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Alternative ways to run Plex? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Context; So... Just bought a brand new TV and life is good, but I should have done more research before buying it. I primarily want to use PLEX for watching media on the TV. However, due to "smart TV's" not being smart and being rather slow because most current TV operating systems are either bloated or just riddled with ads.

Question; So Plex is there, but it runs very poorly. What are the best options out there to get this running smoothly? Are the only options AppleTV and Amazon Firestick? Anyone been in this boat before that have any tips-n-tricks to share?

Ps. I hate ads, so the Firestick is of off the charts.

Much appreciated

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

You could try one of these.

onn. Google TV 4K Streaming Box (New, 2023), 4K UHD resolution https://www.walmart.com/ip/2835618394

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

These are surprisingly decent. I have the non 4k one from a few years ago and even that is faster than smart tvs I’ve used.

[–] ExcursionInversion 1 points 1 year ago

Have the 4k one, works great light years faster than the TV os for everything

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I recommend a Roku streaming stick or a Roku streambar if you need a decent sound bar too. That's what we use on our "smart" TVs and I hate ads too. Full disclosure: they do put one ad on the homescreen off to the side, but none in the actual content apps. You'll only see it while between apps.

[–] lemming741 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a streaming stick in the bedroom, and it's much slower than my LG C8. I'd say the C8 is double the performance. Acceptable, but not good.

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[–] AlphaOmega 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I stopped using Plex a few years ago. Now I just cast the video to a Chromecast. VLC or cast via browser.
It's not going to work for remote, but if all you want to do is cast movies to a TV, it's a simple solution

Also as a bonus, you can cast a lot a streaming media without commercials by using an adblocker.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have a games console? Xbox & PlayStation have Plex apps and are able to handle lots of file formats nativity. HDMI CEC is pretty neat too, you can use your tv remote to control media and navigate Plex on the console.

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