I have a gen1 chromecast and a gen1 Amazon fire stick. The chromecast is really slick but needs your phone etc to work. But the fire is nice but a tad bit underpowered. With both of these i really think they should have made ethernet adapters. Life would have been fantastic for both with that. On Oct 23, 2017 3:59 PM, "Michael Butash" wrote: > On a side note, I bought an nvidia shield recently after running a full > htpc for years with kodi, and it's pretty awesome. Not only do I get best > kodi player ever that attaches and plays all my local on-net content, but > it does all the pay services with a full, sanctioned android build as well, > if you're into the paying sort of thing. I've installed some apps on there > as well like a squeezeplayer app for being a squeeze renderer, my various > automation clients side-loaded (sucks they won't load default here), and is > really flexible so far as a media player AND android device on my > tv/receiver. > > Lately they just added google assistant voice as well, which besides > unnerving me with an always on mic the government can/does use, is sort of > fun to play with. > > Roku wha? A shield is a lot more expensive ($179 now), but well worth it > so far. > > What else are folks doing here these days for media players? > > -mb > > On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Mark Phillips < > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: > >> Now I have no idea what is going on. I moved the XD Roku to another TV in >> another room, and it streams plex just fine. Must be Gremlins in the >> network... >> >> At least they both work, now! >> >> Mark >> >> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Mark Phillips < >> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: >> >>> Actually, I discovered the source of the problem. I have two Roku 2 >>> players, an XS and an XD. The XS works just fine, with an occasional stop >>> and re-buffering after the first minute and then no issues after that. It >>> is the XD that won't stream any more with the latest Linux plex server. >>> >>> I don't think it is a plex issue. I think it is a Roku issue, and it is >>> time to get some new Roku hardware. They are pretty cheap on Amazon. A Roku >>> 4 is less than $100. >>> >>> Any suggestions from the group on the best upgrade for a Roku? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Snyder, Alexander J < >>> alex@misteralexander.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Holly crap, I'm not the only one! For me, the video seems to crap out >>>> after a commercial, or at least the 2 second black screen gap where a >>>> commercial was edited out. The audio continues, but the video is black. I >>>> have to back out of the video and then "resume" from where I was and then >>>> it's fine. >>>> >>>> I'm also running a Roku on WiFi and it works fine with other apps. This >>>> also happened after the latest update. >>>> >>>> I suspect Plex will patch this bug soon. They are usually on it with >>>> this kind of stuff. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Alex. >>>> >>>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+ >>>> >>>> On Oct 22, 2017 10:09, "Mark Phillips" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have been running a plex media server on an older Debian laptop for >>>>> years. I upgraded to the latest version (1.9.4.4325), and now it is not >>>>> working. I am not sure how to diagnose this problem. I can't reload the >>>>> older version I was using, as I don't remember which version it was. >>>>> >>>>> I access plex through a Roku box connected to my LG TV using wifi. The >>>>> symptoms are that the video quits after a few minutes. and the roku plex >>>>> app dies, but not the plex server. I can play movies through the plex >>>>> server without any issue on a computer or Android table over Wifi or hard >>>>> wired. Needless to say, the roku works just fine with Amazon, Netflix, etc. >>>>> >>>>> I looked in the log files and don't see any error messages. I tried >>>>> disabling the firewall on my plex server, and the symptoms are the same - >>>>> the video starts and plays for a few minutes then the roku plex app goes >>>>> away and I have to reconnect to the plex server. The plex server on the >>>>> computer does not die. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions for debugging this problem further would be greatly >>>>> appreciated! >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >