Blue407 0 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Morning All I'm running Emby on a few Windows PC's at the moment. One of them is now old and slow and quite noisy, plus takes up lots of space!. I would like to know whats the cheapest device capable of running Emby client with all the features and has HDMI out that supports 1080p? HD Audio over the HDMI would be nice too. This is for my bedroom where I have an Onkyo HD 5.1 Amp and projector. Thanks in advance for help and advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Raspberry Pi 2 running openelec and the emby for kodi addon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue407 0 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Raspberry Pi 2 running openelec and the emby for kodi addon And that will support all of my requirements? Do you know of any guides to setting it up? I presume you suggest running Kodi with Emby on top? In which case, why not just use Kodi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 And that will support all of my requirements? Do you know of any guides to setting it up? I presume you suggest running Kodi with Emby on top? In which case, why not just use Kodi? 1.Yes 2. See here : http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Install+openelec+on+raspberry+Pi+2 3. Because I presumed that you had already invested in setting up the emby ecosystem and so would want a solution compatible with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6771 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Raspberry Pi 2 running openelec and the emby for kodi addon Or a Raspberry Pi 2 running OSMC and the Emby for Kodi addon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 ... Which amounts to the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6771 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 ... Which amounts to the same Yes, but there seems to be an issue with slow syncing when running OPENELEC which OSMC doesn't have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue407 0 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks Guys, I will read up more on your suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt1xoom 12 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I have this device. http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_212002.html. It says it can do 4k, but I don't have anything that high. It looks like they are all sold out of the EU and US warehouses, but they have free shipping from China. I use the old, original Kodi plugin. I just prefer it over the new plugin. This device does not work very well with the Android TV App. The back button does not work. If you have a keyboard, the Android App work great. You can use the mouse on the remote, but it is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnappo 1593 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I use the old, original Kodi plugin. I just prefer it over the new plugin. Not to derail the thread - but that is interesting - I am really surprised it still works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waughd 2 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hopefully we will get an ET version for Raspberry Pi2 that does not need kodi etc along the lines of Rasplex maybe RasET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Or "ET Pi" As in you can have your Pi and ET it too....no? Edited January 29, 2016 by Vidman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguebert 9 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 The new ET is supposed to be able to be ported to other platforms, so maybe we will see such a thing. That would be great except for one thing for me anyway. In my Home Theater I am running the Cinema VIsion Addon to provide the theater experience with trivia and trailers , lighting control etc. So I would be interested in ET for the Pi2 except for the home theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnappo 1593 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) For those interested in Pi, building an image that can run Chrome and MPV would be a good start. Initially it would likely be external player only - and MPV is a good starting point. @@Luke - agree? Edited January 29, 2016 by xnappo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 The new ET is supposed to be able to be ported to other platforms, so maybe we will see such a thing. That would be great except for one thing for me anyway. In my Home Theater I am running the Cinema VIsion Addon to provide the theater experience with trivia and trailers , lighting control etc. So I would be interested in ET for the Pi2 except for the home theater The dev of cinema vision popped in here once to gauge interest in adding support for emby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnappo 1593 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Is that a player? Only thing I know of called Cinema Vision is a Kodi Addon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e123enitan 237 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Morning All I'm running Emby on a few Windows PC's at the moment. One of them is now old and slow and quite noisy, plus takes up lots of space!. I would like to know whats the cheapest device capable of running Emby client with all the features and has HDMI out that supports 1080p? HD Audio over the HDMI would be nice too. This is for my bedroom where I have an Onkyo HD 5.1 Amp and projector. Thanks in advance for help and advice What is your definition of cheap, what is your budget rage, what of OS are you considering, Openelec, Andrionetc Well I favored Openelec which is what I have on my Tronsmart S802, I am considering the newest 64bit 4k version you will find more info on this site http://www.geekbuying.com/Search/?keyword=tronsmart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Once I get my Pine64+, I plan on doing a bit of work to see if I can get Emby working on it. That won't be the primary purpose of the device but it will be interesting to play with. It is a little cheaper than the base Pi card but probably around the same cost with all the extras needed. There is already video of Plex running on the Pine64 so it shouldn't be too difficult to get a version of Emby working. There are a lot of new cards out there that are building beyond the Pi. Some based off its basic model and idea. Others using other ARM System-On-Chip ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Is that a player? Only thing I know of called Cinema Vision is a Kodi Addon.Yeah the addon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8radio 1292 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Wouldn't a $35 roku HDMI stick be a cheap & easy way to run an emby client, without having to jack with Kodi, buying the pi, a case, and other accessories? The android, and roku options come with a hardware remote too... There are a ton of android HDMI sticks on ebay for cheap. I personally like the roku's, with the exception of the live TV GUIDE, it sucks, and doesn't look/work like the web version, other than that great little device. LINK TO $35 ROKU STICK EBAY - Android HDMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Those sticks won't do HD Audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSattler 387 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes, but there seems to be an issue with slow syncing when running OPENELEC which OSMC doesn't have. Interesting, I've not seen any issues on my J1900 box or my rpi2's. One thing to note the rpi2's won't give you TrueHD or DTS-HD, instead it will give you PCM, still HD, but just wanted to point out the technicality since it cannot passthrough those codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidman 589 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Wouldn't a $35 roku HDMI stick be a cheap & easy way to run an emby client, without having to jack with Kodi, buying the pi, a case, and other accessories? The android, and roku options come with a hardware remote too... There are a ton of android HDMI sticks on ebay for cheap. I personally like the roku's, with the exception of the live TV GUIDE, it sucks, and doesn't look/work like the web version, other than that great little device. LINK TO $35 ROKU STICK EBAY - Android HDMI Also depends what kind of experience you want... The options you mention are generally not as nice to use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6771 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Interesting, I've not seen any issues on my J1900 box or my rpi2's. That was related to running the Emby for Kodi addon. The Emby for Kodi devs have added options to only request so many items from the server, which seems to have helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8radio 1292 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Those sticks won't do HD Audio. OP said "HD audio would be nice" But.... 10-4 gotcha... So, I guess I have a side question, which emby clients/os's DO support HD Audio? Obviously Kodi, but please continue with that list. Edited February 6, 2016 by pir8radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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