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    What do you use for a home media server

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    • wirestyle22W
      wirestyle22 @JaredBusch
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      @jaredbusch I hadn't heard of Emby until this thread. I'm going to try it too. I try to use Opensource as much as I can, although I did already pay the lifetime subscription for Plex. 😕

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @wirestyle22
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        @wirestyle22 said in What do you use for a home media server:

        @jaredbusch I hadn't heard of Emby until this thread. I'm going to try it too. I try to use Opensource as much as I can, although I did already pay the lifetime subscription for Plex. 😕

        Meh, you've blown more than $120 on something in the past so there is that.

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        • wirestyle22W
          wirestyle22 @JaredBusch
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          @jaredbusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

          @wirestyle22 said in What do you use for a home media server:

          @jaredbusch I hadn't heard of Emby until this thread. I'm going to try it too. I try to use Opensource as much as I can, although I did already pay the lifetime subscription for Plex. 😕

          Meh, you've blown more than $120 on something in the past so there is that.

          $400+ purse for Laura. You've got a point sir

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch
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            It seems that Emby also has a live TV functionality. But there is so little information available for Emby compared to Plex.

            I'll spin the media server up, no problem, but I really want to know how the Live TV compares.

            It works through one of the same devices as Plex, the HDHomerun Network Tuner.
            https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Live TV

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @JaredBusch
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              @jaredbusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

              It seems that Emby also has a live TV functionality. But there is so little information available for Emby compared to Plex.

              I'll spin the media server up, no problem, but I really want to know how the Live TV compares.

              It works through one of the same devices as Plex, the HDHomerun Network Tuner.
              https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Live TV

              Awesome, I'll hit BB on the way home and buy one of these to try out.

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @Dashrender
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                @dashrender said in What do you use for a home media server:

                @jaredbusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                It seems that Emby also has a live TV functionality. But there is so little information available for Emby compared to Plex.

                I'll spin the media server up, no problem, but I really want to know how the Live TV compares.

                It works through one of the same devices as Plex, the HDHomerun Network Tuner.
                https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Live TV

                Awesome, I'll hit BB on the way home and buy one of these to try out.

                Plex works with more gear.

                https://www.plex.tv/features/live-tv-dvr/ (scroll down)

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch
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                  I will probably jsut break down and buya one month pass for both systems once I have a little time to dedicate to smoothing this out.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @JaredBusch
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                    @jaredbusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                    I will probably jsut break down and buya one month pass for both systems once I have a little time to dedicate to smoothing this out.

                    I'm running Plex on my Windows machine right now - it's also my gaming rig... No extra machine to run as a VM host to use nix on, other than Hyper-V on Win 10 - anddddd.. nah!.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @Dashrender
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                      @dashrender My current VM is running on an old Dell T410 with a manufacture date of 2011.

                      No PERC controller, so I dug out an old 3 port LSI controller I had and put 2x 2TB drives in RAID 1.

                      Really just for testing things out.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
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                        Not sure a server is worth the cost or power cost in my situation.

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @Dashrender
                          last edited by JaredBusch

                          @dashrender said in What do you use for a home media server:

                          Not sure a server is worth the cost or power cost in my situation.

                          It was for testing out KVM locally first. Also, the power costs are not relevant when I have to run an electric heater in my office all day.

                          That said, my old desktop will become my new KVM server. Lower power needs will be a benefit.

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                            JasGot @JaredBusch
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                            @JaredBusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                            Plex works with more gear.
                            https://www.plex.tv/features/live-tv-dvr/ (scroll down)

                            Just curious, did you ever decide on an OTA tuner? I am looking for one to play with using Plex. Seems there are several options, and since this tech has been around awhile, they probably all work ok. But if you looked at them and chose one in particular, I'd be interested in which one you chose and why.

                            Thanks.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @JasGot
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                              @JasGot said in What do you use for a home media server:

                              @JaredBusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                              Plex works with more gear.
                              https://www.plex.tv/features/live-tv-dvr/ (scroll down)

                              Just curious, did you ever decide on an OTA tuner? I am looking for one to play with using Plex. Seems there are several options, and since this tech has been around awhile, they probably all work ok. But if you looked at them and chose one in particular, I'd be interested in which one you chose and why.

                              Thanks.

                              I purchased a HD HomeRun unit.

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                                JasGot @JaredBusch
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                                @JaredBusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                                I purchased a HD HomeRun unit.

                                Thanks! I just ordered the HDHomeRun Scribe Quatro. It should be here in a couple of hours.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                  @JaredBusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                                  @JasGot said in What do you use for a home media server:

                                  @JaredBusch said in What do you use for a home media server:

                                  Plex works with more gear.
                                  https://www.plex.tv/features/live-tv-dvr/ (scroll down)

                                  Just curious, did you ever decide on an OTA tuner? I am looking for one to play with using Plex. Seems there are several options, and since this tech has been around awhile, they probably all work ok. But if you looked at them and chose one in particular, I'd be interested in which one you chose and why.

                                  Thanks.

                                  I purchased a HD HomeRun unit.

                                  I think that that is what my dad uses on Fedora.

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