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where is the Plex app?
Hi all, I went to the app list page but there's no mention of Plex! Does the app/add_on still exist? Thanks :)
JBDragon:
Thanks for your note. Sorry if I wasn't clear before about the LG TV.
The TV is a 1080p HD set but is several years old and does not connect to Wi-Fi natively. At the time we bought the set, LG offered a proprietary USB dongle that connects to a USB port on the TV and allows the TV to connect to a limited number of on-line media services (i.e Netflix). I think the intent was for LG to expand this over the years and add many more on line services but it never took off so today, it really is just a way to connect to Netflix without any extra hardware. The TV also has an internal menu that allows you to connect to "My Media" like photos, music and video and uses the USB dongle to connect to media files stored on a locally available network (like the ReadyNAS). Basically the TV acts like a simple DLNA client. It is still able to see the Plex server running on my MacBook Pro (which points to a library on the Mac, not the library on the ReadyNAS and plays those files. At one time, I also got the TV to see the Plex application on the ReadyNAS and play those files, but that was when the Plex app was on the Netgear list. Since installing the Plex app on the ReadyNAS from the Plex site, the TV sees the Plex server but not the library contents.
All that said, I recently added a Roku Streaming Stick which is attached to the TV (via HDMI) and have used the local media option on the main menu. Like the TV, the Roku app see the ReadyNAS RN202 but reports no files are available to view. I am not aware of a specific Plex app that needs to be installed onto the Roku.
Sorry for the long-winded response. Does that provide any insight as to what my problem is?
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
David
The Roku, including the Stick version has a PLEX Client that you can download. You need to go into their store. The same place you found Netflix, or HBO Now, and everything else, PLEX is also there. Using the Plex Client is kind of like having your own personal Netflix type service, except it's all content YOU like and it doesn't come and go as it's all on your NAS or PC or wherever you run the Plex Server software and have your Content located. Using DLNA is pretty primative. PLEX will work that way, but it's much better to use the Cliet software.
If you can access the server software on your PC and see all the files, and PLAY a movie or whatever on your PC, It should work in general with the PLEX Client. There are Limitations on what file types are supported being played on a ROKU or AppleTV, etc. So most of my stuff is in MKV. Which is really a storage container for MP4 for example. This allows you to have other things besides just the Movie. There could be other Audio tracks. Maybe Stereo and 5.1 surround or TrueHD. You could have differnt subtitles. It's a Video format pretty much every streaming device will have no problem playing.
In general if PLEX is working just fine on your computer as your using the server software, it should work on anything else using the client software.
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