LG 47LA660V - My first impressions

Big-Mac-Please · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:01

My TV had an update when I got it check you might have one

I find plex works really well! The files just seem to play regardless of type!

Maccy · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:17

Yeh I updated firmware when I got it last week. Was trying to play it from a USB stick.

Big-Mac-Please · 4 Jan 2014 at 09:03

Give plex a go and see if it works that way.

MarkeR · 4 Jan 2014 at 09:15

Maccy said:
Yeh I updated firmware when I got it last week. Was trying to play it from a USB stick.

Are you going directly to the USB stick, or using the smart share app?

Droolinggimp · 4 Jan 2014 at 10:32

I got a switch box for my network and is still disconnecting. Last night it was after 10 mins of a film. Is it my router you think?

Maccy · 4 Jan 2014 at 11:28

Big-Mac-Please said:
Give plex a go and see if it works that way.

I tried Plex and it doesn't even pick up the mkv files!

ThundyCat · 4 Jan 2014 at 11:47

Maccy.

How is your usb stick setup? Fat32 or NTFS?

Maccy · 4 Jan 2014 at 18:09

Fat32, ntfs not possible for us mac folk

MarkeR, I was just choosing USB as an input.

MarkeR · 4 Jan 2014 at 18:18

Maccy said:
Fat32, ntfs not possible for us mac folk

MarkeR, I was just choosing USB as an input.

Use the smart share app which is already there. It should automatically see the usb stick, it did with my external drive.

No idea though if it reads FAT though.

EDIT

Fat32, ntfs not possible for us mac folk

Pfft, get a real PC

EDIT

Maccy, only thing I could find was this review from another river online shop..

2. This TV has 2 hi-speed USB2.0 input jacks, and it recognizes not just flash drives, but also USB external hard drives - even with NTFS file format. I tried both - FAT32 and NTFS, and also external drives with additional power source and without it, - this TV recognizes them all. It can play your video files (and other media too) directly from external hard drive! And it supports multiple video formats, including Matroska H.264. It also supports external subtitles for AVI files. I did not test multiple subtitles formats, but SRT works great. It supports standard Latin letters languages and Korean. No other encodings though.

Big-Mac-Please · 4 Jan 2014 at 21:56

I'm using a Mac and it detects the plex smart share app fine. Did you download the one from lg?

The loss of connection was fixed by using Ethernet for me.

Maccy · 4 Jan 2014 at 22:13

Should've been clearer - it reads the USB fine and I can see the files, I get the error message when I try to play one of he mkv files.
Haven't tried Plex yet, although Plex didn't pick up the mkv files unfortunately.

Nismo · 5 Jan 2014 at 13:27

I'd try Plex again, my whole library is made up of .mkv files. Are yours oddly named, or try a full re-scan in the Media Manager.

Something's wrong whatever the case, as the TV plays .mkv files fine either locally or streamed.

Maccy · 6 Jan 2014 at 10:15

Could be the names, I'll change one tonight and see what happens.

glenimp617 · 6 Jan 2014 at 10:49

MarkeR said:
I have the same TV and it does mate..

Thanks!

does the TV auto switch into 3D mode? just need absolute confirmation before I spend £1,000

Plex transcodes the files, but obvoiusly doesn't support the embedded MVC stream within the MKV

My 2012 LG model doesn't support it, but wondered if the newer models did. Fancy something bigger as well

BIGWEB · 6 Jan 2014 at 11:42

I have a 55 inch 620v and have ps3 media server app running on the MacBook Air and the tv will see and play everything on the computer wirelessly. It's an excellent solution.

glenimp617 · 6 Jan 2014 at 11:54

BIGWEB said:
I have a 55 inch 620v and have ps3 media server app running on the MacBook Air and the tv will see and play everything on the computer wirelessly. It's an excellent solution.

No it won't

it will only play what the media server supports as it will have an LG profile for the TV to transcode

this is no good for 3D MVC content

Maccy · 6 Jan 2014 at 19:10

Tried changing the name so something simple, still not being up by Plex

Big-Mac-Please · 6 Jan 2014 at 20:36

You must have cocked something up. Are you sure the mkv files are working fine?

Nismo · 7 Jan 2014 at 06:10

Maccy said:
Tried changing the name so something simple, still not being up by Plex

You have set up your sections etc. correctly in Plex, haven't you?

bledd · 7 Jan 2014 at 09:19

This may not help, but figured I'd mention it.

I had a new LG tv the other day. Did a software update check. Updated.

Upon rebooting, it found another updated version.

Then a third new version.

-Check for updates again