I found a hidden Google TV feature that lets me use my smart TV offline
…Make TVs fun again TVs have been going downhill for a while now, but there are ways to fix that. The simplest option is to use a streaming device like the Apple…
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This self-hosted alternative to Plex and Jellyfin works way better than I expected
…The official Emby apps are available for Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Fire TV, Samsung Tizen, and LG webOS. Having official Emby apps across multiple platforms is a relief for me, as…
DisplayPort is everywhere except TVs, and it's quietly limiting PC gamers
…Sign in to your XDA account Modern TVs are best known as smart TVs . You'd be hard-pressed to find a normal television set on display at your local appliance store…
Plex stopped being worth it, so I switched to this open-source alternative instead
…Movies TV Shows Music Photos PVR to record linear TV Games It still has a very simple interface that's resisted the pull toward clutter that every other streaming service seems to…
Samsung TVs just gained native Google Cast, and my Chromecast is officially pointless
…It often mirrors your screen, which can drain your battery and also display notifications from your phone directly on your TV. Google Cast is different because it uses the TV's stream…
My old phone plays my PC games better than the latest flagships ever could, thanks to this free app
…It's easy to assume streaming to a bigger screen is pretty much the only benefit, but that's not quite the case. Now, Apple might insist that I need an iPhone…
Sony's digital purge just made NAS ownership a necessity, not a luxury
…Streaming services just aren't the same And cloud storage can be annoying Accessing media over your local network offers technical advantages over streaming over the internet. A lot of cloud streaming…
Plex's classic app is better than its modern redesign, so I went back
…Remote streaming used to be free before 2025. Later that year, the company changed its policy, requiring either Plex Pass or the Remote Watch Pass to stream your content from anywhere. That…
My Chromecast Audio is 11 years old and still the best whole-home music streamer I own
…Once installed, AirCast scans the network for Chromecast players and translates the AirPlay stream from my Apple devices into something the Chromecast Audio understands. In the Apple Music app on my iPhone…
I avoided powerline Ethernet for years, but it solved the one connectivity gap nothing else could
…We didn't want to watch TV while looking back at the kitchen, so I had to figure out connectivity to the TV and streaming box, and for whatever reason, Wi-Fi…