Where the experience really shined through is in the user interface and the added features you get through Plex. You gain access to a selection of local channels (including ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC, and so on) although how vast the list is will be largely dependent on your location and the strength of the antenna – one of the things to keep in mind when choosing an antenna based on price alone. On one level the experience is exactly what you might expect (or remember) from over-the-air TV and so there’s nothing particularly new in that sense. To be honest, Plex live TV is better than we expected.

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Having a powerful computer and a strong internet connection will also help ensure that your live stream looks just as good as what you get from hooking an HD antenna directly into your TV. Just remember that your computer is acting as a media server, so if you shut it off, you won't be able to watch or record anything, even though your antenna and DVR tuner are still hooked up. That's it! You can now watch and record live broadcast TV to your heart's content. (Older smart TVs won't, for obvious reasons neither will PS4, for reasons that are less obvious to us.) Just be aware that while most Plex platforms support Live TV, not every single one does. Download Plex for your platform of choice, log in and then navigate to Live TV, just as you'd normally navigate to your Movies or Music folder. If your preferred Plex platform is a streaming player, game console, smart TV or mobile device, you'll have to go through one additional step. Setup is now done, and you can enjoy live TV on your computer or Shield TV. Again, the program will do this in the background if you don't do it now, so you can't screw this up either way. You can start watching programs right away, but if you wait a little while (somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes, in our experience), you'll know exactly what programs are playing as soon as you start using Plex.

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