[Blackpool] CX919 Android TV stick

[James Page]

Hi all,

Thanks for the responses.

That's disappointing about the performance, Les. As it's the same price
point as the Chromecast, I thought it could potentially be a better
alternative.

David - the DLNA TVs can access Plex, but the performance and UI of the
smart TVs we've got - particularly the Samsung ones - is abysmal, hence
wanting to find something that could respond to key presses in less than
ten seconds and can list media items clearly and cleanly.

A Roku would be nice, but I'm on a shoestring budget for Christmas, I'm
afraid. Even the Chromecast or CX919 is pushing it! I think what puts me
off the Chromecast is the requirement for an Android device for it to
mirror, but I should have picked one up when it was £18 at Tesco. Ah well.
Will be interested to know how it performs with Plex, anyway.



Thanks,
James




Best wishes,
James

On 9 December 2014 at 10:34, David Priestley <stig at spodbox.org> wrote:

> Don't forget that any DLNA compliant TV/device will be able to access
> Plex too.
>
> Personally I use a Roku 3 on the bedroom TV (usually with headphones
> plugged into the remote so the wife doesn't disturb me with her night
> time TV viewing) and I have a Chromecast on the other (Sony TV -
> although I use the built-in DLNA player on that TV).
> I'll poke the Chromecast at lunchtime when I'm back home and let you
> know how reasonable it is for Plex access.
>
>
> DP
>
> On 09/12/2014 10:21, Les Pounder wrote:
> > Hi James
> >
> > To be honest I would avoid the third party Android kit like this.
> > I have an MK808 TV stick and it's ok...but not a great experience.
> >
> > Plex will work on a Chromecast so perhaps this is a better option?
> >
> > Les
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 4:37 PM, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Does anybody have any experience with these? I'm looking at getting one
> for
> >> my parents so they can access the Plex server via their TV, but I want
> to
> >> be sure that it's up to the job - easy to use, not temperamental etc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >> James
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