Well…my Plex server appears on the blu ray player screen and when I click on it I get the list of folders (home videos, photo, movies etc) but when I click on the movies folder (or whatever) I get the ‘loading’ screen for a few seconds but it comes back empty.

Also on the app.plex.tv on my laptop the BR player does not appear in the devices?

Any pointers please?! :)

Thanks chaps, yes been using the Chromecast with Plex for years – no issues there – just our good old Apple friends don’t allow 5.1 via the iPad.

Will re-investigate the blu ray set up screens for the network.

Will checkout Nero.

You cannot be too careful (if you value this stuff) – got virtually everything duplicated on two laptops (one now but soon to be rectified!) + four drives in three different storage places + all photos/videos again in two separate clouds…PITA sometimes to keep track but better safe than….

No worries – apologies as did not mean to sound harsh in return.

The monitor has the same 15 pin port so presuming that is just a VGA to VGA then and I’m good to go?

@cougar – Looking for a simpler solution really (ie screen)!

Thanks but nothing to learn in that respect- I have back ups of all my data on four separate hard drives in rotation.

However, there is still some minor stuff on there I wanted to check out before recycling the thing.

OK. So can I connect from the 15 pin broken one to an HDMI monitor (my son has one for his Pi)?

Thanks all – not really wanting to switch account to get this for various reasons.

Anyone using a third party insurance?

Yes, proper MTBing (and via Ferrata) – ie Australian Alps, Italian Dolomites!

Cheers chaps – not with any of those banks and First Direct have travel insurance but not for coverage as specified.

Legend – no, it’s a general camping holiday with the odd biking and via farrata organised ourselves.

Thanks all, very useful info. :)

Sorry chaps – always the fear with a VF topic that it goes a bit OT and gets a bit contentious.

I’m still unsure (and people in retail I have talked to are none the wiser) but does the new standard actually help average weight people (75kg = me) in the middle of the range?

Is the arrest force actually less severe?

I do need the newer set for my son though who is just under the current 50kg limit – not that this ever bothers any hire companies…

Regarding ropes etc – again this seems a woolly subject. Can the experts elaborate on what exactly should be taken.

The VF we have done in Austria were in tip top condition but I know this is not always the case.

Another question – it’s also advised to take a sling to rest on and not to use the VF slings for this – what is the best way to put this together – a short sling (20cm) and a screwgate Carabiner?

No-one using them?? Seem very popular at CRC…