I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
…Sign in to your XDA account If you've upgraded to a 4K Google TV , an Apple TV, or any other streaming device, you might find that your old 1080p Chromecast dongle…
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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…
Plex stopped being worth it, so I switched to this open-source alternative instead
…And it won't do HDR-to-SDR tonemapping, but most TVs now support HDR, so that's less of an issue. LibreELEC See at Official Site Kodi brings me back to…
I waited years for MoCA 3.0 adapters, and they're still nowhere to be found
…The issue that MoCA 3.0 was created to address doesn't exist outside the United States. Cable TV was only really a thing here, whereas other countries had over-the-air…
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…
3 OLED TV settings I always enable to prevent burn-in
…my TV’s full potential Gotta get your money's worth Use your OLED TV without regrets The first generation OLED TVs had substantial burn-in issues . Modern OLED TVs are built…
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…
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…
This one setting was ruining my TV — turning it off fixed everything
…While the TV's mini-LED Panel doesn't feature the deep blacks and bright whites that OLED offers, it's still very bright, and, aside from some blooming issues and pixelation…
Your Android phone has a hidden dashboard that shows which apps are spying on you
…Though if I had spotted anything that was an issue, the dashboard includes a Manage permission button that makes it easy to revoke access for specific apps. Privacy dashboard allows you to…