[battlefield] Re: plex
- From: James Theunplesant <neonghost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: battlefield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:10:14 -0600
But does work on a fire stick, so that's nice.
James C Snyder
I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
Augusten Burroughs
On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:56 PM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> and, it doesn't run on xbox or PS.
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Great points!. Kodi is only an alternative to plex for finding and
>> streaming content without having to have a server/media center
>> running/encoding anywhere. It plays your own content, but there is no
>> library to share. The navigation is easy, though i can't say it's
>> child-friendly.
>>
>> it runs on android, ios, windows, osx, etc. I don't share my plex, so
>> it's not an issue for me. but Kodi has indeed, replaced Plex for my use
>> case of streaming movies and recorded tv from my home network.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Daniel Kulbacki <danbackattack@xxxxxxxxx
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have to have a Media PC? Can you stream it to Xbox or PS? Is it
>>> just dlna? Is it easy for children to navigate and find a show they want?
>>> Can I stream my content to my phone? Can you share libraries? These are
>>> the reasons I use plex, if its an alternative to Plex it should do all
>>> these things. What are the apps, it looks like hulu to me and not so much
>>> plex.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> lol. Well, i did link to their description pages!
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:11 PM, bl00k <bl00k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Loren John Bailey <
>>>>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Too long. Just install Kodi and screw plex.
>>>>>>>> http://kodi.wiki/view/Amazon_Fire_TV_Stick
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:11 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> [-F69-]bl00k
>>>>>> www.fighting69.com
>>>>>>
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