I tried so hard to get some kind of IPTV service working with Plex or Kodi on a Nvidia Shield 4K TV and could just never get it to work... and I'm far more tech savvy than most, but it just never worked right. I ended up just going back to my Apple TV and settling for using PlutoTV, whatever comes in for free on the "channels" app (I think that's the one, anyway) that's built into LG's TvOS, and using my brother's cable credentials to log into certain channels apps (most offer a "live TV" option — unfortunately, even though they have a live streaming app w/ all channels, it won't work unless at my brother's house/connected to his wifi)
It's been ten years since I've had cable and I can no longer tolerate the commercials on free streaming TV. My ex really enjoyed Sling for a while but I hated having to pay them and still watch commercials. I have over-the-air HD TV with good signal from all the network channels for free and I never turn it on for that reason (it's for emergencies or I guess some super special TV event that I would never know about if it happened, hah)
I have 2 Vizio TVs and they came with Plex apps already installed, but I use the Roku streaming stick (cheap) on one for a better experience. Plex also works on a Kindle Fire TV stick (cheaper) plugged right into an HDMI port (like the Roku) on the side of your TV.
I run the Plex server on my main desktop PC and it's mostly flawless. (I recommend wired ethernet from the server PC to your modem).
Kodi didn't suit my needs, but Plex has been easy for anyone in the house to use. I used to have Plex, Netflix, and Amazon Prime apps sitting next to each other but now I'm down to just Plex.
I tried so hard to get some kind of IPTV service working with Plex or Kodi on a Nvidia Shield 4K TV and could just never get it to work... and I'm far more tech savvy than most, but it just never worked right. I ended up just going back to my Apple TV and settling for using PlutoTV, whatever comes in for free on the "channels" app (I think that's the one, anyway) that's built into LG's TvOS, and using my brother's cable credentials to log into certain channels apps (most offer a "live TV" option — unfortunately, even though they have a live streaming app w/ all channels, it won't work unless at my brother's house/connected to his wifi)
It's been ten years since I've had cable and I can no longer tolerate the commercials on free streaming TV. My ex really enjoyed Sling for a while but I hated having to pay them and still watch commercials. I have over-the-air HD TV with good signal from all the network channels for free and I never turn it on for that reason (it's for emergencies or I guess some super special TV event that I would never know about if it happened, hah)
I have 2 Vizio TVs and they came with Plex apps already installed, but I use the Roku streaming stick (cheap) on one for a better experience. Plex also works on a Kindle Fire TV stick (cheaper) plugged right into an HDMI port (like the Roku) on the side of your TV.
I run the Plex server on my main desktop PC and it's mostly flawless. (I recommend wired ethernet from the server PC to your modem).
Kodi didn't suit my needs, but Plex has been easy for anyone in the house to use. I used to have Plex, Netflix, and Amazon Prime apps sitting next to each other but now I'm down to just Plex.