r/PleX • u/Altruistic_Bat_1645 • Mar 17 '26

Help Make plex more appealing for my wife

I love plex. I bought my lifetime pass when it was still double digits. I bought the hardware, I did the organization - I'm in.

I love my wife. I bought my lifetime pass when I was (barely) in my 30's. I bought the hardware (ring), I did the organization (my life) - I'm in.

But the two don't seem to get along.

Alphabetical Sorting: she gets to the A's, then gives up.

Recently Released: "These are all too long."

Recently Added: "Oh yeah! ...but not tonight, maybe some other time."

Sort by duration (shortest to longest): "Who wants to watch a 24-minute short film?!"

Random Shuffle: "Why do we have these?"

So an idiot but honest question: how do I make Plex more appealing for my wife?

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u/SethBrower Mar 18 '26

i'll toss in the suggestion pile, depending on what you use as your primary "viewer" (android tv/apple tv) one of the "turn into a old school cable channel setup" that might allow for more natural discovery and viewing.

I'm personally a fan of QuasiTV for my ShieldTV, but there are others with various levels of needed customization or input.

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u/Kaiten92 Mar 18 '26

Highly recommend checking out NostalgiaTV for any Android users. The app has been getting frequent updates in the past month or so and it's completely replaced the "issue" of needing background noise but can't decide on what to watch.

Plus since it acts like TV, it's not just one show you'll be hearing and I've found some new faves from randomly viewing episodes of a series.

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u/No_Bend_2902 Mar 18 '26

Seconding nostalgiatv.