You can add a lot more content if you run a PC-based Plex server, but third-party Plex add-ons will not work with the Shield TV. I love, Vimeo and Tested for tech news and reviews. Channels listed their streaming content through Plex Media Server. Login to go to home page and click on it. Plex Channels allow you to stream content from providers that have created channels for use with Plex.Ĭlick on the left list on the main Plex Webpage to add a channel. Click to rename the library and select it from the list. It looks like a gear icon with a down arrow next to it. You can change the library names using the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the screen. It will then try to find the cover art to go along with the media file. Click the button and the server will search the folder and find the files you added. Then select the folder from the middle list. Finally, I installed a 500GB hard drive labeled WDBLACK500.Ĭlick on the drive with the folder you want to add. You will also see the SanDisk SD Card that I inserted into the micro-SD card slot. Also note that I have a network attached storage drive attached to my home network that appears just below Internal Storage labeled RT-AC66R-0250. Internal Storage is 16GB or 500GB drive in NVIDIA Shield TV. The list on the left shows the available storage drives. A new window will open as below.Ĭlick the button and it opens the box below. Select the type of library you want to add (see above), and then select. Click on it to add a new library with a media folder. Hover over the word in the list on the left. If you don’t see any media yet, don’t worry because we haven’t added the external drive folders.

The web application finds your server and displays your media in a grid. Then click in the upper right corner next to your username. go to website and login to your account. It’s time to point the server to the external drive. It does a great job, but only works with iTunes content.Īfter copying the content to the external drive, remove it from the computer and insert it into the NVIDIA Shield TV. i use note burner To convert iTunes media to playable formats. You can scrape DRM or find other types of files. Note that movies or music with digital rights management (DRM) will not play properly in a Plex app connected to your Plex Media Server. Copy the media to the corresponding folders. Request How to do it on Windows and on Mac.Īfter the drive is ready, create the following folders:Īlso create any other folders you may want to add. If not formatted using Fat 32, do it now. Connect the external storage to a computer that stores the media you want on your Plex Media Server.

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