warrencalvert 11 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Hi My Windows PC running Emby Theatre has finally died after many years of reliable service. So I'm, looking for a replacement and wondering what hardware recommendations anyone has for Emby Theatre? My preference is still for Windows but would consider looking at alternatives such as Nvidia Shield or Roku. What's considered the best Emby player platform these days? Thanks, Warren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper 3330 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I'd say majority of power users' choice here would be Shield Pro with Android TV client app. If you prefer to stay with Winows, I suppose any NUC (8-th gen or up) with ET would serve the purpose just as well. Both would give you some future-proofing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrencalvert 11 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 The Shield Pro certainly looks good. The only disadvantage I can see is that my HTPC had a 3rd party screensaver app that only runs on windows. My photos are on an SMB file share and the key feature I need for the screensaver app is to only display photos rated 4 or 5 stars. If its possible to do this on a Shield I'd go for it. Slightly off-topic but does anyone know if this is possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6795 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, warrencalvert said: The Shield Pro certainly looks good. The only disadvantage I can see is that my HTPC had a 3rd party screensaver app that only runs on windows. My photos are on an SMB file share and the key feature I need for the screensaver app is to only display photos rated 4 or 5 stars. If its possible to do this on a Shield I'd go for it. Slightly off-topic but does anyone know if this is possible? Where do your photos come from, where they are rated? I have several Nvidia Shields and use the PhotoGuru Media Player app, which has many options, although I'm not sure about the rating of photos, but you could always contact the developer, as he's always open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrencalvert 11 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Thanks for the suggestion, it doesnt look like PhotoGuru can do this but I've emailed support. Star ratings are an industry standard attribute contained in the EXIF metadata, so any app should be able to read these and filter accordingly. I just havent found one that does it yet on Android TV. Unfortunately, gPhotoShow which I currently use and has an incredible amount of functionality is Windows only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 296 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 "Photo Gallery and Screensaver" is what I use. Not sure about ratings settings. I paid for the gallery and screensaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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