If I have a bunch of videos on a hard drive is it possible to view them on my smart TV? It's a Samsung if that's relevant. Ideally I'd be able to make playlists and randomize the episodes, but I don't know if there's a hardware/software solution to what I'm looking to do in the first place. The closest I've been able to get is using an HDMI cable to show my laptop screen on the TV, and the laptop distracts the hell out of me for some reason.
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If your smart TV and your laptop are on the same wi-fi, you probably have an option to just stream your laptop screen to your TV. Effectively that's the same as your HDMI cable solution, just with fewer wires. It might also make your laptop screen black, so that could be helpful if you find the laptop screen distracting while watching TV (although on that note, couldn't you just turn the laptop around or close the screen partway?)
Another option that I haven't personally tried but sounds promising is Plex, though that has a much higher setup time.
Could just close the laptop lid and hide it away right? There's a setting for that. Could get a remote keyboard/mouse combo where you can sit on your couch and browse the net or watch things via laptop to tv HDMI.