I couldn’t get Plex remote streaming to work until I made this simple fix
…Let’s say you have Plex running on your laptop, PC , or a NAS, and you want to watch something on your TV. All you need to do is download the app…
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Your old phone is still better than half the smart displays people keep buying
…A phone can do that with no issue. A nest hub will often kill background apps to save its RAM. When the power flickers, a Nest Hub dies, but your old phone…
I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
…TV 4K, along with a few other high-end streaming devices, like the Nvidia Shield TV Pro and Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Max . This means that file-type compatibility issues…
I blamed my NAS for slow streaming until I realized what transcoding was actually doing
…smart TV app, you might find the client app isn't able to play back some of the codecs you have your files in, and that's going to mean issues. The…
I changed this hidden Pixel 10 Pro setting, and the display instantly looked better
…app basis — it's either off or on.I've also found that I turn Comfort View off when I'm watching a TV show or movie on a streaming app like…
I spent $90 on a power conditioner, and it fixed my entire home theater setup
…If you are old enough to remember your TV going crazy when the vacuum cleaner was plugged in, that's one easy example of why you'd want a power conditioner. They…
I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…The NAS does the heavy lifting; the TV client just plays the stream. Not quite. The most common approach is using a smart TV app (like the Plex or Jellyfin app) on…
DisplayPort is everywhere except TVs, and it's quietly limiting PC gamers
…We are already seeing more TVs coming with DisplayPort support in some fashion. The issue with moving to DisplayPort is cost. TVs usually don't come with the latest (and greatest) HDMI…
I ditched my dedicated GPU for integrated graphics and cut my power bill in half
…DirectPlay is usually the go-to option and is usually available for the clients we use - the official Jellyfin app on Samsung and TCL smart TVs. For quality, there was no way…
I spent $10 to turn my PC into a wireless console, and it's the best couch gaming upgrade possible
…Now, even the occasional bout of gaming is on the TV, where I simply run Apollo and let the Moonlight app handle the rest. Related I thought 120Hz on a TV was…