-updates/388079 **Category:** General Discussions **Created:** [March 15, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/checking-for-updates/388079 "2019-03-15T05:06:40Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 10
### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H) #### Post date: [March 16, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/checking-for-updates/388079/10 "2019-03-16T22:59:12Z")
> [@Nado](#): > > I didn’t know it was released less tha a day ago you can bookmark or track the Plex Media Server release announcements – this way you’ll be notified if there’s a new release and its features/fixes: > [@Plex Media Server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447): > > Plex Media Server 0.9.7.16   Download instructions can be found [here](http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/64569-download-instructions/).   We've got an exciting new release for you today. Since we launched PlexSync, and enabled apps like Kepler and the Roku to use the new transcoder, we've heard a few complaints that the new transcoder was slower than the old one. Just recently we got a sample, ran some tests, and made some changes that should make the new transcoder much faster (like 2x to 3x faster) for both streaming and sync conversion. Please try this … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/checking-for-updates/388079)._