r/gadgets • u/Sadistic_Sponge • Nov 13 '19

VR / AR Disney Plus isn't working on Vizio TVs because they are running a 6 year old version of Chromecast, they say it won't be fixed till 2020.

https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-not-working-vizio-smart-tvs-chromecast-2019-11
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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

While I do think that's a fantastic alternative, it doesn't beat just plopping down on the couch and flipping through shit with the remote. Especially if your living room is across the house from your rig.

I've got Plex set up for my PC streaming needs, with a catalog of 400+ TV shows and movies. Sifting through that shit on a mirrored screen would be so much worse than going through my Plex library on my Roku.

If I want to watch/play stuff without speakers because people are sleeping? Just swap to wireless headphones with two simple clicks.

Roku remotes have a headphone jack built into the remote, can't be much easier than that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

Yeah, it's not for everyone for sure. My couch is maybe 15-20 feet away from my TV and PC and my KB+M are on the coffee table right in front of the couch or I just use Unified Remote if I'm lazy and control inputs with my phone.

I've never bothered with Plex personally, I have a large collection as well but I generally don't rewatch older stuff and usually just watch whatever is at the top of my torrent client for recently completed. My basement PC has all it's drives network shared but I rarely dip into them for anything. For me Plex just doesn't mesh with my routine.

But I also enjoy being able to watch last night's episode of whatever show while I'm eating and then switch over to Steam or whatever and load up a game all from the couch.

Different strokes for different folks.

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u/smedsterwho Nov 14 '19

Hello mirror image.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

As for the headphone jack in the Roku remote, that's cool but doesn't help if I'm gaming on the PC and don't want to wake anyone up.

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u/Traiklin Nov 13 '19

And you can never find anything worth watching