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I have three LG Smart TVs in my home. I have a Windows 11 PC with videos on the hard drive. It seems like I should be able to connect to the PC videos from any one of the TVs. When I "show all inputs" on the TV, the PC shows up. When I select it, I get the message "Device not connected". All devices are connected to the home wifi network. I also have LG's SmartShare running on the PC and the video folder has been selected for sharing.

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Thanks, Noel. Didn't know about Plex but I'll give it a try.

Still confused by LG's display, though. They can "see" my PC (in the Inputs list) but tell me it's not connected when I select it.

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