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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 (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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I completely believe that, assuming it's one of the non-4K sticks. The older generation models are rather wimpy and slow (we had one that we replaced for exactly this reason), but any of the newer 4K-capable devices have been snappy and responsive.