maybe if you go out and spend a shit load of money on a proven dc you could fix that <| sep |> First of all , thank you for responding . I perused the Plex website , and as I understand it , the idea would be this I install Plex on my laptop , which is where my files live anyways The TV talks to the laptop . somehow I ' m afraid I don ' t understand this part . But I assume there are ways to make it work . The Plex App lives on my phone , and my phone becomes my remote for the TV when it ' s using Plex on the laptopDo I have that right ? If so , thank you again . and minor curveball . My phone is an iPhone 4 , and it doesn ' t look like the Plex app will install on anything older that iOS 8 . x . HOWEVER . it seems that it does run on all the various dongles out there Roku , Fire , Chromecast , AND they would also act as the missing link between the TV and the laptop second bullet point above . Assuming I ' ve got this all right so far . then I guess that the Fire or the Roku would be the logical choice given the Chromecast ' s lack of remote ? If I ' ve misunderstood any of this , please let me know . Also , is there a particular reason why Plex is preferred over a box solution like a Roku ? Again , I ' m afraid my knowledge is circa 2010 in this arena , so thank you again .