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

submitted 1 month ago by Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemm.ee

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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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[–] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] clubb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nah, you'll be fine.

[–] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month 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.

[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] Xianshi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

If your TV has a USB port you can just plug in a USBstick or external drive.

Or connect a laptop or something via HDMI cable to the tv

Or you can go the full server route with jellyfin and stream to a pi connected to the tv