However due to some reason the automation does not seem to fire. Due to this observed behaviour I adapted my automation to brighten the lights on pause/end of the movie.Įntity_id: input_boolean.disable_media_lights as soon as I stop a video and return to the plex main menu, the universal media player transitions to 'off'). However the universal media player seems to transition to ‘off’ once all players are 'idle', 'off' or 'unavailable' (i.e. Everything is incredibly visual, with large text, large images and not a lot of information. media_ex_plex_for_android_tv_shield_android_tvĭue to this I no longer have one plex media player transition from 'unavailable' to 'idle', when the other starts playing. For example, the Plex app on my LG webOS TV is basically identical to the Plex Media Player for Windows. media_ex_plex_for_samsung_tv_gq65q85rgtxzg In case there is a solution available also to find out if Netflix on the Samsung native app is playing/paused/idle, that would be lit, but currently I do not see a solution.Īs discribed above I have created a universal media player grouping all Plex entities that control the television in the living room: - platform: universal Hope this helps! configuration.yaml:įriendly_name: 'Currently Playing on Plex - Family Room' I ran into one stumbling block on my way, the media information is not present at the time plex starts playing, so I had to set the automation trigger on the content type change along with the fact that plex is “playing”. I am now aware there is a media_content_type attribute, but I did not know how accurate it was when I started, turns out its very accurate as it is set on the folder in plex, derp! I will likely re-write this to use that field, look for an update soon. Any DLNA-capable media player or client on your local network will automatically detect your Plex server and you’ll be able to access your media. This was my first foray into a template sensor, this is also a great way to turn an entity’s attribute into an entity of its own. The app has been in development for a long time, and it used to rather complicated to install if you wanted to. It can also support various subtitle files such as SUB, SRT, SMI, and ASS. It supports multiple video formats, including MP4, AVI, MKV, FLV, and WMV. This will dim the lights when files from a given Plex folder are being played. We’re happy to officially announce that you can now get Plex on your Samsung TV or Blu-ray player Most 20 models with Smart Hub are supported (check the full list ), and 2012 models will be supported before too long. Even though we have put Archos Video Player in the last spot, it is one of the most popular media player apps.
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