[battlefield] Re: plex
- From: Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: battlefield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:37:06 -0600
Oh, but Kodi it also has it's own built-in encoding and can play your local
files just peachily.
On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> lol. Well, i did link to their description pages!
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> Kodi is basically xbmc. With the tvaddons, you install addons like
> genesis, which allows you to basically stream most all popular and
> not-so-popular tv shows and movies. Stream, not host/encode. Stream. And it
> works well. I watch The Walking Dead more than an hour before it airs here.
> Yeah, it's shady and it's not your own content. But i actually find it
> easier than using plex to view my own recorded tv shows because it has them
> all already.
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> I have it installed on the media pc with an mce pluggin so it's controlled
> all with the remote for our main viewing room. It's installed on the
> firestick tv in our bedroom, too.
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> It's another option other than Plex, but it's basically stealing, too. I
> wonder if my Bishop will even understand it if i decide to confess....
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> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:11 PM, bl00k <bl00k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Loren John Bailey <
>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Sooooo are you just going to say that over again without explaining why
>>> it's better? What do you like about it? It came from xbmc from what I read.
>>> On Mar 31, 2015 11:42 AM, "Ryan Hawley" <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>> Too long. Just install Kodi and screw plex.
>>>> http://kodi.wiki/view/Amazon_Fire_TV_Stick
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>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:11 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>> Balls! I get a minute of playback on the amazon fire app. anyone know
>>>>> how long exclusivity normally lasts for new features?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Loren John Bailey <
>>>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I have that turned on for my windows tablet but off for my
>>>>>> phone. It's kinda cool but unnecessary.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:00 PM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I downloaded the free android app and cast to my Chromecast &
>>>>>>> already have the firestick plex app. One cool feature that I think I am
>>>>>>> going to turn off (if I can find it) is playing the theme song when in a
>>>>>>> Shows folder.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've used plex for quite some time.. it is better now, but i was
>>>>>>>> always frustrated at it not working well with windows media center
>>>>>>>> recorded
>>>>>>>> TV files. I have to group them all into the movies category for it to
>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've stopped using it mostly and now am using Kodi
>>>>>>>> <http://kodi.tv/> with tvaddons <http://www.tvaddons.ag/> in it's
>>>>>>>> place.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Loren John Bailey <
>>>>>>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> you don't need premium to access outside of your home. The only
>>>>>>>>> reason I have premium is because the xbox one app is only available to
>>>>>>>>> premium members for now. There are other features of premium but
>>>>>>>>> none of
>>>>>>>>> them are really worth it. Just do the networking to open it up,
>>>>>>>>> you'll
>>>>>>>>> see. It just shows up in your app. Eventually, like with Chromecast,
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> app will be a one time purchase and I'll probably ditch premium.
>>>>>>>>> They just
>>>>>>>>> offer it to premium for the first few months after they release a new
>>>>>>>>> platform.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:59 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> account: the_skroobs
>>>>>>>>>> I know you need premium to access your media through the
>>>>>>>>>> interwebs but do you need it to access others? is it worth the
>>>>>>>>>> price? Any
>>>>>>>>>> channels I need to check out or are they just glorified weblinks?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Loren John Bailey <
>>>>>>>>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I agree. I think it made a huge turn all at once in the middle
>>>>>>>>>>> of last year. I almost uninstalled it but then checked it out
>>>>>>>>>>> again after
>>>>>>>>>>> an upgrade and was blown away. It's my primary media software now.
>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>> apps are very well done on the xbox one and mobile devices. You
>>>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>>>> really even need to organize your folders that much, you just make
>>>>>>>>>>> sure you
>>>>>>>>>>> put them in the right library (TV Show vs Movies) and it takes care
>>>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>>> rest. A few of us here share our libraries and that is awesome.
>>>>>>>>>>> Only one
>>>>>>>>>>> has to have the video file now and it even shows up as available
>>>>>>>>>>> when you
>>>>>>>>>>> search your library for the movie. It's come a long way very
>>>>>>>>>>> quickly.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:25 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I decided to give plex another go, and it is much better than
>>>>>>>>>>>> the last time I installed in December '13. Anyway, anyone have
>>>>>>>>>>>> good tips
>>>>>>>>>>>> to get the most out of plex?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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