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My setup involves a Linux PC running Plex media server and Roku boxes
runni=
ng the Plex client. I also have WDTV Live boxes that can access network
sha=
res or media servers, but this is not as pretty as the Plex interface. The
=
WDTV also does offer a media jukebox type of interface, but it is not very
=
good; not a patch on XBMC or Plex.=20
I know Plex can be installed on some NAS boxes, especially Synology units.
=
The trade off tends to be that some NAS boxes won't be be able to
transcode=
the video to suit the Roku's format, if the files are not already compatib=
le. I think Roku supports MP4 and MKV files. I also think there might be a
=
channel for Roku that works with DLNA devices.
I was looking at Popcorn Hour boxes before I ended up with my current
setup=
. These might be your best bet if you don't want to run a PC. I cannot
comm=
ent on the UI experience but they appear to play every type of format.
Geoff
> On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:59, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
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>=20
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> Thanks. I'll look into the dune offerings.... Of equal interest as the
pl=
ayback of my chosen format, is the UI... the *perfect* UI is the Apple TV
o=
ne... Nothing else comes close... So many of the other streamer boxes I've
=
seen have a shite file explorer like interface... No cover art, no
metadata=
, etc...
>=20
> I've seen and used xbmc in the past, and liked it, but I will not have
a =
PC involved in the setup.
>=20
> Not played with rpi... Not interested in cobbling together DIY
solutions.=
.. I want something I can buy, unwrap, plug in, and watch movies...
>=20
> Looked at plex, but try as I might, I absolutely could not get it to
play=
ripped DVDs although the interface did look jolly nice.
>=20
>=20
> Sent from my iPad
>=20
>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 20:38, "Brian Smith"
<brian@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>=20
>> Hi Paul
>>=20
>> I have a couple of Dune players (a 101 and 301) and they have
played eve=
rything I have asked them to. Never quite got around to it but they also
s=
upport control via the mymovies iPad app if that's of interest.
>>=20
>> If there is any you want me to try file format / bit rate wise
then let =
me know.
>>=20
>> Cheers
>>=20
>> Brian
>>=20
>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:10, Paul Gordon
<paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Ok, so I'm sitting here looking at my jailbroken Apple TV2
contstantly =
saying "Loading"... 15 minutes now and impatient kids waiting for
Star Wars=
,... Another 5 minutes and it's going out of this 2nd floor window....
Like=
pretty much anything that isn't genuine apple, it's utter shite...=20
>>> The software is slow, buggy, and not a patch on the real
thing... If I =
could I'd just go to iTunes and pay for the damn movie (again) just to get
=
the media I want when I want it, but unfortunately, the Star Wars films
are=
n't on iTunes... They are all on my NAS of course, as ripped DVD's in
video=
_ts folders... So sick am I of the piss poor performance of jailbroken
kit,=
that I am now resolved to find another box that does this better...
>>>=20
>>> So, the question is, what *is* the best box for streaming my
own person=
al content? Most of the front runners don't do it... I tried a windows PC
f=
or a couple of years, - I'm never going down that route again... Roku
doesn=
't do local content... Apple TV doesn't do it without jail breaking, and
do=
ing that to it turns it into a pile of shite...
>>>=20
>>> Surely in this day and age, it cannot be beyond the wit of
mankind to m=
ake a box that is as good as a proper Apple TV, but which will play my
ripp=
ed DVD's... Is that really so much to ask?
>>>=20
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>=20
>>> > On 28 Oct 2013, at 09:32, "Mark McCall"
<lists@xxxxxxx> w=
rote:
>>> >=20
>>> > http://autoho.me/1aOd65H
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>>> > M.
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<div>My setup involves a Linux PC running Plex media server and Roku
boxes running the Plex client. I also have WDTV Live boxes that can access
network shares or media servers, but this is not as pretty as the Plex
interface. The WDTV also does offer a media jukebox type of interface, but
it is not very good; not a patch on XBMC or
Plex. </div><div><br></div><div>I
know Plex can be installed on some NAS boxes, especially Synology units.
The trade off tends to be that some NAS boxes won't be be able to transcode
the video to suit the Roku's format, if the files are not already
compatible. I think Roku supports MP4 and MKV files. I also think there
might be a channel for Roku that works with DLNA
devices.</div><div><br></div><div>I was
looking at Popcorn Hour boxes before I ended up with my current setup.
These might be your best bet if you don't want to run a PC. I cannot
comment on the UI experience but they appear to play every type
of format.</div><div><br></div><div>G
eoff</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 2
Nov 2013, at 19:59, Paul Gordon <<a href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
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<div>Thanks. I'll look into the dune offerings.... Of equal interest
as the playback of my chosen format, is the UI... the *perfect* UI is the
Apple TV one... Nothing else comes close... So many of the other streamer
boxes I've seen have a shite file explorer like interface... No cover art,
no metadata,
etc...</div><div><br></div><div>I've seen and
used xbmc in the past, and liked it, but I will not have a PC involved in
the setup.</div><div><br></div><div>Not
played with rpi... Not interested in cobbling together DIY solutions... I
want something I can buy, unwrap, plug in, and watch
movies...</div><div><br></div><div>Looked at
plex, but try as I might, I absolutely could not get it to play ripped DVDs
although the interface did look jolly
nice.</div><div><br><br>Sent from my
iPad</div><div><br>On 2 Nov 2013, at 20:38, "Brian
Smith" <<a href="mailto:brian@xxxxxxx";>brian@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
<div>Hi Paul</div><div><br></div><div>I
have a couple of Dune players (a 101 and 301) and they have played
everything I have asked them to. Never quite got around to it but
they also support control via the mymovies iPad app if that's of
interest.</div><div><br></div><div>If there
is any you want me to try file format / bit rate wise then let me
know.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Brian<br><br>On
2 Nov 2013, at 19:10, Paul Gordon <<a href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote
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<p>Ok, so I'm sitting here looking at my jailbroken Apple TV2
contstantly saying "Loading"... 15 minutes now and impatient kids
waiting for Star Wars,... Another 5 minutes and it's going out of this 2nd
floor window.... Like pretty much anything that isn't genuine apple, it's
utter shite... <br>
The software is slow, buggy, and not a patch on the real thing... If I
could I'd just go to iTunes and pay for the damn movie (again) just to get
the media I want when I want it, but unfortunately, the Star Wars films
aren't on iTunes... They are all on my NAS of course, as ripped DVD's in
video_ts folders... So sick am I of the piss poor performance of jailbroken
kit, that I am now resolved to find another box that does this
better...<br>
<br>
So, the question is, what *is* the best box for streaming my own personal
content? Most of the front runners don't do it... I tried a windows PC for
a couple of years, - I'm never going down that route again... Roku doesn't
do local content... Apple TV doesn't do it without jail breaking, and doing
that to it turns it into a pile of shite...<br>
<br>
Surely in this day and age, it cannot be beyond the wit of mankind to make
a box that is as good as a proper Apple TV, but which will play my ripped
DVD's... Is that really so much to ask?<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
> On 28 Oct 2013, at 09:32, "Mark McCall" <<a
href="mailto:lists@xxxxxxx";>lists@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> <a href="http://autoho.me/1aOd65H";>http://autoho.me/1aOd65H</a><br>
> <br>
> M.<br>
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