I've got FreeNAS with the Plex Media Server plug in blasting out my media. The family can watch on their ipads, Nexus tablets, and via a Roku/Plex connected to the TV, different movies all at once. I'm actually stunned at how well it works. Cable TV can now officially kiss my gringo butt.
The Plex app is like XBMC but a bit newer/better. The new Roku runs it. Roku wants me to subscribe to a bunch of channels, which I don't do and don't need to do. The fact it runs Plex and picks up my FreeNAS over wireless is the only trick it needs to do.
I could have saved a few bucks by installing a Chromecast which now also runs Plex, but I was reticent to do so and Plex makes you buy something called PlexPass which sounds suspiciously like an attempt to work me into a subscription model, which I don't want.
The Plex app is like XBMC but a bit newer/better. The new Roku runs it. Roku wants me to subscribe to a bunch of channels, which I don't do and don't need to do. The fact it runs Plex and picks up my FreeNAS over wireless is the only trick it needs to do.
I could have saved a few bucks by installing a Chromecast which now also runs Plex, but I was reticent to do so and Plex makes you buy something called PlexPass which sounds suspiciously like an attempt to work me into a subscription model, which I don't want.