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Alternative ways to run Plex? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

$20 for what seems to be a good streaming device ain't bad, but I can understand where you're coming from.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buddy, I've still got an original Chromecast I use daily.

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

Ditto. Got the 1st gen usb style, the 2nd gen puck, and the last ultra that came out before they had a full on OS and remote controls and shit. All 3 of em in use daily to this day.

[–] [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.