Now Tv

[offbeatdave]

NowTV arrived this morning. Installed, made sure any subscription cancelled and RARPlex sideloaded in around 10 minutes. I've just about rejigged media library on Zyxel NAS to be Plex-compatible too so all looking good. Bargain for a simple catch up and media streaming gadget!

[mikeywilliams]

NowTV arrived this morning. Installed, made sure any subscription cancelled and RARPlex sideloaded in around 10 minutes. I've just about rejigged media library on Zyxel NAS to be Plex-compatible too so all looking good. Bargain for a simple catch up and media streaming gadget!

What rejigging did you have to do?
Are you running a Plex server on the Zyxel itself?
I have the server running on my PC with my video files on a Zyxel. It mostly works well except for TV series where it fails (a not uncommon problem apparently).
Would be neater to have Plex running on the NAS but installation looks a bit daunting.

[offbeatdave]

Just needed some renaming and re-foldering to make navigation easy in Plex apps. Plex server is installed on the actual Zyxel NAS. Took a few minutes but guides were easy to follow and I don't mind getting my hands dirty so long as I can recover should I brick anything! Once scanning was done (everything else on NAS ground to a halt - e.g. LMS - whilst this ran) it seems to function fine. RARplex app on the NowTV box was very simple to install.

[jimeney]

Any reason to use RARflix over the Plex sideload app that has been around since NowTV first surfaced?

[hawsey]

Any reason to use RARflix over the Plex sideload app that has been around since NowTV first surfaced?

If you are happy with that I would stick with it
rarflix is just a tweaked version of that I believe but it works smoother and is in constant development by all accounts .
I used it from the start if getting my now tv and all I can say is it works great .

[gegs]

I've not compared the Plex and RARflix channels but this forum post details some differences:
http://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1 ... u_plugins/

[jimeney]

Plex Roku sideload app doesn't work with Plex Android anymore because they changed the way the remote controls work. RARflix however works a treat, so it gets my vote.

[dwl99]

I fired up my NowTV box after not having touched it for a few months & noticed that there is now a native Youtube channel. It allows you to associate it with a mobile device so you can cast Youtube videos from your Android phone/tablet to the NowTV box just like a Chromecast. Neat!

[hawsey]

Great find dave, cheers , my little boy will love this to watch his "stampy" videos will let him have a go tomorrow and report back thanks

[hawsey]

I fired up my NowTV box after not having touched it for a few months & noticed that there is now a native Youtube channel. It allows you to associate it with a mobile device so you can cast Youtube videos from your Android phone/tablet to the NowTV box just like a Chromecast. Neat!

This works great , his tv now feels more like a smart TV with this feature , brill

[castalla]

I fired up my NowTV box after not having touched it for a few months & noticed that there is now a native Youtube channel. It allows you to associate it with a mobile device so you can cast Youtube videos from your Android phone/tablet to the NowTV box just like a Chromecast. Neat!

This works great , his tv now feels more like a smart TV with this feature , brill

Chromecast beats Roku hands-down without all the registration/credit card nonsense.