It plugs into the firestick micro usb port and then has a dongle that provides and ethernet port and another micro usb port for the power
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It plugs into the firestick micro usb port and then has a dongle that provides and ethernet port and another micro usb port for the power
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first. there is a TON of wi-fi interference so i want to use Ethernet
im not much a gamer. but my son has many NVIDIA games, so it would just be a plus.... if the performance was not so horrible for plex on the xbox1, i would just get 2 more of them.
i have no use for 4k as all the movies i have came from torrent sites with no 4k or surround sound. the number one use for this will be adult movies. and old time movies.
this is the most helpful video i found for plex clients was this one and the amazon rated horrible
so if i am wrong about using my $400 0 computer for a server. i will only spend $400 for a plex server. due to the high ass cost of my computer.... any ideas? i could add a 3rd shield and do this...
Hey dude. I'm not sure if you understand that if you put Plex Media Server on your pc that it can still function as a regular computer.
Instead of running around the rim of the pool wondering how to swim. Jump in. Or wait until gramps tosses you in.
Being 100% nice and 30% funny here. I tried OpenNAS and it dedicated the whole computer as a media server.
Look at the HCL for Plex. See if your pc has the "oomph" for it. Remeber. Kodi started out as XBMC.
But the bottom line is if you live in the USA, beware torrents ANYTHING. Unless you already have a VPN.
And sure. I use wired Ethernet as much as I can. If all of your wifi stuff is crammed close together....no wonder you mention interference. Spread it out.
My wifi works pretty good. I have Ethernet/otg adapters for Amazon streamers here. They work alright where I have cat cable close by.
I live in an old old farm house. Who wants to string cable in one of these?
But also have repurposed DD-WRT routers setup as repeaters, client bridges. No biggie. Jump in.
Instead of running around the rim of the pool wondering how to swim. Jump in. Or wait until gramps tosses you in.
Being 100% nice and 30% funny here. I tried OpenNAS and it dedicated the whole computer as a media server.
Look at the HCL for Plex. See if your pc has the "oomph" for it. Remeber. Kodi started out as XBMC.
But the bottom line is if you live in the USA, beware torrents ANYTHING. Unless you already have a VPN.
And sure. I use wired Ethernet as much as I can. If all of your wifi stuff is crammed close together....no wonder you mention interference. Spread it out.
My wifi works pretty good. I have Ethernet/otg adapters for Amazon streamers here. They work alright where I have cat cable close by.
I live in an old old farm house. Who wants to string cable in one of these?
But also have repurposed DD-WRT routers setup as repeaters, client bridges. No biggie. Jump in.
There are lots of online sources for serviceable refurbished computers for under $300. Something with a 4th generation or later i5 and 8GB of RAM should do just fine. The only complication may be your unwillingness to install the software and that could cost you. This takes away any worries that someone gaming might hurt the server performance.
How much free hard drive space do you have in your computer?
You need to be careful about spending a lot of time on YouTube watching reviews as they get stale quickly and the suck a lot of time.
unwillingness? i do not want to learn lennox. i have had to learn too many languages in my 50 years.
I have 3 4TB HDD with about 8 TB free.
I have learned countless things on you tube. it is an invaluable asset
I AM GRAMPS
The PC will run anything on the market.
I will check out HCL for Plex
I have been using VPN since i first got broadband 20 years ago during the Napster days.
my network wiring is all cat 6 and installed. so there is zero need for wi-fi
all the amazon clients rated horrible in the reviews i watched. besides i do not like their business practices and how they treat their people so i will never give them a penny of my money.
Core i7-6500U 12gigs of ram. It's a laptop. Cast to my Sony smart tv through 2.4 gHz wireless>router>Ethernet connection on TV.
Had to install Plex on the tv. Updated Plex on lappy. "Just a movie", nuttin fancy. Plex on lappy was running ~0.08% processor usage. Wifi was ~4-6mbps.
Not bad. Agree? No noticeable balkiness on the laptop while watching YouTube vids.
Remember, no Plex Pass and I only access media from my LAN.
Love or hate the popular streaming devices, most places allow a 14 day return. I neither love or hate the Fire TV or Fire TV Cube I use. Roku...meh....apple Anything and I do the devil finger cross thingy. I have developer options enabled and downloader installed on both. Get's me from "under their belt". And for streaming 4K content, music, etc. They do a purdy gal-darned good job. Speaking in Grampa-nese! lol.
And are Bluetooth Mouse/KB friendly.
And to close this thing, slapping the laptop near my tv and using HDMI, wired 'net....I can stream to it from my other computers. Or post replies on Sat Guys.
A bit chilly to be taking a dip this time of year here.`
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Had to install Plex on the tv. Updated Plex on lappy. "Just a movie", nuttin fancy. Plex on lappy was running ~0.08% processor usage. Wifi was ~4-6mbps.
Not bad. Agree? No noticeable balkiness on the laptop while watching YouTube vids.
Remember, no Plex Pass and I only access media from my LAN.
Love or hate the popular streaming devices, most places allow a 14 day return. I neither love or hate the Fire TV or Fire TV Cube I use. Roku...meh....apple Anything and I do the devil finger cross thingy. I have developer options enabled and downloader installed on both. Get's me from "under their belt". And for streaming 4K content, music, etc. They do a purdy gal-darned good job. Speaking in Grampa-nese! lol.
And are Bluetooth Mouse/KB friendly.
And to close this thing, slapping the laptop near my tv and using HDMI, wired 'net....I can stream to it from my other computers. Or post replies on Sat Guys.
A bit chilly to be taking a dip this time of year here.`
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Unwillingness.
Linux is not a language. It uses a GUI similar to Windows or Mac and the management interface to Plex on all platforms is web browser based so you wouldn't know the difference (outside of performance) between the Raspian (Debian Linux) Pi Plex or the Windows Plex.
It is also a time suck that doesn't always do a good job of introducing you to what's new and interesting in favor of things that some individual (or individuals) spent the time to do a video on.
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You will get the same answers.
I use an older 2011-12 vintage desktop with 3rd gen i5/8gb ram as my Plex server with 50TBs of space. It's connected via gigabit ethernet to the router. I stream via wireless ac to 4k tvs and 4k fire sticks. I have no trouble streaming raw 4k HDR Atmos files via wireless as long as the device I'm streaming to can play the files natively, so the Plex server doesn't have to transcode. Transcoding 4k video because the device doesn't support the audio or the subtitles, I just don't have enough power for that. 1080p and below it doesn't even stress the system to transcode several streams, if needed.
You will get the same answers.
I use an older 2011-12 vintage desktop with 3rd gen i5/8gb ram as my Plex server with 50TBs of space. It's connected via gigabit ethernet to the router. I stream via wireless ac to 4k tvs and 4k fire sticks. I have no trouble streaming raw 4k HDR Atmos files via wireless as long as the device I'm streaming to can play the files natively, so the Plex server doesn't have to transcode. Transcoding 4k video because the device doesn't support the audio or the subtitles, I just don't have enough power for that. 1080p and below it doesn't even stress the system to transcode several streams, if needed.
Thanks all for the replies. I also have similar question. I think I will try Plex. Thanks again!
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