# Hardware suggestions for a "Dedicated Plex Client" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** plex-htpc\ **Created:** [February 6, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-suggestions-for-a-dedicated-plex-client/936120 "2026-02-06T17:21:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tony3rd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tony3rd/32/12293_2.png) [@Tony3rd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Tony3rd)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-suggestions-for-a-dedicated-plex-client/936120/1 "2026-02-06T17:21:59Z")
Here is the story: Recently I bought a Fire TV, and my main use for it would be Plex. but I happen to use the photo libraries a lot, and the Fire TV app has this nasty bug that it will freeze after some time when showing the pictures. (I’ve already [reported it on the Fire TV boards](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-app-freezing-and-crashing-firetv-hd-stick/935988)) This pretty much soured me with streaming sticks or set-top-boxes (the projector I’m using the fire stick with can download plex, but it doesn’t have enough memory to actually run it). So I’m thinking of a solution: Getting something like a mini-pc and install the plex media player, have it run on startup, always full screen and use it exclusively for plex. Notice that I’m not looking for a server. I’m fine with my current setup, even if not ideal. I’m looking to create a “Plex Machine“ to act as a client. Like if we had a PlexStick/PlexCast. which type of machine should I be looking at (doesn’t need necessarily to be a mini-pc)? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-suggestions-for-a-dedicated-plex-client/936120/2 "2026-05-07T17:22:18Z")
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