Any tips on getting pirated media onto the TV? (lemmy.world)

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Watched the first episode of The Acolyte on Disney+, and there so many ads that I swear the ad-to-star-wars radio was 1 to 1.

...so I set sail. I'm so sick this. But now I've got three video files on the comp (Windows 10), but I'm struggling to get them into the TV... We have a Roku, but apparently my comp doesn't support 'Miracast', and that seems to be a huge road block going by guides online.

Hoping to not spend an arm and a leg, but probably need some cable or something other than Roku. I'm probably the least techy person on Lemmy, so please idiot-proof any instructions.

Thanks all!

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

For a PC and a roku on the same network I would highly recommend Plex or Jellyfin. You store the video on your pc and stream it over to the tv over the network. They're both free, Plex is closed source and has some paid features if you want that, Jellyfin is totally open source.

I've been using Plex in this setup for a lot of years and its been rock solid.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Any legality concerns with Plex or jellyfin? (Have the VPN on during steam, or is it like a direct connection from comp to TV?)

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Nope, both go directly from your PC to your tv. Plex does a log-in thing to their servers but that's just an account. Jellyfin is 100% local.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Nah, you'll be fine.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

You sound like a beginner, which is totally fine.

If you're new to this and your files are on a laptop, just use VLC media player (it's free) and an HDMI cable to connect to your TV. Nothing more than that is needed.

Setting up a media library via Plex or Jellyfin, as others have suggested, is an excellent solution for basically having your own mini in-network Netflix, but it's not a simple solution for someone who's not used to doing some more in-depth technical things.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Do you have an HDMI cable? I have my laptop more or less permanently plugged into the TV for exactly the purpose of watching movies, whether pirated or otherwise.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I do - this might be the easiest option. Will that get sound over too? I don't have actual speakers on my comp, just headphones. Trying to get it set up so the wife and I can watch it on the TV as normal-a-viewing-experience as possible.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

HDMI is intended to pass audio signal as well. You may have to make adjustments to the audio output settings on windows.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Plex is a thing that is fun

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I run plex through a Chromecast into TV HDMI.

Wondering how others do it now....? Is it PCs plugged into TVs?

Or do modern TVs run Plex apps?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Roku, android TV, samsung, webOS, and a bunch of other random smart tv platforms all have plex apps. For direct hdmi I assume most people run a media center like kodi (xbmc).

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Plex or jellyfin

You might aswell just go into the deep parts of the oceans and start with the are stack right now

https://www.synoforum.com/resources/ultimate-starter-page-1-jellyfin-jellyseerr-nzbget-torrents-and-arr-media-library-stack.184/

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

to add to other answers about jellyfin, there's a roku app for it which is Quite Good in my experience https://channelstore.roku.com/details/cc5e559d08d9ec87c5f30dcebdeebc12/jellyfin

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