[Blackpool] CX919 Android TV stick

[James Page]

That's reassuring about the way Chromecast works. For £20 it doesn't sound
like a bad purchase.

The Sammy TV is at least three years old - a 5 or C series, maybe? I can
never remember. We've got Plex running on the other Sammy, but not this one
as it can't handle apps.




Best wishes,
James

On 10 December 2014 at 10:29, David Priestley <stig at spodbox.org> wrote:

> Which model of Samsung TV as Plex is available as an install on some
> Samsung devices (TV & BluRay
> http://www.samsung.com/us/appstore/app/G00002687241#
>
>
> The Roku 1 is a similar price to a new Chromecast - 30 quid
> The Streaming Stick (same size/format as a Chromecast - plug into HDMI
> socket with USB power) and the Roku 2 are both 50 quid.
>
> The Chromecast works - no problems watching the content on the Plex box.
> If you have the Plex app on your device (I'm using a Motorola Xoom and
> HTC One) then it pushes the stream over the Chromecast nicely so its not
> streaming to the android device then to the Chromecast and so killing
> the battery and performance.
>
> If you're using a laptop or another device with a Chrome browser, then
> you can also throw the Plex WebUI over to the Chromecast.
>
>
>
> DP
>
> On 09/12/2014 19:01, James Page wrote:
> > 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
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Blackpool mailing list
> >>>> Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Blackpool mailing list
> >> Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Blackpool mailing list
> > Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blackpool mailing list
> Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool
>