Plex server with MiniX or dedicated Plex machine

[blackshtef]

Hi everyone,

 

I have a case I need help with - my parents have some old plasma screen TV with to smartTV capabilities.

I bought them a MiniX media player and attached a USB HDD with my movie archive. However, the media player app nor Kodi are good enough for this, my parents don't really understand lists and folders etc., I would like to provide them with Plex experience (titles, movie imagery, description etc.).

 

So, I've decided to install Plex Media Server on the MiniX, but no luck.

 

Now - the next step is to set up a dedicated computer to act both as a server and a storage for movies, and connect it to my home network, connect MiniX to network as well and point the client Plex app to the server. MiniX will be connected to TV via HDMI and this should work, right?

 

Now, my other question is: do I build a classic PC with Windows or Ubuntu and put it in some room in the house, or - do I get an Intel NUC and put Win10 on it and plug it in directly to TV (discarding MiniX from the equation)?

The question is - how does that work with my remotes? Will it work? Sorry for silly questions, but I've never had experiences with HTPCs before.

 

I just want to make it easy for my parents to watch movies - I don't want them to navigate through Windows etc, just turn on the device, click the Plex icon and choose a movie. 

 

Thank you all!