I own a JVC old european TV and a fire stick tv lite. I used to have a TV in my room and connect it to my desktp PC with an HDMI cable but I removed the telly in order to have more space.

In my living room I have this JVC TV I can use, but I doubt there’s much I can do on it.

One solution would be to buy a laptop with HDMI port, but that’s expensive for me right now. My old laptop doesn’t have any port.

What would be the best solution to watch movies and tv shows on the TV?

  • kbal
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    63 months ago

    You wouldn’t want a laptop for that. A cheap “mini PC” would be the more appropriate choice. Shop around, you can probably find a second-hand or refurbished one with an hdmi port for under $100.

  • BrikoX
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    43 months ago

    If your old laptop has a VGA port, you can get a VGA to HDMI adapter (with audio). Something like this (double check they support audio and have correct male/female ports since they are directional).

  • @dreamwave
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    23 months ago

    SMB share on your desktop, connect to that from your fire stick or a Chromecast TV or something, stream files that you already have on your desktop wirelessly

  • @[email protected]
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    3 months ago

    Jellyfin or another DLNA capable server if the TV comes with a DLNA/UPnP player?

  • @[email protected]
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    3 months ago

    If the TV has an ethernet port you could connect it to your LAN then stream from your PC with plex or jellyfin.

    Or you could just get a really long HDMI cable to reach your PC (I think you can go up to 20 metres).

      • @[email protected]
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        13 months ago

        If you cannot install Plex or Jellyfin on the TV, a streaming device can be added.

        You can also build your own streaming device with Kodi. An old laptop would work if you don’t have the means otherwise.

      • @[email protected]
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        13 months ago

        Use a firestick or Roku on the TV. I have a brand new TV and still don’t use the smart features on it because they’re generally not very good compared to one of these streaming sticks.

  • kindenough
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    3 months ago

    Like Coper said, Stremio, (realdebrid, torrentio) is the way to go and should work on your firestick

    Real debrid is dirt cheap and you get loyalty points. 1000 points is a month extra.