Plus your friends can make their own account, and you can share your media with them (bandwidth permitting) It's free, with a subscription for additional features like being able to download to mobile devices.Īnd you can just leave your computer running in the background, and select what to watch with the aTV or TV remote. To do this, the machine running your server needs a little horsepower (most computers are fine), you can also set it up to 'Pre-convert' files, so there's already a compatible version ready to go. The Plex server will also automatically convert on the fly if files are not compatible with the player you're tying to use. It's basically like your own personal Netflix, once items are added, it gets descriptions and artwork automatically. (as long as you have the bandwidth, you can also use them outside your home network) It then has a player app for iOS, tvOS, a lot of smart TVs, and computers. You then point it at folders and tell it what type 'I have movies in x folder and y folder' Plex requires you to run a server program on your computer.

Plex should have an app for your TV (LG and Samsung both do), and definitely has one for aTV.

Which programs are you using to play them?Īs an alternative, may I suggest Plex or infuse

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