In the upper right corner there’s a drop down arrow next to your avatar icon. If you still experience problems, follow the steps above and then sign into your Plex account in a browser. Go back using the back button on the remote and choose the other app and do the same by choosing Clear Data. Go to System apps and find the Plex and Plex Server apps. Click on one and then choose Clear Data. To clear the apps on the on the Shield TV go to Settings at the bottom of the home screen and then find Apps in the first row. When I cleared out the settings in the Plex app on my NVIDIA Shield TV, things worked fine. I couldn’t get the server set up otherwise.

If you already had the regular Plex app installed and used it with another server previously, it’s a good idea to clear it out and start over. You can use your computer and install the apps by clicking on the Install button and then choose your Shield TV from the drop down box.

The Plex Media Server app installed on the NVIDIA Shield TV0įirst, go get the Plex app and the Media Server app and install them on the Shied TV from the Google Play Store.

Some videos, pictures or music to serve over the Plex Server.

A network drive attached to the same network as the NVIDIA Shield TV.

Micro-SD card in the slot on the Shield TV for Plex to read the files.

Hard drive connected to one of the USB ports on the back of the NVIDIA Shield TV.

A place for your video, music and picture files so that NVIDIA can find them.

Finally, we’ll tell you how well the NVIDIA Shield TV works as a Plex Media Server.

We’ll also look at adding folders from an external drive, subscribing to streaming channels and using the mobile apps. We’ll look at how to set up the Plex Media Server on the NVIDIA Shield TV. Watch your movies, see your pictures, listen to your music or enjoy other media from other devices in your home or over the Internet. The addition of the Plex Media Server lets users stream movies from storage connected to the Shield TV to computers, mobile devices, or streaming set top boxes like the 4th gen Apple TV. The NVIDIA Shield Android TV and streaming gaming console just got better.

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