xDeepS 3 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The feature that won me over was the IPTV as source support on Live TV. Being able to DVR IPTV streams is a huge deal. What do you love about Emby? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiesel 1114 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Much better support from the Emby Devs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37143 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hi guys, thanks for the feedback ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubajwd 0 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I'm probably an exception as I have a powerful back-end server (fully decked out Intel NUC6i7KYK) that hardly breathes hard with the on-the fly transcode feature of EMBY..makes for a much better out-of-the house streaming experience to my Samsung Note8 Phablet; also I prefer Emby's implementation of the EPG; (I know..I have heard Plex is coming out with a grid guide soon) also, unless things have changed Plex does not do tuner sharing last time I looked; I do use Plex for viewing content along with Emby..just don't use their DVR; my rankings for DVR: 1)tie EMBY & Channels 2) SDHDR 3) Plex Did I mention developer interaction : Emby 10/10 Plex 4/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianwi 238 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The biggest reason for me is that emby allows me to manage my server and what connects to it without any interference, and all clients can connect directly rather than through any emby services. The fact that the support here is much better is just a bonus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arztonyou 17 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Many years ago I kept bouncing around between Mediabrowser, XBMC, and Plex because I liked certain things about each of them. I eventually settled on Plex for awhile because of the server/client model, but was never completely happy with it. Once MB became Emby and went to the server/client model, what drew me back to Emby from Plex was the ease with which you could correct misidentified media, change images, and edit metadata. That was always such a hassle with Plex (back then anyway, no idea what it's like now). What made sure I would never go back to Plex was the smooth integration with Kodi via the Emby for Kodi addon, the Auto-Organize feature of the server, and the support from the developers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilhelmStroker 96 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 The abysmal state of the Plex universal Windows app that's been broken for months without anyone from Plex acknowledging it and the amazing developer support here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 The devs and the community, and the UI is better imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHSPVR 119 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) Let see for starter a grid view TV Guide, Individual User Account, Analog Capture support with 3rd party plug-in, Emby Themes, Proper Media Library's support Edited December 31, 2017 by SHSPVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MndWrp 99 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) For it was initially the metadata editor and the general ease of use. The support is also amazing! One thing i really DON'T miss from Plex is the long winded, rambling, "look at me and my dog" blog entries... Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk Edited December 31, 2017 by MndWrp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3749 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 The API 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsquirrel 741 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Community and a better UI, generally speaking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfath 2 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Live TV - better guide, TVHeadend plugin, accessible by all users. I have two lifetime Plex passes and I'm making the switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aahmyu 9 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 On plex hevc playback was always transcoding for me even though my devices support hevc. with emby playing hevc is perfect for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerV76 84 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 The guide, no issue with deinterlacing, much better ui and the support. The only thing I miss from plex is the movie trailers on Fire TV devices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhollywood360 0 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The Plex server component is proprietary, so I never bothered with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkieboy72472 2 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I did it out of necessity because PLEX started breaking with the new updates. Emby is easy to use and just works. I have an occasional issue, but so far I prefer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMBanana 84 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Connect directly to my machine rather than another service. Being able to create individual users with their own logins, watch history, and library access for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffyToesToo 281 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I much prefer the UI, the ability to customize my images and not having to be registered or signed in to a central userbase (like Plex). I like being able to create multiple user accounts and define their permissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstamas 153 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 First and foremost the support from the Devs and community! Secondly the excellent Kodi integration was what finally got be to drop Plex completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodumont 1 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I still comparing plex vs emby I found two good sources about this : https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/73j1xw/comparing_plex_with_emby/ which have great point for emby https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/forget-plex-kodi-try-emby/ which finally when you read the article say plex is better if you use emby with kodi but if you just want to stream on different device plex is better and no cost in that case At the end, maybe I still need to discover the feature but the biggest pain in my ass with emby it is only scan my media once a day while plex do it every 1hour by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abescalamis 76 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I still comparing plex vs emby I found two good sources about this : https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/73j1xw/comparing_plex_with_emby/ which have great point for emby https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/forget-plex-kodi-try-emby/ which finally when you read the article say plex is better if you use emby with kodi but if you just want to stream on different device plex is better and no cost in that case At the end, maybe I still need to discover the feature but the biggest pain in my ass with emby it is only scan my media once a day while plex do it every 1hour by default. I read those articles, but what program is better is up to you, When I read those I thought that Plex was better and was my first to try, then I tried Emby and Liked it more and think its better. I didn't like the Plex clients on android the Lay out is horrible, that was where Emby won for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrbee99 1561 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Quote : At the end, maybe I still need to discover the feature but the biggest pain in my ass with emby it is only scan my media once a day while plex do it every 1hour by default. As far as I know, emby monitors libraries all the time and should pick up new stuff in a minute or two, also you can I think trigger a task it you click on the Clock icon under scheduled tasks... leads to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abescalamis 76 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Quote : At the end, maybe I still need to discover the feature but the biggest pain in my ass with emby it is only scan my media once a day while plex do it every 1hour by default. As far as I know, emby monitors libraries all the time and should pick up new stuff in a minute or two, also you can I think trigger a task it you click on the Clock icon under scheduled tasks... leads to... Maybe you already know this, in the Library settings there is an option "enable real time monitoring", if this is selected when you add a movie it will automatically added to your library without doing a library scan, This is even better than doing a scan every hour because the scans tend to slow down the server a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8319 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Maybe you already know this, in the Library settings there is an option "enable real time monitoring", if this is selected when you add a movie it will automatically added to your library without doing a library scan, This is even better than doing a scan every hour because the scans tend to slow down the server a little.This is dependent on your OS supporting this feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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