# Rasplex.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps & Creations\ **Created:** [March 14, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667 "2013-03-14T06:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/1 "2013-03-14T06:00:27Z")
[http://rasplex.com](http://rasplex.com) has launched today - Happy Pi day everyone!   What are your thoughts?  Improvements? Ideas?   Special thanks to James Booker for his hard work and skill on this (blame any ugly CSS on me - i'm no web dev ;) ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/2 "2013-03-14T06:20:32Z")
Help us go viral! We want to get on hacker news! Please tweet [@JustShowHN](https://twitter.com/JustShowHN) Show HN: Happy Pi day! RasPlex media center for Raspberry Pi launches [http://rasplex.com](http://rasplex.com/) to celebrate Pi day! Please like us on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Rasplex](https://www.facebook.com/Rasplex), and please follow us on  twitter [https://twitter.com/rasplex](https://twitter.com/rasplex) and promote our [http://www.reddit.com/r/rasplex/](http://www.reddit.com/r/rasplex/) subreddit, or on these subreddits [http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/1a9qhc/](http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/1a9qhc/) and [http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry\_pi/comments/1a9qif/](http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/1a9qif/) ---
**Author:** ![SubNoizey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/subnoizey/32/82604_2.png) [@SubNoizey](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SubNoizey)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/3 "2013-03-14T06:23:11Z")
Done and done. Awesome work. Site looks amazing! Don't forget to post here [http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry\_pi](http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi) ---
**Author:** ![glamorous\_be](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/glamorous_be/32/2708_2.png) [@glamorous\_be](https://forums.plex.tv/u/glamorous_be)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/4 "2013-03-14T08:30:22Z")
Maybe creating a video with the latest GUI and a demo to add at the home? Or more specifications about the features and the roadmap (expected features). Love your work! ---
**Author:** ![Michiel\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/michiel_1/32/2124_2.png) [@Michiel\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Michiel_1)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/5 "2013-03-14T09:22:26Z")
Great job Dale :) Ill go spread the word around everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![CptanPanic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cptanpanic/32/92958_2.png) [@CptanPanic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CptanPanic)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/6 "2013-03-14T10:53:22Z")
Yep site looks great. ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/7 "2013-03-14T13:45:18Z")
> Maybe creating a video with the latest GUI and a demo to add at the home? Or more specifications about the features and the roadmap (expected features). Love your work! I had wanted a video, but my video production friend was busy : ( There will be one soon. Same w/ roadmap. ---
**Author:** ![timtlm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/timtlm/32/3163_2.png) [@timtlm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/timtlm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/8 "2013-03-14T13:50:48Z")
Done.  I've also sent a tip to [engadget.com](http://engadget.com).  Others should do it too!  There's a little tip button in the upper right.  They've posted stories about new Plex releases and features in the past. ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/9 "2013-03-14T13:55:09Z")
Thanks everyone! Anything we can do to help go viral would be awesome for the project. I call upon everyone to spam, spam, spam galore! This is the best way for non-devs to help out :) ---
**Author:** ![Grodesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grodesh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Grodesh)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/10 "2013-03-15T18:40:47Z")
Engadget just posted news of rasplex.com and now it seems down. Coincidence? [http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/plex-client-project-for-raspberry-pi-gets-a-fresh-update-and-its/](http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/plex-client-project-for-raspberry-pi-gets-a-fresh-update-and-its/) ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/11 "2013-03-15T18:46:26Z")
> Engadget just posted news of rasplex.com and now it seems down. Coincidence? > > [http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/plex-client-project-for-raspberry-pi-gets-a-fresh-update-and-its/](http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/plex-client-project-for-raspberry-pi-gets-a-fresh-update-and-its/) Scaling up now ---
**Author:** ![rdb4133](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rdb4133/32/2528_2.png) [@rdb4133](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rdb4133)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/12 "2013-03-15T18:54:16Z")
Rasplex.com is down for me now, I guess all of the traffic going there is a good thing! :) ---
**Author:** ![Dadrepus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dadrepus/32/1541_2.png) [@Dadrepus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dadrepus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/13 "2013-03-15T19:02:17Z")
3:00pm eastern standard time...still no home page. You must really be getting slammed. I did eventually get the case page. Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/14 "2013-03-15T19:15:49Z")
We're back (scaled up EC2 instance) ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/15 "2013-03-15T19:31:28Z")
If you have a Hacker News account, please upvote us!!! [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5382427](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5382427) ---
**Author:** ![AntiJohnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/antijohnny/32/3156_2.png) [@AntiJohnny](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AntiJohnny)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/16 "2013-03-17T00:46:32Z")
[Maximumpc.com](http://www.maximumpc.com/) ran an article on [XBMC vs. PLEX](http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/xbmc_vs_plex2013) that is linked off thier front page. They mentioned the XBMC RPi client, but not RasPlex. I think that is because it was from their December print article. I threw a comment on the article pointing out your work and pointed them to [rasplex.com](http://rasplex.com). ---
**Author:** ![dale.hamel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dale.hamel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dale.hamel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/17 "2013-03-18T14:35:41Z")
> [Maximumpc.com](http://www.maximumpc.com/) ran an article on [XBMC vs. PLEX](http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/xbmc_vs_plex2013) that is linked off thier front page. They mentioned the XBMC RPi client, but not RasPlex. I think that is because it was from their December print article. I threw a comment on the article pointing out your work and pointed them to [rasplex.com](http://rasplex.com). Thank you : ) ---
**Author:** ![lleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lleb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lleb)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/18 "2013-08-27T12:02:18Z")
> [http://rasplex.com](http://rasplex.com) has launched today - Happy Pi day everyone! > > What are your thoughts?  > > Improvements? Ideas? > > Special thanks to James Booker for his hard work and skill on this (blame any ugly CSS on me - i'm no web dev ;) while the homepage is artfully put together, it is full of lies, you need to remove your section stating that RasPlex is better then RaspBmc.  Right now it just is not.  rasPlex fails as a media center for the simpler fact it can not play media.  If it can not play movies, what good is it? Worthless, at least XMBC with its ugly UI, works and plays back 100% of my media while rasplex plays zero. ---
**Author:** ![santiago79830](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/santiago79830/32/3112_2.png) [@santiago79830](https://forums.plex.tv/u/santiago79830)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/19 "2013-08-27T18:42:37Z")
Actually, I'd criticise it for not being consistent, and for not having a very good schedule, not for not playing media. It plays most, but not all, things on my installation of Rasplex. What drives me nuts is that Rasplex took off like gangbusters, but now seems to be locked in the doldrums. Things just don't seem to be happening at the same enthuastic pace that they were last spring/winter. I started off following the Rasplex approach, and installed it. I'm beginning to wonder if I made a mistake. Examples: we were told cases would be available in May. We've gone through May, June, July, and most of August. There are still no cases. Rasplex itself hasn't had an update in a month and a half. A few months ago, updates were every few days. Is the fire gone? ---
**Author:** ![NMansell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@NMansell](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NMansell)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667/20 "2013-08-27T19:53:13Z")
> Actually, I'd criticise it for not being consistent, and for not having a very good schedule, not for not playing media. It plays most, but not all, things on my installation of Rasplex. > > What drives me nuts is that Rasplex took off like gangbusters, but now seems to be locked in the doldrums. Things just don't seem to be happening at the same enthuastic pace that they were last spring/winter. I started off following the Rasplex approach, and installed it. I'm beginning to wonder if I made a mistake. > > Examples: we were told cases would be available in May. We've gone through May, June, July, and most of August. There are still no cases. Rasplex itself hasn't had an update in a month and a half. A few months ago, updates were every few days. Is the fire gone? on the RasPlex facebook page Dale stated that cases will launch September 1st on Kickstarter and that RasPlex is down to one developer at the moment.  He said there should be a large update soon...but didn't specify when...just that things are in the works. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rasplex-com/30667.md?page=2)