![]() ![]() I think the "game changer" of late though has been the support in Emby & Plex (via Plexpass) for HW transcoding (Intel QSV for Plex). Gibxxi wrote:Plex is 'OK' as a server, but it's UI is too 'dumbed-down' and restrictive for any end-user that has a bit more savvy and wants / needs the customization element that Kodi brings.Īgree in general with all that you have said. It's doable, but not without performance cost, and not without issue at times. A vast majority of the consumer-grade NAS devices QNAP make are based on Atom and Celeron CPUs, and the performance of Plex OR Emby on these kind of systems can be somewhat marginal, depending on other services running on the NAS at the same time. Why is this relevant? Well, because as good as Kodi is as a media player it has no back-end server (as yet), so remote streaming becomes difficult without some kind of dedicated VPN so as to get access to your content (on the NAS) remotely. Similar setups exist for using Emby as the back-end in place of Plex. Those who want the best of both worlds can have Plex running as a back-end, with 'PleXBMC' (XBMC / Kodi Add-on) on top offering the Kodi experience. Plex, being a fork of Kodi (or rather XBMC as it was called when the two projects diverged) shares much commonality in it's settings windows, with Kodi, so native users of Plex won't have too much trouble navigating & configuring Kodi. Plex is 'OK' as a server, but it's UI is too 'dumbed-down' and restrictive for any end-user that has a bit more savvy and wants / needs the customization element that Kodi brings. Step4: browse from the library then play the media you want. ![]() it then starts scanning to index them into a library. Step3: the app will instruct you to add shares where your media is located. Step1: install the relevant qpkg onto qnap via qts app center, e.g. is what i consider a real media server (if your not transcoding, then a lower end model will work just fine)Īs for setup is rather simple really. theres even a new method, the cinema28 that may be able to stream as well.Īs for hardware there is xx82 series, or the x77, or x73. If you want to stream to the living room with a bigger tv, then the choices are all the previous options. Just create a shortcut on win10 desktop that can access the shares on the QNAP, double click to open using MPC-HC (megamix lav filters) for playback on a 24'' AH-IPS 1920x1200 monitor, Nvidia 1080gtx graphics, Aktimate Mini active speakers ^^ works great for anime. ![]() regardless of what you get, you'd still want a NAS for big storage which these devices can access via DLNA to playback from. either an android box, roku, google chromecast, nvidia shield. Not only can you view your digital media library on lan, it also doubles up viewing streams via addons similar to netflix.*coughĪnd another method. you probably want to know what the plex pass is forĪlternative to plex is Emby, which does more or less the same.Īnother good media alternative is the very popular kodi. Plex can direct stream or transcode content depending on the media type. But your streaming content you have digitally stored on your NAS, rather than stream from netflixes own servers. in the way your media is layed out in the UI. ![]()
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