For the last few months I've been using Plex with Chromecast to stream video to my TV. The Plex Server runs on my laptop. The data is streamed over wifi through the laptop from a shared network drive (not NAS). I use the Plex iOS app on an iPad as a remote control. Probably not the best setup but it's been working pretty well.
I just heard about RasPlex "A Plex Client for the Raspberry Pi computer" and am trying to understand what it does that is different than my current set up.
In the iOS iPad app, I select Chromecast (connected to TV) to "cast" to – so is the iOS app the Plex Client? Would there be any advantage to switching to RasPlex?
Ideally what I would like to do is get the Plex Server onto a Raspbery Pi and free up my laptop – but apparently the Pi doesn't do transcoding.
A bit confused. . .
because the rasplex is a dedicated client, that automatically uses CEC over HDMI to select movies etc from. so basically a mini computer that turns itself automatically in a client without having to use other remote tools. so basically you turn your tv into a smart tv, as long as the rasplex is connected with wifi/network cable and hdmi