Maybe you can help me. I am thinking about buying a Roku to play my Plex (and TIDAL) music on my Amp. I will break out the audio using a HDMI adapter. I want the Roku to run headless, and just select the Roku as the client to play the music. I think this will work, but want some feedback before I spend $30. I tried to use a RasPlex, but am unable to stream the TIDAL content to the RasPlex.
Mod-Edit:
Let’s not hijack some threads that are about a completely different question…
As for your specific question:
That’s not necessarily the main use case for such streaming boxes. The boxes and the Plex client running on them are designed to be used with their user interface – not in headless mode.
If your Amp supports e.g. Chromecast or AirPlay, you should however be able to push your audio directly to it from within Plex (e.g. from Plex running in a browser or on your mobile).
https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/casting-flinging-remote-control/
Sorry for the hijack. Amp is old school, just analog or digital (optical) inputs. I have used Apple Airport Express to stream iTunes, and have gotten the RasPlex to stream Plex audio content, but not TIDAL. Was hoping to use a cheap Roku, but it needs to be headless. Maybe someone else has an idea. Thanks.
Just double-checked the support articles I posted above.
You should be able to stream your media from pretty much every Plex client to:
- another Plex client
- an AirPlay client (e.g. your Airport Express)
- a Google ChromeCast capable receiver
- Open the player, start playing the audio
- select the playback target
(cannot currently confirm this for Tidal – but should be the same as playing your own content)
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