Recent content by rjsdavis

I suspect you are on the right lines. I've downloaded some videos in the last week or two, that wouldn't stream (manually) from my NAS at all to my computer. I simply got an error code from my Window video player. VLC Player managed to play them though - as far as I can tell, they were 6-channel...

Wish I could help - can barely get my videos streaming as it is!

Thanks for posting this link - I'm already exactly where this article outlines, and casting PLEX to either Chromecast device that I have works... but I need to do it via my PLEX app on the smartphone. I recall that when I was setting up both Chromecasts originally, they had both had two apps...

Thanks for the reply. At the moment, I'm still experimenting with PLEX to see how good and reliable it is. So far, it's ok, but I'd prefer not to have to stream my music library via my TV. I know I can use the app on my smartphone, but I can't easily connect by smartphone to my Receiver via...

Many thanks for the reply and the link! I haven't got to the bottom of the core component error message that cropped up on the web-client. It disappeared, and went into the "Add libraries and then scan them" process. I think I made a schoolboy error, by adding in my Music folder along with my...

Thanks for the link - all of my files are already fully compliant with their guide... mystified as to why they don't all show as a result! This is the primary reason I gave up with KODI.

Thanks for this - can you point me in the right direction of the Kodi Wiki that you're referring to? I've searched around, and none of them talk specifically about file formats: https://kodi.wiki/view/Main_Page https://kodi.wiki/view/First_time_user https://kodi.wiki/view/Installing My NAS...

Chromecast doesn't play many video formats: https://videoconverter.wondershare.com/stream-video/stream-chromecast-supported-and-unsupported-video.html

No, I don't misunderstand. VLC player will play any video format that I throw at it on my phone. However, if I attempt to *cast* an .avi, for example, a message is thrown up saying "Chromecast does not support this format". It is the same when I attempt to do the same within MX Player as well.

Hello there Was experimenting with this last night - I've installed Plex onto the NAS, and it's still scanning all of the media files. There are thousands of files to be fair, so it's not working particularly well yet. I suspect the inability to play files, is because it is essentially still...

Thanks, but this isn't a solution, due to the limitation of the video formats that Chromecast will support. It won't even play .avi or .mp4 file formats, to name but two. I already have two Chromecast devices.

Thanks, but I'm hoping to find on here someone that has an actual solution that they use themselves. I'm already using the KODI app, but as per my OP, it's not a great solution. Once again, I'm already using this, but Chromecast is so limited in the file formats that it will support - it will...

Thanks for this suggestion - had never heard of them or these boxes... will have a little look and see what they're all about.

Hi JRO Many thanks for replying - much appreciated. I must admit, that I have seen and heard of Plex, but don't eally understand how to use it, or how it fits into the mix between the files that sit on the NAS drive, and the app that is running on the TV to play them! I'll have a look this...

Hello to all I am looking to find a good solution to streaming video and audio into my home cinema set-up. At the moment, I have: Sony Bravia KD55XG7073 Android TV Pioneer VSX-LX52 Receiver Pioneer BDP-51FD BD Player ...amongst other separate components. The TV is directly connected to the...