Watching videos on a LG TV – from my home computer

[AlwaysThere]

5 hours ago, tomgreen said:

If possible I don’t really want to purchase a separate TV box .

 

 @Cameroni

[Cameroni]

5 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

No, the downside is that you cannot install the apps in the first place. Neither of your suggestions can work.

 

News to me, since I installed them several times and quite successfully.

[johng]

4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

you have to basically let your collection be ordered by these.

I can highly recommend  https://www.tinymediamanager.org/

to organise your media collection into the correct order with all the fan art posters and info for almost every movie or Tv series   if not available then use tinymediamanger to create your own info.

 

Unfortunately the subtitle downloading is no longer free (paid version available)    VLC VLsub plugin  works  with a bit more effort  have to search every single episode vs tinymediamanger  does bulk batch downloads of subtitles  very convenient.

[Cameroni]

Just now, AlwaysThere said:

 

 @Cameroni

 

Well, if he wants the best possible set up it's not possible, ideally he should get the Android box.  Inexpensive and easy to use.

[AlwaysThere]

1 minute ago, Cameroni said:

 

News to me, since I installed them several times and quite successfully.

 

On a Mac or a Linux device?

[Cameroni]

1 minute ago, johng said:

I can highly recommend  https://www.tinymediamanager.org/

to organise your media collection into the correct order with all the fan art posters and info for almost every movie or Tv series   if not available then use tinymediamanger to create your own info.

 

Unfortunately the subtitle downloading is no longer free (paid version available)    VLC VLsub plugin  works  with a bit more effort  have to search every single episode vs tinymediamanger  does bulk batch downloads of subtitles  very convenient.

 

Thanks, I'll have a look.

[AlwaysThere]

Just now, Cameroni said:

 

Well, if he wants the best possible set up it's not possible, ideally he should get the Android box.  Inexpensive and easy to use.

 

Wrong. He can use KODI, Plex, Emby or Jellyfin right now.

[johng]

37 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

Did I make a mistake in joining?

What did you expect ?  of course its strange  its an internet forum 😋

[AlwaysThere]

1 minute ago, johng said:

What did you expect ?  of course its strange  its an internet forum 😋

 

I know, but....

[KannikaP]

Just now, AlwaysThere said:

 

I know, but....

but but but, your solutions are not always the best. 

And NO, I am not riding the Emoticon button. Only if I see an obviously silly/confusing/sad or funny post will I use them 

[Cameroni]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

Wrong. He can use KODI, Plex, Emby or Jellyfin right now.

 

He could, if he wants to use apps he has to pay for, spend hours setting up, tagging, organizing, or learn what 1000 adds on are for in the case of Kodi.

 

Not really great solutions.

[AlwaysThere]

This has been an interesting experience.

[bamnutsak]

5 hours ago, tomgreen said:

So Ive purchased a new LG smart tv and on the back of the TV there is an Ethernet port . I have run an ethernet cable from my home WiFi router to the LG TV.

 

Chances are the ethernet port on the TV is 100 Mbps max. Probably better to attach the TV to your network via WiFi, where it may get upwards of 500 - 600 Mbps.

 

 

https://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-support/troubleshoot/help-library/cs-CT20136005-20153413040391/

[AlwaysThere]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

but but but, your solutions are not always the best. 

And NO, I am not riding the Emoticon button. Only if I see an obviously silly/confusing/sad or funny post will I use them 

 

?? What can you critique about my solutions to the original question?

[johng]

1 minute ago, bamnutsak said:

the ethernet port on the TV is 100 Mbps max

100 Mbps is more than enough  wired is always preferable to wireless

[AlwaysThere]

2 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

He could, if he wants to use apps he has to pay for, spend hours setting up, tagging, organizing, or learn what 1000 adds on are for in the case of Kodi.

 

Not really great solutions.

 

Plex Media server and TV app is free. Jellyfin is free. Emby Media server and TV app is free. KODI is free.

They don't need any KODI add-ons.

Why are you trying to mislead? Is it ego?

 

[AlwaysThere]

8 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

but but but, your solutions are not always the best. 

And NO, I am not riding the Emoticon button. Only if I see an obviously silly/confusing/sad or funny post will I use them 

 

or more likely you are just misusing them for your own spiteful purpose?

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

or more likely you are just misusing them for your own spiteful purpose?

And what do you think that my 'spiteful purpose' might be?

I am out of this thread, AT is on ignore. Bye.

[Cameroni]

7 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

Plex Media server and TV app is free. Jellyfin is free. Emby Media server and TV app is free. KODI is free.

They don't need any KODI add-ons.

Why are you trying to mislead? Is it ego?

 

 

No, I tried Plex and Kodi. I don't like Plex and Kodi is very complex, once you go down that rabbit hole be ready to lose hours of your time.

[AlwaysThere]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

And what do you think that my 'spiteful purpose' might be?

I am out of this thread, AT is on ignore. Bye.

 

 

I guess @tomgreen won't miss your contributions. Was interesting meeting you. Goodbye.

[AlwaysThere]

Just now, Cameroni said:

 

No, I tried Plex and Kodi. I don't like Plex and Kodi is very complex, once you go down that rabbit hole be ready to lose hours of your time.

 

I use KODI and don't see any complexity. My media is in a simple list that I scroll through. I haven't set up any Collections or attempted any tagging. Just simple access to my media. 

@tomgreen did not ask for anything other than being able to play their media on the TV. 

All of the options that I have suggested, work with no need for extra equipment or specialised knowledge.

 

Of course there is more function the more you get into them, but you don't need to touch that side of things.

[AlwaysThere]

11 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

No, I tried Plex and Kodi. I don't like Plex and Kodi is very complex, once you go down that rabbit hole be ready to lose hours of your time.

 

My KODI file list looks like this by default:

 

No setup necessary.

[johng]

3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

once you go down that rabbit hole be ready to lose hours of your time

 

Yes they do have a bit of a "learning curve"  but hey this

"Antivax conspiracy theorist MAGA  moron"  

managed to work it out  😋

[GypsyT]

..and if everything  else fails, or you run out of steam, do as somebody already said;

 

Get HDMI cable (I carry 6m one with me always) and use your TV as monitor.

- That way nobody's steeling your IP, signal etc

 

[AlwaysThere]

2 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

..and if everything  else fails, or you run out of steam, do as somebody already said;

 

Get HDMI cable (I carry 6m one with me always) and use your TV as monitor.

- That way nobody's steeling your IP, signal etc

 

 

Easier to just copy the the files to a portable drive and play them offline in that case.

 

[Cameroni]

27 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

My KODI file list looks like this by default:

 

No setup necessary.

I know, Kodi makes it looks super nice, but i don't want to subordinate my storage structure to any software. I like the way it is now. I'd much rather have a simple app to connect my tv to my laptop storage.

[Cameroni]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

Easier to just copy the the files to a portable drive and play them offline in that case.

 

 

Not that easy if you have 3000 plus files. And you'd need to buy another hard drive. I actually do that with some of my files.

[Digitalbanana]

35 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

No setup necessary.

That looks terrible for Kodi. If using Kodi set it up to display media artwork and synopsis for each movie or TV series.

[AlwaysThere]

2 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

I know, Kodi makes it looks super nice, but i don't want to subordinate my storage structure to any software. I like the way it is now. I'd much rather have a simple app to connect my tv to my laptop storage.

 

But again, it's not about you, is it?

 

@tomgreen needed a solution to their quest, rather than to read about the idiosyncrasies of individuals in unrelated matters.

Your app idea doesn't work for them. Why are you still pushing it?

[Cameroni]

39 minutes ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

I use KODI and don't see any complexity. My media is in a simple list that I scroll through. I haven't set up any Collections or attempted any tagging. Just simple access to my media. 

@tomgreen did not ask for anything other than being able to play their media on the TV. 

All of the options that I have suggested, work with no need for extra equipment or specialised knowledge.

 

Of course there is more function the more you get into them, but you don't need to touch that side of things.

 

Well, you have to add all the files to the Kodi app, if you have thousands of films it takes time. You have to set up the file sharing on the pc and add Kodi as a source. Kodi wasn't originally meant to stream from pc to tv, it was media player for the Xbox. I like it better than Plex I woudn't say it's a breeze to use or set up.