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Hyper Mirror Review Zero Lag Wireless Display HDMI & USB C It Actually Works!

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In this video, we take a look at test out the all-new HYPER MIRROR Zero Lag Wireless Display adapter!
This adapter works with any device that supports HDMI Or Display over USB Type C like Android devices, laptops, game consoles like Xbox One PS4 and the Nintendo Switch. It allows you to cast the devices to display to a big-screen TV or monitor using 60Ghz mm-Wave technology with Zero Latency!

I was very skeptical about this device at first until I tested it and found out that it actually works! In this video, we test it out with the Galaxy S10 with DEX, The red magic 5G, Lenovo Laptop, and the Raspberry Pi4.

Plex Movie Poster Display

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Plex Movie Poster Display is a side project I started a few years ago. I always thought it would be cool to have a display outside my media room that would show the poster of the movie or TV show that was currently playing. I searched the internet and found similar projects, which were all windows programs.  There was just one problem… I wanted to run this project on a Raspberry Pi 3 running Linux. So, unsatisfied with the solutions I found online, I decided to build my own.

This script scrapes http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_PLEX_SERVER>:32400/status/sessions and displays the poster, current progress, and description of the currently playing movie or TV show on a screen. If the client is not playing any media the script shows random movie posters from the Plex Server.

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RaspberryPi fruitbox – MP3 Jukebox

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Raspberry Pi fruitbox

fruitbox is a customisable MP3 player for the Raspberry Pi, allowing the user to create the look and feel of classic jukeboxes.

An SD image file is available here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bc1r0ypwrvaqln4/rpi-fruitbox-v1.16a.img.zip?dl=0

Just download the image, and burn it onto a SD card (using balenaEtcher for example on a Windows PC). Then put all your MP3 files onto a USB memory stick, plug into the Pi (any model except Pi4) and then power up! If you want to use touchscreens, remap your buttons or create your own skins, then you’ll need to read the userguide.txt to find out how. The default keys are also detailed in the userguide.

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Is the Nvidia Shield Still The Best Android TV? Should you Buy One In 2020?

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Is the Nvidia Shield Android TV still the best Android TV?
Let’s find out In this video we test out some 4K video playback Native and streaming, take a look at Geforce now, some native android games like real racing 3 and half-life 2 then wrap it up with some emulation using PPSSPP for PSP and Redream for Dreamcast.

I’ve tested a lot of cheaper and expensive android tv boxes along with a ton of single-board computers running Android Tv and overall the Shield is defiantly my go-to choice.

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Inside HDHomeRun’s big bet on ATSC 3.0

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Late last month, SiliconDust took a leap of faith and started taking orders for a new HDHomeRun TV tuner on Kickstarter.

If all goes to plan, the HDHomeRun Quatro 4K will be the first external ATSC 3.0 tuner for consumers when it launches in September. Like other HDHomeRun tuners, the Quatro 4K will capture over-the-air broadcasts from any antenna and stream the video to phones, computers, and connected TV devices around the house. But in markets where ATSC 3.0 is available, the tuner will support broadcasts in up to 4K resolution with up to 7.1.4 surround sound, while also improving reception and allowing for new features such as on-demand video.

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Plex Bringing Back Channels And Adding Whole New Dynamic

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Plex could be becoming more like a Roku. The growing Plex Movies and TV Shows section now includes Crackle’s library. For years Plex had a listing of what it called channels, later renamed plugins. The entries were a way to access web-based content on-demand and ranged from Networks to apps and were not officially supported. As the platform got more mainstream, channels found their way off of Plex and were sort of replaced by the podcasts and web shows. But a major effort from Plex to develop ad-supported streaming on top of the other content has opened the door to channels once more.

In the past Plex had its own channel store of sorts. At the moment there is only one channel listed and it can be accessed via the movies and TV option in Plex. The default section includes all of the video selections available via Plex with Crackle listed in separate rows.

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How To Play Netflix Disney+ HULU Spotify And More On The RaspberryPi 4 With Raspbian

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In this video, I show you how to get Netflix Disney Plus Hulu Amazon Video and even Spotify working on the Raspberry pi 4 running Raspbian right from the Chromium Browser! This method comes to us from VPetkov.net from a user names Ventz and it actually works really well on The Pi4 escallop with an Overclock.

How To listen to Audiobooks With Plex

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Audiobooks on Plex remains one of the most requested but neglected additions for Plex. But, there is a workaround.

To get audiobooks added into your library, you will need a few things to get started and depending on your current audiobook library, a few tweaks to get it running flawlessly.

How To listen to Audiobooks With Plex A few things you need to get started:

  1. An audiobook in supported file format 
  2. An audiobook tagging app 
  3. Metadata scraper for artwork, author, and book info 
  4. An organized folder with all your audiobooks

Each number below will explain in detail the 4 requirements above.

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Plex Slammed By Huge Copyright Coalition For Not Policing Pirates

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Plex has become the latest neutral technology to get slammed for not doing enough to prevent movie and TV show piracy. According to pro-copyright lobby group CreativeFuture, which represents more than 560 companies and organizations, Plex – like Kodi – is a “dangerous digital media player” that has joined the ranks of “internet heavyweights who refuse to take responsibility for the criminal behavior on their platforms.”

In days gone by, living rooms around the world could be found stacked with video cassette tapes full of films and TV shows. Some bought, others recorded at home, these copies would need to be waded through, to find whatever content the owner fancied watching that day.

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