Nvidia Shield Question.

by TallulahVonDerSloot

I currently have Plex Media Server installed on my PC and use my Chromecast to view my content on my TV. If I were to purchase the Nvidia Shield box and connect an external hard drive with my media, would I be able to view my content this way, perhaps using an app such as Kodi?

I have been trying to find a direct answer to my query but so far I am still at a loss and am wondering if anyone with a Nvidia Shield box can confirm this for me.

I do like the Plex UI but I believe it can't serve up content without the PMS and I have heard that there are Plex skins for Kodi anyway.

Hoping for some clarification.

Will_Not_Grow_Up

Yes

theseed

Yep Kodi works great for local media attached via usb

Cacafuego2

If you already have a PMS, why are you worried about serving up content without the PMS?

nickm_27

I read that you can connect a hardrive to it.

xcode18

You can use an external HDD

GonzoHST

You can use an external HDD but you CANNOT write to it.

Also, UPNP does not work within Kodi so any attached HDD's cannot be seen on the network if you want to stream to other devices.