What PC to TV streamer?

robertgilbert86 · 2 May 2024 at 21:10

Hi again, I've well out the loop on this stuff but I've got a C2016 HD TV and want to stream videos from my PC to it (.MKV .MP4 etc). Can anyone recommend something that plugs in via HDMI for this? Perhaps something that can find Plex and go from there?

hornetstinger · 2 May 2024 at 21:24

4K firestick
Nvidia Shield
generic chinese amlogic android box.

Martini1991 · 2 May 2024 at 21:27

You could go for one of the Chromecasts with Google TV, they're just running Android now.
We've stuck one onto an older LG OLED in the bedroom

robertgilbert86 · 3 May 2024 at 11:15

Thanks both, I'll take look at those options.

Armageus · 3 May 2024 at 11:16

Roku devices are another option

Double07 · 3 May 2024 at 15:47

I mean the shield is obviously the best option but its far from cheap. Saying that I absolutely love my shield pro, its like nvidia made something that is premium yet still somewhat affordable unlike their GPUs now.

The refreshed shield will probably be about 800 quid at this rate.

hornetstinger · 3 May 2024 at 15:55

Double07 said:
I mean the shield is obviously the best option but its far from cheap. Saying that I absolutely love my shield pro, its like nvidia made something that is premium yet still somewhat affordable unlike their GPUs now.

The refreshed shield will probably be about 800 quid at this rate.

yeah.

I'm happy with my amlogic kodi box, 2GB model is plenty. Supplied remote IR power is rubbish though so use a keyboard/mouse combo, or a decent IR remote.

Flibster · 4 May 2024 at 21:20

SMB share on the PC and a Firestick 4k Max or Fire TV Cube with with Kodi installed on it. Works for me. Just remember to turn on frame rate matching

hornetstinger · 6 May 2024 at 09:57

Flibster said:
SMB share on the PC and a Firestick 4k Max or Fire TV Cube with with Kodi installed on it. Works for me. Just remember to turn on frame rate matching

is it enabled by default I can't remember seeing the option. Where is the location of the setting

Flibster · 6 May 2024 at 13:09

hornetstinger said:
is it enabled by default I can't remember seeing the option. Where is the location of the setting

https://kodi.wiki/view/Settings/Pla...witch the,seconds while adjustments are made.

There's also an option to pause playback when changing refresh rate. Very useful to set that to a couple of seconds.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Settings/Sys... TVs will pause,your TV or attached hardware.

robertgilbert86 · 6 May 2024 at 14:53

The Shield TV does look like a slick option. However does anyone know if you can adjust audio delay in Plex. I find it's pretty essential using VLC for audio sync.