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Any tips on getting pirated media onto the TV? (self.piracy)

submitted 5 months ago by Sterile_Technique to c/[email protected]

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Watched the first episode of The Acolyte on Disney+, and there so many ads that I swear the ad-to-star-wars radio was 1 to 1.

...so I set sail. I'm so sick this. But now I've got three video files on the comp (Windows 10), but I'm struggling to get them into the TV... We have a Roku, but apparently my comp doesn't support 'Miracast', and that seems to be a huge road block going by guides online.

Hoping to not spend an arm and a leg, but probably need some cable or something other than Roku. I'm probably the least techy person on Lemmy, so please idiot-proof any instructions.

Thanks all!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For a PC and a roku on the same network I would highly recommend Plex or Jellyfin. You store the video on your pc and stream it over to the tv over the network. They're both free, Plex is closed source and has some paid features if you want that, Jellyfin is totally open source.

I've been using Plex in this setup for a lot of years and its been rock solid.

[–] Sterile_Technique 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Any legality concerns with Plex or jellyfin? (Have the VPN on during steam, or is it like a direct connection from comp to TV?)

[–] clubb 3 points 5 months ago

Nah, you'll be fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Nope, both go directly from your PC to your tv. Plex does a log-in thing to their servers but that's just an account. Jellyfin is 100% local.

[–] Meltrax 8 points 5 months ago

You sound like a beginner, which is totally fine.

If you're new to this and your files are on a laptop, just use VLC media player (it's free) and an HDMI cable to connect to your TV. Nothing more than that is needed.

Setting up a media library via Plex or Jellyfin, as others have suggested, is an excellent solution for basically having your own mini in-network Netflix, but it's not a simple solution for someone who's not used to doing some more in-depth technical things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you have an HDMI cable? I have my laptop more or less permanently plugged into the TV for exactly the purpose of watching movies, whether pirated or otherwise.

[–] Sterile_Technique 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I do - this might be the easiest option. Will that get sound over too? I don't have actual speakers on my comp, just headphones. Trying to get it set up so the wife and I can watch it on the TV as normal-a-viewing-experience as possible.

[–] obelisk 2 points 5 months ago

HDMI is intended to pass audio signal as well. You may have to make adjustments to the audio output settings on windows.

[–] Evotech 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Plex or jellyfin

You might aswell just go into the deep parts of the oceans and start with the are stack right now

https://www.synoforum.com/resources/ultimate-starter-page-1-jellyfin-jellyseerr-nzbget-torrents-and-arr-media-library-stack.184/

[–] Jaeger86 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Plex is a thing that is fun

[–] essell 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I run plex through a Chromecast into TV HDMI.

Wondering how others do it now....? Is it PCs plugged into TVs?

Or do modern TVs run Plex apps?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Roku, android TV, samsung, webOS, and a bunch of other random smart tv platforms all have plex apps. For direct hdmi I assume most people run a media center like kodi (xbmc).

[–] essell 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

If your TV has a USB port you can just plug in a USBstick or external drive.

Or connect a laptop or something via HDMI cable to the tv

Or you can go the full server route with jellyfin and stream to a pi connected to the tv

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Check out 4kiptvprime.com they have a July sale on now. they will help you out.