phi303 14 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I was looking for a low-cost solution for something that would just run 24/7 with low power consumption and ran into the NEXBOX T10. I don't need any transcoding (i think) as most my devices play media through KODI. Thoughts on the hardware? $87 seems preetty decent for a bare bones box with included hdd and windowsOS. About my current setup: Library is on a NAS, livingroom's got a on-24/7-macMini running KODI; bedroom uses FireTV4K with KODI; main PC runs emby server. Started emby on the PC but thought the macMini would be better since it's lower power consumption so I migraged over low and behold OSX has been a pain in the butt, the latest OSX doesn't refresh network directories without unmounting and remounting anymore so when I add new media to the NAS, emby sees it but OSX does not which results in KODI showing the episode but when played it's "missing" pain in the butt I tell you! I've now since migrated the server back to my main PC and everything seems be fine but I'm still looking for a low-power, low-cost, always-running solution. Related question: when I'm streaming my library through the emby app (either on my android phone, my ipad, what have you) does it transcode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 38317 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Hi, welcome. It depends on the media that you're playing. You can check out the wiki for the app for a list of formats that it can direct play https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/iOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 38317 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 But in many cases, even when direct play is not possible, a simple audio-only conversion can be performed without having to convert the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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