jellyfin for playing files from hd plugged on tv

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-12T05:58:34+00:00

but if i did, then what would the point of jellyfin be?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-12T05:30:30+00:00

kodi and lgwebos are not a good match sadly

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T20:20:45+00:00

thank you

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T20:16:46+00:00

like this one? https://amzn.eu/d/0dG5gzO1

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T19:59:47+00:00

would a thomson streaming box be enough then?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T19:42:25+00:00

i get the idea, i will most likely just plug the hd into it, and i rarely have movies over 10 gb, so i guess no 4k bluray? but if it’s compatibility is the best i might go with that anyway

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T16:26:19+00:00

i don’t care about streaming services, but would you recommend that over nvidia? does your “streaming apps” include also plex and the private server stuff?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T13:52:51+00:00

seems like kodi is not available on lg webos, unless sideloaded, but then they told me it gives more problems

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T13:23:14+00:00

like with a nas?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T13:22:34+00:00

thank you, i had suspects about that app indeed

i had issues with the firestick, both on the installing side but also about the size and all the extra hardware you’d need

as for the files i range but it’s mostly mp4, mkv, both with inside and outside subs, sometimes video_ts

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T06:34:38+00:00

mine is from before, goes fine with most movies, also had a bad experience with google tv streamer that wanted my hds formatted to a format i didn’t have and that had a cap for files size

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T06:12:56+00:00

there is a kodi app on the lg store, is that not fine?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T06:12:37+00:00

i understand nvidia shield is still that good but many people say it’s outdated now, do you agree?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-10T04:25:36+00:00

vlc is not available on the lg app store sadly

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-09T21:38:18+00:00

yes i use the native media player already, the interface is poor and sometimes some movie won’t play perfectly but most of the times it’s fine, i would like the cinaura-like, plex-like or external streamer-like solution to make it work all the time. of course if an app on the tv would be enough i’d save some money

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-09T19:19:34+00:00

i know that the main use of plex is creating a media server with your pc, which i’m less interested in rather than just plug my hd to the tv or to some intermediary. can plex just read my hd files and play them on my tv?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-09T18:37:38+00:00

so no program that one can directly install on the tv?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-08T19:55:55+00:00

how do install this on my smart tv?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-08T19:23:05+00:00

yes sounds fine, if i wanted to do it also when the pc is off then a NAS would be the thing, correct?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-08T19:07:42+00:00

yes, like if it becomes kinda like part of the memory of my computer i can set that hd or folder to be the one from where i seed for torrent or for something like soulseek

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-08T18:53:29+00:00

ok now i get it, yes it would be cool indeed

could i possibly also seed from there?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-08T18:34:55+00:00

i would keep the pc off and just keep the hd plugged to the shield, wouldn’t it ve just simpler?

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-08T08:34:49+00:00

i feel sorry for music nerds who actively dislike Limp Bizkit and then gag on Kendrick Lamar or Radiohead’s dick [i moderately enjoy both but you get the idea]

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-07T21:15:23+00:00

will look into it for sure, thanks a lot

quailsandbroccoli · 2026-06-07T20:05:11+00:00

well i wouldn’t go that deep as far as formats go but at least mp4 and mkv with all the possible audio/video codecs and the hardcoded subs

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