Best way of getting Plex on my TV

MrKnifey · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:17

Hi guys, recently swapped over to Plex for my Home Media needs. All great apart from there is no app for the WD Live Box. What would be the next choice for me? I want to be able to use a remote as well!

x22dan · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:23

Chromecast does plex,But i havn't really had time to try it out.

I use a nas with plex installed then browse the nas via my TV.

joemc · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:43

You can get Plex on the Chromecast, probably the cheapest option for about £30!

As for the remote, not sure if a TV remote works on Chrome but I just have the Plex app installed on my iPhone and iPad.

meandu229 · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:50

Ouya?
https://www.ouya.tv/game/Plex/
They are a bit expensive at £90 though but look good and can do lots more.

NexusK · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:52

Apparently you can sideload it onto the NowTV box which only costs a tenner. I believe you'd be limited to 720p with it though.

Rizo-UK · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:54

I use a pi with Rasplex on it. Pretty smart

joemc · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:58

NexusK said:
Apparently you can sideload it onto the NowTV box which only costs a tenner. I believe you'd be limited to 720p with it though.

Ahh yeah. If you google it, looks really easy as well!

sypher365 · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:49

Read this thread

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18610348

Should cover what you want with a YouTube vid on side loading Plex onto NowTV

sWiZzLe · 11 Jul 2014 at 14:49

MrKnifey said:
Hi guys, recently swapped over to Plex for my Home Media needs. All great apart from there is no app for the WD Live Box. What would be the next choice for me? I want to be able to use a remote as well!

Did you know that if you enable DNLA on your Plex, you can use the DNLA interface on the WD Live box?

Jez · 11 Jul 2014 at 15:43

I have NowTV boxes all round my house now, £10ea and run plex perfectly well. Very nice little devices

RoyMi6 · 12 Jul 2014 at 11:15

If you've got Apple devices the ATV3 combined with "Plex Connect" works perfectly for me.

Can pick up ATV3's for £50/£60 second hand. There's nothing to go wrong with them and all 3 of mine are second hand.

MoBo · 13 Jul 2014 at 13:11

Jez said:
I have NowTV boxes all round my house now, £10ea and run plex perfectly well. Very nice little devices

Me to, it's so good I got another for my parents .

FerretBoy · 13 Jul 2014 at 18:05

Worth remembering that nowtv is 720p not 1080p

srobrien · 13 Jul 2014 at 18:14

+1 for chromecast, cheap, easy to use and stable.

Kobi · 14 Jul 2014 at 13:31

Rizo-UK said:
I use a pi with Rasplex on it. Pretty smart

Ohhh, I've not heard of rasplex. Will look into it! Already got plex on now tv. But it'll always be good for a back up.

joelk2 · 14 Jul 2014 at 14:42

another now tv box owner here. also use a plex app on my LG smart tv.

At The Gates · 14 Jul 2014 at 15:08

sWiZzLe said:
Did you know that if you enable DNLA on your Plex, you can use the DNLA interface on the WD Live box?

Yes, what WDTV Live have you got? The last one (Live Streaming) can access a Plex server fine. Just change the content source to network and choose Media Server. Then if DLNA is turned on you'll see everything stored in your Plex library on the WDTV. It's how i watch stuff now, just leave it on my laptop and watch it through the WDTV Live. I did sideload the Plex app onto the Now TV box but it's faster on the WDTV and that's hardwired ethernet to the router so there are no drop outs. I find the Now TV wireless signal a bit erratic.

valve90210 · 14 Jul 2014 at 15:25

I have a first generation WDTV Live (ie the first generation with Ethernet connection and it connects just fine to my Plex server so aI'd have thought that any of the Live versions should be fine to do so.