How do YOU play films on your TV?

[Jamesyboyjim]

Nothing too exciting from me,

Plex installed on my main pc, streaming to a chromecast and roku LT.

the odd bit of Netflix also.

 

[Benihana]

OpenELEC/Kodi on a Pi 2, with media served from a Synology NAS via NFS. Simple but it works!

 

[IvanDobskey]

Running plex on my PC upstairs and was previously streaming down to a Roku 2 box downstairs via Ethernet cable. My new 930v TV has plex app built in though, so Roku 2 box is now sidelined.

 

[Rifte]

Aside from my Sony Blu Ray Player, most of it is via my Western Digital Media Player. This is hooked up to my media server (currently in the spare room) to stream the movies.

My media player is probably one of the best investments I have ever had over the past few years in respect of raw usage.

 

[Lustral]

Apple TV 4th Gen using Plex that is connected up to a Plex Server Set up on a Intel NUC N3700

 

[Deep]

Intel NUC running OpenElec (Kodi) on my main tv downstairs
Acer Revo running the same upstairs

A 10TB Server in the spare room that holds all my media. Everything is wired internet as well, I don't bother with wireless

 

[foster grant]

wow ...I dare not even wanna say I just put a film on a USB drive and put it in the side of the TV

 

[Grimley]

Blu-ray for borrowed discs or or when I cant be arsed to rip them.

Ripped discs & streaming (google play) via any one of my 2 PC's.

 

[Biffa]

When you use the TV App for Plex, how do you get surround audio out of the TV when most TV's only output PCM?

I can see it working on the PS3 as you can go straight from PS3 to amp, then to TV.

 

[EddScott]

Home server with Plex and Samsung Tv has the plex app built in.

Same as the above in the living room. Roku's and Plex in bedrooms.

 

[shatpank81]

wow ...I dare not even wanna say I just put a film on a USB drive and put it in the side of the TV

this

 

[james.miller]

fire stick & amazon prime or chromecast & netflix/plex.

 

[leigh_boy]

When you use the TV App for Plex, how do you get surround audio out of the TV when most TV's only output PCM?

I can see it working on the PS3 as you can go straight from PS3 to amp, then to TV.

optical cable on the tv....

 

[Mujja]

HTPC running Plex Server and Plex client through Windows Media Centre.

 

[stewski]

HP micro server with OpenMediaVault s a NAS and then Amazon Fires running Kodi. I looked at plex but didn't think the sever was going to be up to encoding on the fly and also found the free vs paid parts rather unclear.

Same as above but with chromecast to cast from various android tablets/phones...

 

[Akagi]

I have a very elegant solution which involves disconnecting my Dell T5400, carrying it downstairs, and plugging it into the TV, then going back upstairs, and getting an old keyboard and mouse out of the cupboard...

 

[Randomface74]

TV is plugged into my old PC running Windows 10.

When I upgrade this PC will become the Media PC, and so on.

 

[lego]

I have a very elegant solution which involves disconnecting my Dell T5400, carrying it downstairs, and plugging it into the TV, then going back upstairs, and getting an old keyboard and mouse out of the cupboard...

Remote mouse app?

 

[Orch]

Nuc with kodi (openepec) serving media from my NAS. The nuc has a pulseeight cec adapter and my reciever supports cec so everything is controlled by my TV remote

The NAS runs central kodi database, so I can pause and resume on alternate devices.

Supports HD audio and 24p.

I also use chromecasts for some streaming uses as they are just simple and also support cec.

Man that sounds like my ideal setup.

It baffles me that so many options nowadays don't support 24p.

At the moment mine set up is a crude 10m HDMI cable from PC to Onkyo AV Receiver.

 

[Raymond Lin]

NAS -> Amazon Fire 4k running Kodi

or Plex from XB1

or Plex from PS4

or Media Player from XB1

or Laptop -> HDMI -> AVR -> TV....very rare.