re: This is why we can't have nice things..they're going after Plex now.

I had to explain to you the other functions of plex

You can’t easily legally attack Kodi outside of the streaming box makers that include and some of the plugin makers that they’ve shut down in the past. That makes Plex the next best target for people trying to justify their anti piracy lawyer jobs.

Tried to set up Jellfin tonight. It's decent but not ready for prime time yet. I'm going to use Emby next and see how that goes.

remux is great for me on my 4K HDR tvs hard-wired on my local network.

my plex server can't transcode them for shite for friends though. i guess i shouldn't expect a 70GB 4K HDR uncompressed video to play well remotely on a 9 year old alienware.

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Hope he has the bandwidth and transcoding power for that!

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Honestly I dont know much about it, but this was is his email update last week.

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2. I've added a Cloud server with 500TB DOWNLOADED content. This server offers 4k, REMUX ++. I've disabled transcode on the server so you will need a client that can direct play (like NVIDIA shield). Let me know if you want access to this (no extra charge).

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Just move to Emby now

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Does Emby have automation processes like radarr/sonarr/couch potato?

Asking the real questions on behalf of us plebeians!

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I haven't tried Emby, but it's just an alternative to Plex, right?

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Yes. I used it preferentially because someone wanted to watch high school state championship games but couldn't get CST, I had an HDHomerun setup, and Emby will let you actually stream remotely from the public IP (no remote sign-in from an easy-to-name URL). without paying for the subscription but Plex required subscription for the same. And I had bet them that I could have it up and running inside of 30 minutes. So my use of Emby over Plex began. I haven't used Plex in a while.

I'm generally anti-pirate but felt that pure unavailability + relative obscurity were general exceptions. I do not use Radarr (and is Sonar a similar aggregator but for movies vs tv?), so I can't speak to how they integrate (not for you but for the fellow you responded to), but I seem to understand them to download files to a folder (or archives based on series/season/etc. You would just point your Emby directories to those "dumps" and it would be another way to play it. You can access remote servers the same way as you would with Plex. There are some metadata grabbers that are decent. Plugins are generally less than that offered in Plex. I tried to use it as my DVR when I switched providers and lost cable access, but I found out that an HDMI input card (not the software) was the limiting factor. I use it for my locals and have reliable remote access to them now (I did since pay for their lifetime subscription, so I'm relatively locked into it but also don't use it a whole lot).

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All of my Plex content is 100% legally purchased. I do that because I want the highest quality possible. Plex is an incredible tool that I've invested more time than I'd like to admit in configuring playlists, collections, shows, posters, etc...

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I love the playlist feature very much.

You sound very organized. Plex really is incredible.

I haven't tried Emby yet, but I do like that they allow you to just enter the url for an imdb or whatever metadata you need to fetch. I really don't see why Plex doesn't incorporate this.

One thing I have noticed is the Emby made a mess of my music folder. Lidarr has them all neatly labeled and organized, but somehow Emby thinks an Alice in Chains album is by "Alice Mudgarden." And it has lot of duplicates for whatever reason.