“Can I play movies I already stored on my PC? Connecting via my home network and wifi, can I simply play movies already on my hard drive? Thanks”
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You can do this very easily. Install the free program called Plex on the computer that has your movies on it. It acts as a streaming server. Then you install the Plex app on the Fire TV Stick (and your phones, tablets, etc) and the app will link to your "server" from step one and you can watch everything back very easily. I think the Plex App costs a couple bucks but it's easily worth it for what it does.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.yes you can, but it involves installing some kind of media streamer on the pc, I use Plex Media server, its a great app and the amazon fireTV stick has a plex app. install plex on the pc with your movies and download the plex app on the amazon fireTV stick you'll love the end result
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. You can only play from the apps you download on the fire stick.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, just install plex server app on your pc and on Amazon stick. There is a free version that works great.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There is a software/app called PLEX that can help you do that. Search YouTube with Plex and Firestick, and install Plex on both the PC and Firestick.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Why don't you just an HDMI cord from your computer to your tv?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I don't know about direct streaming but the Plex app will work if you have Plex running on a computer in the house.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can, but with modification. See XMBC or KODI
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I do not think that they are connect so you can't watch movies on your computer hard drive with it. But if you have a Blu-Ray player with Wi-Fi I think you can watch them that way.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have seen no features during usage related to opening files on a network or another computer. You can use a "second display" but that is restricted to Amazon devices. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201493130
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