[kwlug-disc] Kodi plans

Thu Mar 31 16:03:51 EDT 2016

I don't use Kodi currently, as I settled on Plex a while back. I'm somewhat
disgruntled with it at this point and am looking at Emby, which is a split
back/front end, and apparently has proper Kodi integration

    https://emby.media/

Additionally, I was using an Acer Easystore H340 for a while. It wasn't a
*bad* device, but I had some problems with the integrated NIC (If memory
serves, it would initally work fine, but slowly start slowing performance
over time). I ended up having to add a low-profile NIC to PCIE slot. I'm
not sure if they've changed anything with the H341 to resolve that.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Adam Glauser <adamglauser at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't have experience with multiple XBMC devices, but it is worth noting
> that XBMC can also be a media source and a server under DLNA/uPnP. Perhaps
> you can kill two birds with one stone.
>
> http://kodi.wiki/view/UPnP
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 1:06 PM Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Our living room machine is a Core 2 Quad running stock Ubuntu + KODI
>> and I've shared DVDs, Bluerays, Music and Photos via SAMBA to the rest
>> of our network. In our room we have a MyGica ATV582 I picked up at
>> Canada Computers when they were on sale for $100 even:
>>
>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=44_567&item_id=073308
>>
>> I didn't share the database so when we go room to room we don't have
>> the same preferences, but sharing via SAMBA (as opposed to upnp) does
>> allow is to have a local scrape of all the meta-data for the shows. We
>> connected the MyGica box via ethernet (gigabit between machines)
>> rather than wireless because we're still working with an older N
>> router.
>>
>> You can always set up a cell phone to control KODI if you want more
>> options. I like the "HP Windows Media Center" remote shown (warning -
>> annoying pop-up on page) here:
>> http://www.evertek.com/viewpart.asp?auto=62055&cat=CMO&cpc=CMObsc It
>> installed without further work by just picking Windows Media Center
>> from the lircd setup. The remote that comes with the ATV582 is kind of
>> limited compared to the media center remote, but its one saving grace
>> is that it has a tiny keyboard on the flip side...
>>
>> By the way if anyone is interested in locally sourced Rii i8 keyboard
>> (
>> https://www.amazon.ca/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-Mouse/dp/B00WQG6A8C/ref=pd_bxgy_504_img_2/183-2023673-1258918?ie=UTF8&refRID=YPY3QMXEPFMGPGMREW48
>> )
>> I saw them at Cambridge Surplus in the paintball area. They also have
>> those flashy LED strips... Think pricing is comparable to Amazon.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Personally I have a Core i5 quad core, running Mint 17.1, sitting under
>> the
>> > main TV, but I like to use it for normal desktop computing as well.
>> > Upstairs I just got a Matricom Gbox Q2 from Amazon.ca and it works
>> well, it
>> > even handles deinterlacing 1080i OTA recordings from MythTV.
>> >
>> > Never used a Raspberry Pi for it yet.
>> >
>> >
>> https://www.amazon.ca/Matricom-G-Box-Quad-Octo-Android/dp/B00I0ABY16/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1459439164&sr=1-1&keywords=matricom+g-box+q2
>> >
>> > It's a full android box, and I am contemplating a new 'air mouse'
>> remote for
>> > it, as the one it comes with doesn't have some functions, but the box
>> itself
>> > seems nice, thus far.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:39 AM, CrankyOldBugger
>> > <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> OK, so I will still need to drop some sort of client (eg. RasPi or
>> Roku)
>> >> with Kodi install behind each TV to pull from the database.  Any
>> preferences
>> >> for those?
>> >>
>> >> Ideally it would be great if said client can use the TV's existing
>> remote
>> >> control...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 at 11:30 Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> The best way to keep Kodi centralized is to actually use a database.
>> >>> This will store all your settings, including watched, position and of
>> course
>> >>> all your media metadata.
>> >>>
>> >>> You don't need a centralized Kodi server, as long as one Kodi system
>> >>> spots the new files, MySQL will be updated and all should be well.
>> Just be
>> >>> sure that ALL Kodi systems see the files the same way, nfs, smb or
>> uPnP.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://kodi.wiki/view/MySQL/Setting_up_Kodi
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:36 AM, CrankyOldBugger
>> >>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I wanted to toss a question at the group's XBMC/Kodi experts (you
>> know
>> >>>> who you are!)...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I currently have all of my movies and TV shows on a Synology NAS
>> box.  I
>> >>>> installed Kodi on an Ubuntu desktop and I watch my stuff while I'm
>> working
>> >>>> on a different desktop.  Life is good.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I want to bring the Kodi experience upstairs to both the family TV
>> and
>> >>>> also my wife's TV in the bedroom.  So as I understand it, my best
>> best would
>> >>>> be to either get one of those new set-top boxes such as a Roku or
>> build a
>> >>>> RasPi box and drop it behind the TV.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> To further complicate things, I have an old Acer H341 Windows Home
>> >>>> Server that I plan to install Ubuntu or some other distro on then
>> use that
>> >>>> as my new DNLA media server (it's a headless server so maybe I will
>> document
>> >>>> the procedure to share with the group).
>> >>>>
>> >>>> So my question is...  is there a way to install a sort of Kodi
>> server on
>> >>>> the new WHS/Ubuntu box so that individual users' preferences and
>> "watched
>> >>>> lists" are centrally stored, then fed out to the various TVs and
>> desktops?
>> >>>> In other words, if my daughter and I watch an episode of Dr. Who on
>> the big
>> >>>> TV, then she goes to her room and fires up her laptop it will mark
>> that
>> >>>> episode as watched for her?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Another issue is I have lots of "nerd" movies like hacker dramas,
>> >>>> how-to's, etc., that my wife and daughter really have no interest
>> in, so
>> >>>> these vids don't need to show up in their listings.  (Conversely, I
>> really
>> >>>> don't want to see my daughter's chick flicks in my movie listings...)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> More importantly, I don't want copies of all my movies propagating to
>> >>>> the Roku or RasPi boxes in the house.  I want just one centralized
>> storage
>> >>>> area that I can monitor.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've given up on ever using an OTA antenna to get live TV as I've
>> come
>> >>>> to believe that my neighbourhood is actually encased inside a very
>> large,
>> >>>> invisible Faraday Cage, so I have to depend on stuff I download off
>> of the
>> >>>> internet.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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