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ive been using kodi (xbmc was better moniker) since google killed sagetv. i recall attempting plex, but it seemed to lack some open/extensibility (its been awhile).

i have a side project i want to make as a modular plugin generating a cable layout with original air orders and networks/channels... kodi seems most optimal, but ill admit its been a long while since i looked at plex.

so why plex over kodi?

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[–] DonSuey@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I start up the plex server service on my win10 main machine to stream videos inhouse to my xbox plex app manually on demand. I kill the service whenever it is not needed. I provide video files manually without any automation and torrenting. I actually don't know if this simple use case can be solved as easy as plex with kodi.

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[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I just use plain ftp server, streaming clients always give me problems, today work tomorrow not

[–] Alborlin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Have you tried to install add-on or scraper to Kodi? On mobile or remote bases device. Please let me know how many steps it take to that, and also when you find a scraper , how long it actually stays up

kodi is not a metadata management tool, ive been using MediaElch for that

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[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For those who want something like Plex used to be (self hosted, simple, fast, beautiful, no bullshit spam), definitely check out Emby. I’ve been using it for years and it’s fantastic!

[–] MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can I force Emby to play the original files? I never want any transcoding but this seems like a mandatory thing

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Could be an issue with the device are you trying to playback on, and the source media format?

Smart TVs and web browsers are generally not great devices for media playback, most TVs do not support Dolby Digital, EAC audio for example in third party apps (which would cause transcoding). Other smart TVs may not be able to display the subtitles, again causing server transcoding.

IMO to avoid transcoding on hardware that can handle it, typically look at Android devices, games consoles, a Shield or a regular computer

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[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kodi is horrible on touch devices. I also don't want to have terabytes of files on every device I want to watch something on. Sure, there are workarounds, but I could also just use Jellyfin. Yeah I don't use Plex, I use Jellyfin.

But it's really just mainly because I dislike the UX of Kodi.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don’t need to have local copies of all your media with kodi. A NAS works just fine.

[–] exu@feditown.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Streaming a full 4k movie rip takes more bandwidth than most people would have available on the go. Plex/Jellyfin can offer transcoding on the server for such usecases.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are you talking about on mobile? I don’t think people are hosting kodi and their content on their phones.

[–] exu@feditown.com 1 points 2 years ago

Because streaming on mobile is a huge usecase for many people

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