

Related Page: What do Samsung TV model numbers actually mean? Related Page: Tizen-based Samsung TV models The exception is for users located in China or Iran the app is not currently available for users in those countries. The app is available on 2016 and newer model year Samsung sets that are Tizen-based. To allow connections to a personal server, devices running earlier webOS versions must be set to Allow Insecure Connections in the TV app settings and the Plex Media Server must be set to Preferred for the Secure Connections preference. Note: Due to root certificate limitations with the device OS itself, only webOS 5.0+ devices support secure connections with a personal Plex Media Server. Our current app is available on 4K/UHD LG television models running webOS 3.0 or newer system software. Exact capabilities can vary, but Plex running on these systems is not restricted to the “Limited” playback capabilities outlined in the dedicated section later in the article. On the following systems, the Plex app has been customized to be able to take advantage of the expanded playback capabilities of each device. Other platforms receive more customized capabilities. Some of the platforms will have limited playback capabilities because of these factors. Broader smart TV operating systems, which may be available across many different TV brandsįor any particular platform, the playback capabilities may be affected by several factors, including the extent to which we can directly test on the platform ourselves, the (Plex) user base on the platform, and more.These are broken out into two broad categories: I stream football games right to the TV every weekend from my MacBook, and I stream music over there a lot too.Plex offers player apps across a wide range of smart TV manufacturers and models.

The Apple TV now having an official Plex app makes it the most worthwhile (albeit the most expensive) because it can do so much more than just Plex, and if you have an iPhone/iPad/Mac, you gain the AirPlay capabilities, which is always awesome and super convenient. The Amazon Fire TV suffers from being last on the totem pole when it comes to updates. Plus, as small of an issue as it is, needing to use a smartphone is just inconvenient. I've had bad experiences with the Chromecast and 5.1 AC3 audio being "fuzzy," so I'll probably never go that route again. Playback is extremely choppy above the 4Mbps option (on a 900Mbps Asus Black Knight router). Menus take forever to load while navigating. Every update since the UI overhaul has broken at least one main function. Get yourself a streaming box, be it a Roku, AppleTV (probably the best all-around option), or even Chromecast. As a long-time user of the official LG SmartTV app, don't bother.
