Hindi na rin worthit yung HTPC para sa akin. Pro problemahin ko pa kung pano I configure yung HDR atbp. sa settings sa MPC-HC para paganahin. Pati GPU decoder support ng video kailangan pang I check kung supported lalo na yung VP9 at AV1.
Sa mga bagong Smart TV or shield/chromecast hindi mo na iniisip yung mga yun. They just work. Mas maganda pa ang upscaling in my experience.
My setup: Synology DS1819+ upnp dlna to LG C1, via ethernet through router.
Yung native media player app lang ng LG C1 yung gamit ko. No plex, no transcoding. Simple lang interface at plays everything fine and I mean everything: 4K, AV1, VP9, HDR, Dolby Vision and so on.