Playing media - LG OLED help

Belloni · 11 Feb 2019 at 10:25

So recently upgraded TV to the B8, and loving the 4k content so far, but wanted some clarification on the best way to play my media.

I have this set up: LG B8 > Sony STR-1060.

I used to play my movies from my laptop, connected to my TV through HDMI, and use as an external monitor playing media on VLC player. However, my laptop power isn't up to playing 4k movies it seems so I need to look at other ways. I've read about nVidia shield, but I don't want to fork out for one just yet. Can I just transfer my 4k files to an external HDD and plug that into the TV?

MrRockliffe · 11 Feb 2019 at 10:28

Yes you can, but the TV only supports NTFS and FAT32

Glanza · 11 Feb 2019 at 10:58

You could also install the LG Share app on your laptop to use it as a 'nas' for the TV to pick files up.

snarloas1982 · 11 Feb 2019 at 13:46

I either share via the app or load the files onto a usb 3.0 hard drive. Easy.

Belloni · 13 Feb 2019 at 09:45

Thanks all, loaded Plex last night and what a worked a treat! I think the next step would to look into getting a NAS for plex.

Rannoch · 13 Feb 2019 at 09:47

I ran 4K content from an external hard disk plugged into the tv. Only a few didn’t work and I used Plex for those.

dan958 · 13 Feb 2019 at 11:22

Kodi/Plex is your best option for media management, conencted to an external drive/nas. You could try a Rasp 3 before forking out for a Shield (although you may need to double check that the Pi 3 can do 4k).

Depending on how you get your media, you can also automate it with things like sonarr and radarr

MatsyLR · 13 Feb 2019 at 21:57

Raspberry pi 3 can't do 4k, it's just not powerful enough.
What I would recommend instead of the shield is a Mi Box S if you want a separate box with Kodi.
Or an external hard drive can be plugged directly into the TV assuming it's the right format.
The shield is the best option though can also act as a NAS very well.

iamtheoneneo · 16 Feb 2019 at 17:50

Or a vero 4k +
Which supports 4k and atmos which most other boxes dont. Plus the creator has monthly updates and osmc is a really good fork of kodi.