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Introducing Emby Theater for Windows Universal & Xbox One !


Luke

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Download for Windows 10 & Xbox One on the Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/emby-theater/9nblggh4t70l
Download for classic Windows Desktop: https://emby.media/emby-theater.html
Try the online web app: http://tv.emby.media and https://tv.emby.media - supports the latest versions of Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

 

This app has been a long journey and we're finally pleased to announce availability for Emby Premiere subscribers.

 

A Modern App for Modern Times

 

The interface for this app has been built with HTML, but this is nothing like the web apps you're accustomed to. This has been built purely with modern features that bring a level of performance that wasn't even possible a year ago at this time. For the nerds out there, that means WebAnimations, WebComponents, Service Workers, Polymer, and on and on.

 

To run this app on Windows, we've utilized Chromium, Electron, and NodeJS. Then we replaced the web audio and video player with a player built specifically for Windows (mentioned above). With HTML and JavaScript as the basis, the possibilities are going to be endless.

 

To release the app on other platforms such as Linux, Mac or Android, we would follow the same process and provide you with the best audio and video players that the platforms have to offer.

 

Pretty soon we'll have additional announcements on how you can build skins with HTML, and we can't wait to unveil that.
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Designed for 10ft, but Works Great With a Mouse and Touch Input

 

We've put a lot of effort into all three input mechanisms. We want this app to work well however you'd like to use it. We think the best way is a remote, but if you'd like to scroll with the mouse or swipe with your finger, that works great too.

 

Note: Although the app supports touch input, it does not currently have any mobile designs, therefore it is not ideal for small screens.

 

Sharper and Crisper Than Ever Before

 

The first thing you'll notice when playing with the new app is just how much crisper it is. How has this been achieved? Unlike the previous version of the app (and Emby for WMC), the new Emby Theater renders at resolution without any form of UI scaling. This will create more work for the theme developer to design for different resolutions (720p, 1080p, 4k, etc), but the results are worth it.

 

We love the old Emby Theater, but this is going to make it look like an old tube TV.

 

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Silky Smooth Animation

 

The next thing you'll notice is just how fluidly the interface navigates. Dramatic performance improvements have been made over the previous app. Almost everything on-screen is animated and it really helps make the app more pleasant to use.

 

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6-Button Control

 

There will be no more fumbling around trying to figure out what button does what. The new app will be easy for anyone to pick up and use without any learning curve. All functions are being designed around 6 buttons - up, down, left, right, ok, and back. Your family members and guests will have no trouble controlling the new Emby Theater.

 

Rediscover your Content with Recommendations

 

A popular feature from other Emby apps is finally making it's way to Emby Theater.

 

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New Music Interface

 

The app finally has a design that makes sense for music.

 

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Live TV

 

Watch Live TV, browse the guide, and manage your recordings.

 

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Details Gone Vertical

 

A common complaint over the detail screen of the current Emby Theater is that it's pretty but slow to navigate. We went back to the drawing board and decided to take a little inspiration from Android TV. It is now much, much faster to browse through detail screens.

 

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Learn How to Create Skins
Can you do HTML and JavaScript? Then why not fork the default skin?

 

http://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-302-learn-how-to-create-skins-for-emby-theater/

 

Let us know what changes and improvements you're able to come up with. You can even release your forked version to the Emby community!

 

So Which Version Should I Use?

 

It really depends. For most users, we suggest that if you need LAV Filters, External Players, or MadVR, you'll want to use the classic windows desktop app. For everyone else, the Windows Store and the web app are great choices.

 

Get it Now !

 

Download for Windows 10 & Xbox One on the Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/emby-theater/9nblggh4t70l
Download for classic Windows Desktop: https://emby.media/emby-theater.html
Try the online web app: http://tv.emby.media and https://tv.emby.media - supports the latest versions of Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

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Good work guys. It's just a shame Windows 10 is such a mess in other ways. So many inconsistencies and bad design choices. When running full screen though, at least ET hides all of that.

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Just tried it, and it feels like a very polished app, but is there a full-screen capability and support for standard IR Windows remote functions?

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how do i get the App package. so i can at least try to install it on my pi

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Does the Windows 10 one only work with Emby Connect?

 

I can't seem to connect to an Emby server on the same LAN.  Looking at the permissions, it doesn't seem like it has LAN access as part of the permissions, only Internet access.

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"We're unable to connect to the selected server right now. Please ensure it is running and try again."

 

"Emby Theater Classic", the web application and http://tv.emby.media work and connect to my server properly. I am not using Emby Connect (nor do I wish to do so) and my server is not accessible outside the LAN. 

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Awesome stuff, testing it now on the xbox one. Very fast and responsive!

 

Nice one. 

 

Keep up the good excellent work.

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Looks good, will this output hdaudio as uncompressed lossless on xbox one? (I know it can't bitstream)

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Hi, is there support for 4k content on the xbox one S and HDAUDIO support? (dtshd...)

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"We're unable to connect to the selected server right now. Please ensure it is running and try again."

 

"Emby Theater Classic", the web application and http://tv.emby.media work and connect to my server properly. I am not using Emby Connect (nor do I wish to do so) and my server is not accessible outside the LAN. 

I can report the same problem

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"We're unable to connect to the selected server right now. Please ensure it is running and try again."

 

same problem for Win10 app

tested on 2 computer (win10 pro)

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"We're unable to connect to the selected server right now. Please ensure it is running and try again."

 

"Emby Theater Classic", the web application and http://tv.emby.media work and connect to my server properly. I am not using Emby Connect (nor do I wish to do so) and my server is not accessible outside the LAN. 

The update to resolve local network connections is currently rolling out. Thank you for your patience.

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Does the Windows 10 one only work with Emby Connect?

 

I can't seem to connect to an Emby server on the same LAN.  Looking at the permissions, it doesn't seem like it has LAN access as part of the permissions, only Internet access.

The update to resolve local network connections is currently rolling out. Thank you for your patience.

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I can report the same problem

The update to resolve local network connections is currently rolling out. Thank you for your patience.

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same problem for Win10 app

tested on 2 computer (win10 pro)

The update to resolve local network connections is currently rolling out. Thank you for your patience.

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Please add synch support to Emby Theater. The Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 apps can't sync in the background, it's a pain.

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