Crone
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Are you talking about IPTV offered by a private tracker many of us all have invites too? Ride the high seas style.
Cord-Cutting, Or How to Stream your Way to Success
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
LiquidDeath
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No sir, this one predates the website offerings. Also, from what I understand, the one you are referring to is quite a bit more expensive due to its high visibility.
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Anyone want to share what the best options are for iptv? Tired of fucking with shit trying to watch in-market baseball...
LiquidDeath
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It's kind of like running your own Plex server or PiHole. You have to want it bad enough to jump through hoops and learn some bullshit to really make it work. If you show anyone else, you also have to play tech support.
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That said, the reward is great. It took a couple initial weekends to set up because I was a Linux newbie, but now my plex server has been running for like 16 years and I spend almost no energy maintaining it.
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LiquidDeath
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Oh, yes, very much so. I was highlighting that it isn't all cupcakes and rainbows, but if you have the time and desire then it is certainly worth the effort.
Void
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Speaking of Plex servers, I have one that I share with a few relatives/friends, and I run into the issue of anything 4k not being viable for streaming due to the transcoding crippling the old computer I have it running on. I can stream 4k just fine if they are also viewing it in 4k, but any time they use less it literally just locks that computer up until they cancel it. And I don't want to force them to always use 4k for various reasons (data, the device not being 4k, my internet/computer can't handle two people using it at the same time in 4k, etc.) So I end up keeping a 4k remux version for myself and a lesser quality one for them, or they have to ask me for one.
Now, I was reading about how Plex took the hardware processing out of the free version and it is only available with the paid version. Does anyone pay for the Plex Pass or whatever it is called, and know how effective the hardware processing actually is? I realize it will depend upon the hardware, but does it make a big difference? I'd spring for the lifetime pass when it is on sale one of these holidays if it was worth it, but I always figured it wasn't worth the other extra features. Until I found out about the hardware processing at least.
Alternatively, I've looked into Jellyfin and actually installed it on that computer, but setting it up for outside access seems like a bit of a hassle so I'm pausing that in case Plex Pass is worth having instead. Anyone have experience with Jellyfin they can share? It supposedly has hardware processing included, and since it is open source it is totally free.
Thanks.
Now, I was reading about how Plex took the hardware processing out of the free version and it is only available with the paid version. Does anyone pay for the Plex Pass or whatever it is called, and know how effective the hardware processing actually is? I realize it will depend upon the hardware, but does it make a big difference? I'd spring for the lifetime pass when it is on sale one of these holidays if it was worth it, but I always figured it wasn't worth the other extra features. Until I found out about the hardware processing at least.
Alternatively, I've looked into Jellyfin and actually installed it on that computer, but setting it up for outside access seems like a bit of a hassle so I'm pausing that in case Plex Pass is worth having instead. Anyone have experience with Jellyfin they can share? It supposedly has hardware processing included, and since it is open source it is totally free.
Thanks.
Rabbit_Games
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PLEX question:
Is there a way to force Plex to ONLY use my local NFO and Image files? I don't want it to scrape shit. Nothing. Nada. I use Tiny Media Manager to setup my folder structures exactly how I like them, and I don't want my stuff getting over-written.
Is there a way to force Plex to ONLY use my local NFO and Image files? I don't want it to scrape shit. Nothing. Nada. I use Tiny Media Manager to setup my folder structures exactly how I like them, and I don't want my stuff getting over-written.
Denamian
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Change the agents for your libraries to personal media.
Metadata Agents
“Metadata Agents” (or just “agents”) are the server component that’s responsible for taking the information from the scanner and then...
Rabbit_Games
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Rabbit_Games
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I got it working... but this Drobo 5N is not built for transcoding and streaming off-site. Looks like I need to move on to a Synology or build my own media server.
Rabbit_Games
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If I want to build my own NAS (using TrueNas), is there a case similar to the Synology 423+ that lets me install my own motherboard/CPU, memory, etc.?
Arative
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Not sure about case but if you are building your own Nas for Plex streaming this blog might interest you. Showed up on my feed
The Best Media Server CPU... in the world.
After a solid 8 months of testing, I think we have a big enough sample size to draw some conclusions. The best media server CPU is...
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Jovec
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I use a Lian Li PC-M25 case for my back-up NAS. For a specific use case I guess it is fine but I'd rather something a bit more general purpose. I use a Fractal Node 804 for my home VM server (proxmox, pass through HBA to Truenas Core) and it's decent. I suggest thinking though future use cases - for me, I really wish the 804 fit standard ATX boards because I have so many of them around. For my next iteraion I will either reuse my Define 7 XL on some casters or get something similar in size. For me at least, I think the increased case size jusst makes things easier for a variety of reasons.
Silverstone makes some unique stuff and you might want to look at something like the CS280/380, CS381, or similar. Check read specs and check measurements.
Silverstone makes some unique stuff and you might want to look at something like the CS280/380, CS381, or similar. Check read specs and check measurements.
I use jellyfin and its hardware transcoding works great. It'll be highly dependent on how old the cpu is. The older generation cpu (below 8th for intel cpus) are practically useless so if you have one of these, a video card or new cpu is your only option. If you want easymode remote access, use tailscale. You just install it on both devices you want to use remotely and it will connect them automatically and give each device its own ip address you can connect to.
I don't see it available on Amazon, but this case works great for me. I toss in all my old parts into it as I upgrade my main pc. 8 slots for harddrives with an additional + 3 if you use the drive bays.
GAMEMAX Full Tower Chassis with Front Mesh Ventilation and ODD and Window Cases, ATX - High Airflow, 3 x LEDs Blue Cooling Fans Included, Black (Master M905)
Void
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Thanks. The Tailscale thing isn't really going to work for me as I have multiple people outside of my immediate family that use it, and I'm not going to go install it on their computer, or troubleshoot it when shit doesn't work, etc. Plex is easy because they all know how to install apps on their TV or phone, and Plex is almost always already there for them to install. I went ahead and bought a month of the Plex Premium or whatever, and it seems to be doing the job, but we'll see when more people try it.
Kharzette
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The winds from the recent storms (see weather thread) kinda wrecked my mum's antenna, so I moved it back to the other side of the house. It seemed fine when we tested it but now we are getting almost no channels.
I think it might be just a big wad of trees in the way. That and a cheap ass small antenna. I think I need to go big. Like one of those big ass <<<<<< looking things. Anyone have recommendations?
Also, is it possible to connect two antenna with a T connector and get channels from both?
I think it might be just a big wad of trees in the way. That and a cheap ass small antenna. I think I need to go big. Like one of those big ass <<<<<< looking things. Anyone have recommendations?
Also, is it possible to connect two antenna with a T connector and get channels from both?
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