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re: flushed kodi down the toliet. back to ol' reliable plex
Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:27 am to CAD703X
Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:27 am to CAD703X
How did you make out with this CAD. We are cutting the cord. I have Netflix, Kodi, Amazon, and PsVue. But Plex certainly sonds interesting, and might allow me to drop PsVue.
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Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:33 am to Boss
Plex is more about playing your own files vs. Kodi being used by most for streaming from the illegal streaming sites. It's actually a pretty good interface and is great if you download movies/TV shows or rip DVDs. It also lets you hook an antenna up to your Plex Server PC and DVR OTA channels. So there are plenty of things it can do, but unless you are going to download everything you want to watch ahead of time it doesn't really replace Kodi or PS Vue.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 2:41 pm to CAD703X
If I'm not watching an ESPN sports stream, I have Plex up and running on my TV. It's the single greatest thing I've invested in. As long as I have cell service, I can watch anything on my server or any OTA show I want on my phone
Posted on 11/9/17 at 2:59 pm to bluebarracuda
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If I'm not watching an ESPN sports stream, I have Plex up and running on my TV
yup. i do still have a netflix account but the best thing about plex (and i know you have to gather the movies, etc. first) is that you ALWAYS have a TOP QUALITY 1080p (or 2160p) copy that starts flawlessly, never buffers, is always there for you when you need it and has top notch audio.
kodi can DIAF as far as i'm concerned because it worked for about 15 minutes at my house until i got into the upgrade-itis and where are the fricking HD streams and who the frick wants to pay for any of those stupid services or enter a code on your computer to get 'quality' sources not to mention is SKETCHY AS frick and even when you do find a nice HD stream of that movie you want to watch, when you come back tomorrow to finish it all that's availalbe are shite streams that buffer and look like arse and you're embarrassed because you had a friend over to watch the movie and now it looks like shite again.
NO THANK YOU. Plex is my God now
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 11/9/17 at 3:22 pm to CAD703X
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Plex is my God now
Been a pleasure being your Moses.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 3:38 pm to CAD703X
I have my Plex server stored at a buddies house so I don't run my bandwidth through the roof 
Luckily they have great speeds and I have great speeds, so there's no buffering.
Luckily they have great speeds and I have great speeds, so there's no buffering.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 3:42 pm to bluebarracuda
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I have my Plex server stored at a buddies house so I don't run my bandwidth through the roof
I'm not sure that setup is working like you think.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 3:44 pm to junkfunky
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Been a pleasure being your Moses.
at least it didnt take me 40 years of wandering...
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 11/9/17 at 3:45 pm to Korkstand
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I have my Plex server stored at a buddies house so I don't run my bandwidth through the roof
I'm not sure that setup is working like you think.
i was like WTF so i'm glad to see you replied before i did.
doggone it, that gigabit ethernet running through my house is costing me a FORTUNE.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:10 pm to Korkstand
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I'm not sure that setup is working like you think.
yea, I have no idea 
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:19 pm to bluebarracuda
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yea, I have no idea
Since you still sound like you might not get it, instead of all of that video traffic going over your own internal wifi network, it is going out your friend's paid internet connection and in your own paid internet connection. If you had the Plex server in your own house you would use zero paid bandwidth to access it. Since it's at you're friends house you both are using paid bandwidth for you to access it.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:23 pm to TigerinATL
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Since you still sound like you might not get it, instead of all of that video traffic going over your own internal wifi network, it is going out your friend's paid internet connection and in your own paid internet connection. If you had the Plex server in your own house you would use zero paid bandwidth to access it. Since it's at you're friends house you both are using paid bandwidth for you to access it.
Jesus frick you dont say
But we also have constant downloads of movies and shows moving through that server since it only takes a few taps from a phone to put in a download. We have anywhere from 1-10 remote users using the server at once
but what do I know
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:29 pm to bluebarracuda
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We have anywhere from 1-10 remote users using the server at once
If those remote users aren't all at your house then someone's going to take the bandwidth hit so I guess it might as well be your friend. If they are all or are mostly in your house, you just multiplied how much paid bandwidth y'all are wasting.
This post was edited on 11/9/17 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:33 pm to TigerinATL
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If those remote users aren't all at your house then someone's going to take the bandwidth hit so I guess it might as well be your friend. If they are all or are mostly in your house, you just multiplied how much paid bandwidth y'all are wasting.
Do you understand what remote means? Bc I feel like you're having a hard time grasping it
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:43 pm to bluebarracuda
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Jesus frick you dont say
But we also have constant downloads of movies and shows moving through that server since it only takes a few taps from a phone to put in a download. We have anywhere from 1-10 remote users using the server at once
but what do I know
In that case you are saving bandwidth because none of the downloads go through your connection and none of the other users' viewing will go through your connection.
But all that you view goes through your connection, whereas if you had the server at your house none of your viewing would go through your connection.
So yeah, in the end you're saving bandwidth by not running it at your house.
Even though I have an unlimited data connection (Cox Business class), I still prefer to run my Plex server from my home.
Short term power or internet outage? My home network infrastructure is all battery-backed, I still have hundreds of hours of viewing at my fingertips over WiFi
Long term power or internet outage/natural disaster scenario? Start up the generator, kick back and relax with hundreds of titles on demand.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 4:44 pm to bluebarracuda
You and anyone in your house are by definition remote to your friend where the server is hosted. The other remote users could be the wife and kids accessing Plex from other devices in your house. If they aren't then there's probably no problem with your setup, but based on the initial information we were given the setup seemed questionable.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 10:13 pm to efrad
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Short term power or internet outage? My home network infrastructure is all battery-backed, I still have hundreds of hours of viewing at my fingertips over WiFi
Long term power or internet outage/natural disaster scenario? Start up the generator, kick back and relax with hundreds of titles on demand.
We have all of the tailgate equipment at that house too, so the generator is already there. I use a good bit of bandwidth twitch streaming, so I needed to keep the Plex server off my network to save for that.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 7:37 am to CAD703X
Which unsupported apps are the best for content? Might have to go back to it. The Rokus were mothballed in favor of sticks. The linking and other stuff is pushing me to break the Rokus out again.
Posted on 11/11/17 at 8:29 pm to CAD703X
Are you familiar with plexus and ace streams. I'm trying to set it up but it's asking for my card. Not sure I want to give that info.
Posted on 11/11/17 at 8:48 pm to bluebarracuda
Just copy the files to an HDD at each house and spare your unnecessary bandwidth waste before you all get hit with high costs.
There's no reason to stream like it's 1999
There's no reason to stream like it's 1999
This post was edited on 11/11/17 at 10:33 pm
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