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intertan

I just got the lifetime plan, hopefully the key comes soon.

I have a few family members who would like to use it once I get a fiber connection. Till then I have time to work on my collection and do a dedicated build.

 

Questions are this.

This will be a real setup, not using my day to day machine like I am now.

Am I better to look at a more powerful clock per core or will it work better with a multi core setup? House about multi cpu?

Is Gpu trans coding decent now? I don't have anything to test with at the moment. I do plan on converting to a more friendly format but will be streaming to various devices.

 

There is a possibility of adding some live tv stuff. Only issue is I need to capture it via HDMI, what hardware should I look at if it is even possible to do it this way. What about control? example my father at his house can control a STB at my house? this may not ever happen and only will once my isp goes full fiber duplex

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For live tv, your best bet is to get an hd homerun and plug it into your network. They have ones with cable card inserts and antenna support. Choose whichever one fits your circumstances.

 

As for cores vs whatever, more cores is better than higher clocked less cores when supporting multiple transcoding streams at the same time (within reason). Obviously a 10 year old cpu with 8 cores will perform worse than a brand new cpu with 4 cores typically.

 

Emby uses ffmpeg much like plex so there willl be similarities although it is not exactly a 1:1 match in the performance spectrum. Converting everything to direct streaming capable will really make things easier on your machine. I run a 2500k and support about 4 concurrent streams (sometimes 5). Could support more on the local side but we don’t have hat many viewing devices locally.

 

I don’t have experience with GPU transcoding but as far as I’m aware you will be limited on concurrent streams with GPU transcoding.

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For live tv, your best bet is to get an hd homerun and plug it into your network. They have ones with cable card inserts and antenna support. Choose whichever one fits your circumstances.

 

As for cores vs whatever, more cores is better than higher clocked less cores when supporting multiple transcoding streams at the same time (within reason). Obviously a 10 year old cpu with 8 cores will perform worse than a brand new cpu with 4 cores typically.

 

Emby uses ffmpeg much like plex so there willl be similarities although it is not exactly a 1:1 match in the performance spectrum. Converting everything to direct streaming capable will really make things easier on your machine. I run a 2500k and support about 4 concurrent streams (sometimes 5). Could support more on the local side but we don’t have hat many viewing devices locally.

 

I don’t have experience with GPU transcoding but as far as I’m aware you will be limited on concurrent streams with GPU transcoding.

non of our cable/iptv/satellite companies support cable cards. OTA is only 1-2 channels. traditional rabbit ears last I checked.

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non of our cable/iptv/satellite companies support cable cards. OTA is only 1-2 channels. traditional rabbit ears last I checked.

 

If you're not in the USA, definitely check the laws/regulations in your country about this.  Some countries do require that cable cards have to be made available as part of their consumer protection policy, but sadly most do not.  There may be a grey area when it comes to IP-delivered television, though, since it can be provisioned in a way that circumvents such requirements and they may not have comparable solutions in place anyway.

 

Inside the USA, they altered some of the law surrounding cable cards a few years back, but I believe that the availability requirement wasn't changed (the original law is 47 CFR 76.1204).  I've actually had to not-so-gently remind various cable providers about the law a few times over the years when they claimed a cable box was required and my only option, hence me still having notes that included the CFR above, lol.  I haven't kept up with revisions or changes for a few years, so definitely do some research if you decide to pick the fight and are in the USA.

 

Full disclosure: last time I fought about this was in the analog cable days, so things may have changed with digital cable.  Definitely do some research no matter what, but take it from me, many cable providers try to refuse because they want the box rental fees.  If you push them, they usually "suddenly find their cable card policy".

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If you're not in the USA, definitely check the laws/regulations in your country about this.  Some countries do require that cable cards have to be made available as part of their consumer protection policy, but sadly most do not.  There may be a grey area when it comes to IP-delivered television, though, since it can be provisioned in a way that circumvents such requirements and they may not have comparable solutions in place anyway.

 

Inside the USA, they altered some of the law surrounding cable cards a few years back, but I believe that the availability requirement wasn't changed (the original law is 47 CFR 76.1204).  I've actually had to not-so-gently remind various cable providers about the law a few times over the years when they claimed a cable box was required and my only option, hence me still having notes that included the CFR above, lol.  I haven't kept up with revisions or changes for a few years, so definitely do some research if you decide to pick the fight and are in the USA.

 

Full disclosure: last time I fought about this was in the analog cable days, so things may have changed with digital cable.  Definitely do some research no matter what, but take it from me, many cable providers try to refuse because they want the box rental fees.  If you push them, they usually "suddenly find their cable card policy".

In the USA, they're still required by law to make available cable cards.

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