Alternative ways to run Plex? - eviltoast

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

  • Fjor@lemm.eeOP
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    1 year ago

    Think I will buy a Nvidia Shield Pro, it seems like the overall best solution. Thanks for the detailed insight!

    • JDPoZ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Absolutely! Just remember, no device is perfect. The Shield Pro just has the least crappy things that streaming boxes tend to have and the highest POTENTIAL of all the devices out there due to the availability of Android OS applications.

      Make sure you do those customization actions I described and I can pretty much guarantee you’ll enjoy the device. If you have any other questions that a Google / YouTube search won’t solve, don’t hesitate to comment here again.