I also want to rip some of my DVD’s so I can stream those - thanks for the Handbrake suggestion. I just use the Dot next to TV that is plugged into stereo input to say Alexa. I have stopped using the Roku almost entirely. > I see that I need to specify to play to Roku - for example “Alexa, ask Plex to play Pink Floyd to Roku” Tt only works on one device at a time, so tell Alexa 'Ask Plex to stop' on current device before asking another device to play. > Everything worked via remote - however, when I asked Plex to play something via Alexa, it would always play to my Dot. Overall, these features of Plex and Alexa work well now, and make both more valuable than before the Plexa addition.īTW, the Plex web settings were useless to find various players listed, but then I find the administration of the Plex settings incomplete and confusing at times.

I also find it useful to ask an Alexa device to 'opem Plex' and it responds with asking me what I want to play. Well, minus some credit that is an issue that needs work. But, a problem appeared after a while: Twice, the Tap started playing the artist playing on the Dot.

Plex on the Taps is more important to me than on Dots and Echos.įor even more extra credit I had a Dot play a different artist from Plex at same time while Tap played, and it did. For extra credit, I also got Plex to play on my two Taps, and right now one of them is playing as I write this. I asked each Dot and Echo this morning to 'Ask Plex to play (artist name)' and it did. OK, go figure, ,, , something must have happened overnight.

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