These have an inbuilt remote for all of your Plex clients across devices. Of course, another great option is the official iOS and Android Plex apps. We here at The Geek Pub just don’t like a keyboard setting on the couch, and we don’t like game controllers, when we’re not gaming. The simplest solution of course is to just use a nice wireless keyboard. However, you could certainly use an XBOX or PlayStation controller as a Plex remote. We prefer a remote control that emulates a normal television remote. If you plan to put in somewhere without great ventilation you may want to step up to an RPi case with a fan. If you really want 4K support, you can step up to a Raspberry Pi 4., although beware that 4K support from RasPlex is not quite in place yet but should be worked out soon enough. It supports full 1080P playback without stutter or frame drops. It’s the most powerful cost to performance ratio for this project. Let’s talk for just a second about these selections. Here’s a quick parts list for this project:

Setting up a Raspberry Pi Plex Client using RasPlexīefore we get started setting up a Raspberry Pi Plex client, let’s make sure you have everything you need.

The UI has been developed over years and is quite mature. RasPlex is based on a code-branch of Kodi and XBMC. This is simply because the user base is much smaller on those devices and developers spend more time on the most popular clients. The Smart TV clients seem to work fine, but generally are missing many features and don’t get updated near as often as RasPlex or gaming consoles do. The former work well, but are relatively expensive if you don’t plan to game or use them for anything other than Plex. Even many Smart TVs have clients these days. Gaming consoles like the XBOX and Playstation have clients. Most every streaming media device (Apple TV, Rokuu, etc.) have Plex clients. There are numerous ways to get Plex Server content on your TV. When you compare the cost of a Raspberry Pi 3 at ~$25 to that of an Apple TV (or similar) at almost $200 it becomes clear why using the Raspberry Pi as a Plex client is a great idea! It’s a fantastic and super affordable solution that could be used on every television in your home. RasPlex is without a doubt the simplest way to turn any RPi into a super easy to use Raspberry Pi Plex client.

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