To automatically download recordings to your Mac or PC, install PlayOn Cloud Downloader on your computer. Also be sure that you have enough storage space on your device to store your recordings - a 30-minute show may take up 250-400MB. Tip: Make sure your phone is on your Wi-Fi network and that the PlayOn Cloud app is kept open during your off-peak window. Turn on Restrict downloads to off-peak and scroll down and enter your off-peak window (e.g.
On Android devices: Enable Auto-download on unmetered networks.ģ. On iOS devices: Toggle Auto-download on WiFi to green enable it. Turn on Auto-download on Wi-Fi by clicking on the toggle button so it turns green. It's ideal for those with limited internet during peak times.ġ.In the PlayOn Cloud App, click on the Settings tab then Download Options.Ģ. Not only can you tell PlayOn Cloud to automatically download your recordings to your device, you can also schedule downloads to occur during specific time frames.
Far too much info for this thread right now.How do I schedule automatic downloads to my device? Althugh that is beginning to change, slowly.
Right now the biggest drawbacks to any system are a lack of OnScreen Guide, unless you are into IPTV and know how to constantly update the M3U lists, and a lack of live news and events.
I load everything that I have downloaded from the torrents onto a portable hard drive and plug that into my DVD player, which offers me all the remote control functions I need to skp through what's available. More importantly, I don't care to watch things that are on my PC anyway. I haven't tried it with Plex or PlayOn on the Roku yet because I just don't use them much. This saves hours of time and tons of frustration. PlayOn replaces the need to purchase and download movies you already have access to through your online subscriptions. I can say "Load Bonanza" and it goes off and finds it. PlayOn Home is a Windows PC app that lets you record, download and cast favorite online shows and movies to watch any time, on any device, even offline. Roku did come up with a brilliant idea, though: microphone search. Both systems take far too long to wade through. The other is when watching Plex/PlayOn programming, which yes, is a lot like Roku. That interface is a kludgey mess of directories and sub-directories, with long hard-drive access times and not a lot of control because a TV remote is so basic. so less wait time for starting up channels, less stutter, less waiting.īut perhaps I should be more clear about the interface: their are two. Because even a super-fast Interneet speed (which I get with iLox and direct ethernet through a Gigabit switch) relies to some extent on the device chip itself. I prefer the Roku because it has a much more powerful processor that the TV.
I can watch both PLex and PlayOn on either the Roku or my Samsung TV. Now, with Roku and so many other devices, including and maybe especially Chromecast (which essentially casts anything from your phone or PC), I'll need to see more from both PlayOn and Plex to convince me. The 'search' function is really no bonus. and worse, because you cast the same interface to your TV, you are either stuck with farting around with a mouse and Up/Down cursor for hours, or investing in some BlueTooth gear for a keyboard connection. if you have dozens or hundreds of films, TV shows, and music, you need a Detailed grid view, like in Windows File Explorer. There seems to be a perception that a huge, colourful icon for everything is the way to go. I never use either except for the odd occations, because the interface on both is so sloppy. I realized later that Plex is probably better, as the fight for domination by providing original programming and extras is well under way. In the early days, it was simply for casting from my PC to my TV.