MCE remote - what am I doing wrong

[ecs0set 3]

Hi,

 

I've switched over from MediaPortal 1.x / Argus to Emby / NextPVR.  However it immediately failed the WAC test as the MCE remote had almost no functionality.  I could pause live TV and unpause it but none of the buttons would rewind and the guide navigation appears to be intermittent (selection box doesn't always appear, guide just scrolls).

 

I must be doing something wrong as there are other threads about remote control.  These say that you should change it from touch to Keyboard/Mouse control, however that no longer appears to be an option.  Could it be due to the NextPVR integration (I don't think I have a choice as HDHomeRun in the UK is almost non-existant)?

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks,

 

Ian.

 

PS. Emby otherwise sounds like the perfect solution.  If the server could default to running as a service and therefore support auto-upgrade without manual effort, it would be ideal.

[7illusions 1249]

I'd say that out of a LiveTV + MCE usecase, the Ember app still needs some work.

LiveTV improvements is high up in the priority list, but I can't say when it will be implemented I'm afraid

[ecs0set 3]

Ah, ok.  I thought the Ember app was the recommended solution for an HTPC over Emby Theatre.  Does remote control work fine in Emby Theatre then?  Because I'm happy to spend a few quid on the Ember app but I'm not paying a subscription or lifetime licence for Emby Premier if the basics aren't finished yet.

 

I don't wish to be ungrateful, however Emby isn't a free app like MediaPortal and Kodi.  Once you start paying for it, you have higher expectations about functionality and reliability.

 

I'd love to see a prioritised list of user stories and maybe even some Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) making it across to HTPC software.  I don't really understand how you can get to a point where you are polishing minor UI features and bringing out yet more clients but still have some major feature gaps (IMHO) like remote control and photo slideshows*.  That's not directed entirely at Emby but all of the MediaPortal / Kodi / Plex equivalents that seem to ignore the most obvious user requirements.

 

Sorry, don't mean to have a rant.  Just a bit disappointed that my client/server, access-anywhere replacement for MCE suffers from the same issues as all the others

 

Ian.

 

* And by MINOR UI improvements, I see 3.0.8400 adds "Fix saving person place of birth in metadata editor".  Really, that was top of the priority list?

[Luke 37020]

Remote control works perfectly in Emby Theater.

[ecs0set 3]

Remote control works perfectly in Emby Theater.

 

OK, that's promising.  Is there a feature comparison between the apps somewhere?  I'm hovering over the lifetime subscription option, however I'm worried about what other things I might find that "still need some work".

[Luke 37020]

You can try Emby Theater without having to buy anything. My suggestion would be to do that and see how you feel about it.

[jhoff80 87]

For me, I find that I prefer Ember on tablet/phone, and Emby Theater on TV (though admittedly I prefer Kodi with the Emby addon to that because of Kodi's extensibility).