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Ah interesting, I have switched to using a simple amazon fire stick, hard wired in, as means other people can use the little remote to control it, rather than needing an app on their phone, which just meant they didn't bother...
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There are loads of cheap remotes out there for the raspberry pi (although I just used the IR receiver from one and combined with a Logitech remote). Firestick is fine but I'm not that keen on the interface and I don't like having to open Plex each time (obviously a fairly minor issue).
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The Nvidia Shield has a a great little remote, and was one of the things that really sold the system to my wife who did not want to be mucking around with apps and she wanted a simple nice and tactile remote.
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I've found that Plex over Chromecast is a real ballache. Often doesn't update what you're watching, pause doesn't work, etc.
Raspberry Pi is probably my favourite standalone player (or HTPC with the Plex for Kodi add-on but that's considerably pricier).