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Are there Samsung TV clients for it? If not is there a workaround? I often wonder if I should attempt to flash my TV’s OS. Does someone have experience with th

by dom96 6y ago

Are there Samsung TV clients for it? If not is there a workaround? I often wonder if I should attempt to flash my TV’s OS. Does someone have experience with this?

TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
It's easier to attach an external computer via HDMI and use the TV as a dumb display. You can install Plex or whatever on the computer. Get a wireless keyboard/mouse combo from Logitech.
- coddle-hark 6y ago
  Works great with an Apple TV as well, I use the Infuse app to play stuff from my Jellyfin server.
- hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
  Easier than what? I have a Pi connected to my TV. I don’t use the official app, because I couldn’t figure out how to build it. From memory browser playback sucked or didn’t work at all. I settled on the Kodi plex plug-in which works pretty well - sometimes at the end of an episode it ‘double skips’ to next+1. The one thing that does work well with a Pi is CEC but that’s a double edged sword - I woke up to the plex turning my TV on a few nights ago, no idea why. For plex, I would recommend looking into an Apple TV, a new Android TV (the one where you can use a remote, older ones only support casting) or a nvidia shield - I can’t fully recommend them but i suspect they suck less than my experience. Failing that, a decent (i5+) nuc may work but ymmv.
  - hanniabu 6y ago
    > CEC I've been using kodi but recently my hdmi cable started going bad. CEC worked with that one but for some reason that I don't understand I can't get another cable that it works with. I've tried old and new cables, microhdmi-hdmi, hdmi-hdmi with a microhdmi adapter, combinations of the above, but no matter what I can't find another cable that CEC works with. Would you happen to have any idea why this would be happening? Also when I switch back to the cable that's failing CEC works again. I can't explain it. And yes, I have CEC enabled on the TV.
    - hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
      It’s possible only a subset of TV ports work with CEC. Kodi uses pulse8 drivers which I dare say are hacky. I’m no expert but CEC has been around for a long portion of the HDMI standard, so I imagine most cables support it. I’d first try different ports on your TV, failing that try reformatting the system.
      - hanniabu 6y ago
        I'll give that a shot but I don't think it has anything to do with the ports or system because if I keep everything the same and just change the cable my old one will work but whatever alternative I try won't, and then the old one will work when I plug that back in lol.
        TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
        out of curiosity, why do you prefer a TV remote to a keyboard/touchpad combo?
        hanniabu 6y ago
        It's less clutter and we also use the remote for other TV functions like netflix and cable (I know I know).
        hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
        For plex, it actually makes sense to use a remote aside from the interface being a bit clunky, it’s far more intuitive for my partner too.
        hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
        Googling a bit suggests it was introduced in hdmi 1.2 and updated in 1.3 - thinking about this it’s possible cable or TV version has impact on your functionality - E.g Kodi sending a newer CEC command because your cable says it’s fine but the tv cannot process (this is purely a guess btw, but I’ve seen dumber things). You might be able to find some cli tools that help troubleshoot, but yeah, not an expert here.
  - TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
    can't comment on using a pi. i use an old intel i5 laptop with Linux Mint 20 and a Logitech K400 keyboard/touchpad remote ($25). I wouldn't bother with CEC because I dont need an integrated remote control when I have a keyboard/mouse.
- jeegsy 6y ago
  This has been my setup for nearly a decade now. I cant imagine using anything else. The keyboard/mouse thing is still cumbersome but my wife and I have gotten used to it. I use jellyfin as well. Running in docker on a smaller laptop. Its been great so far.
- dom96 6y ago
  My TV actually allows me to install Plex and Emby, so I'm using the latter straight through it. That said, I'm not too happy about Samsung pushing ads onto me after I paid many hundreds of GBP for the tv itself. It'd be cool if there was an easy way to flash some open source firmware onto it.

by dom96 6y ago

Are there Samsung TV clients for it? If not is there a workaround? I often wonder if I should attempt to flash my TV’s OS. Does someone have experience with this?

TedDoesntTalk 6y ago

It's easier to attach an external computer via HDMI and use the TV as a dumb display. You can install Plex or whatever on the computer. Get a wireless keyboard/mouse combo from Logitech.

coddle-hark 6y ago
Works great with an Apple TV as well, I use the Infuse app to play stuff from my Jellyfin server.
hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
Easier than what? I have a Pi connected to my TV. I don’t use the official app, because I couldn’t figure out how to build it. From memory browser playback sucked or didn’t work at all. I settled on the Kodi plex plug-in which works pretty well - sometimes at the end of an episode it ‘double skips’ to next+1. The one thing that does work well with a Pi is CEC but that’s a double edged sword - I woke up to the plex turning my TV on a few nights ago, no idea why. For plex, I would recommend looking into an Apple TV, a new Android TV (the one where you can use a remote, older ones only support casting) or a nvidia shield - I can’t fully recommend them but i suspect they suck less than my experience. Failing that, a decent (i5+) nuc may work but ymmv.
- hanniabu 6y ago
  > CEC I've been using kodi but recently my hdmi cable started going bad. CEC worked with that one but for some reason that I don't understand I can't get another cable that it works with. I've tried old and new cables, microhdmi-hdmi, hdmi-hdmi with a microhdmi adapter, combinations of the above, but no matter what I can't find another cable that CEC works with. Would you happen to have any idea why this would be happening? Also when I switch back to the cable that's failing CEC works again. I can't explain it. And yes, I have CEC enabled on the TV.
  - hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
    It’s possible only a subset of TV ports work with CEC. Kodi uses pulse8 drivers which I dare say are hacky. I’m no expert but CEC has been around for a long portion of the HDMI standard, so I imagine most cables support it. I’d first try different ports on your TV, failing that try reformatting the system.
    - hanniabu 6y ago
      I'll give that a shot but I don't think it has anything to do with the ports or system because if I keep everything the same and just change the cable my old one will work but whatever alternative I try won't, and then the old one will work when I plug that back in lol.
      - TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
        out of curiosity, why do you prefer a TV remote to a keyboard/touchpad combo?
        hanniabu 6y ago
        It's less clutter and we also use the remote for other TV functions like netflix and cable (I know I know).
        hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
        For plex, it actually makes sense to use a remote aside from the interface being a bit clunky, it’s far more intuitive for my partner too.
      - hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
        Googling a bit suggests it was introduced in hdmi 1.2 and updated in 1.3 - thinking about this it’s possible cable or TV version has impact on your functionality - E.g Kodi sending a newer CEC command because your cable says it’s fine but the tv cannot process (this is purely a guess btw, but I’ve seen dumber things). You might be able to find some cli tools that help troubleshoot, but yeah, not an expert here.
- TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
  can't comment on using a pi. i use an old intel i5 laptop with Linux Mint 20 and a Logitech K400 keyboard/touchpad remote ($25). I wouldn't bother with CEC because I dont need an integrated remote control when I have a keyboard/mouse.
jeegsy 6y ago
This has been my setup for nearly a decade now. I cant imagine using anything else. The keyboard/mouse thing is still cumbersome but my wife and I have gotten used to it. I use jellyfin as well. Running in docker on a smaller laptop. Its been great so far.
dom96 6y ago
My TV actually allows me to install Plex and Emby, so I'm using the latter straight through it. That said, I'm not too happy about Samsung pushing ads onto me after I paid many hundreds of GBP for the tv itself. It'd be cool if there was an easy way to flash some open source firmware onto it.