ebr 14960 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Does emby for Fire TV work outside one's home network? I want to take my Fire TV to another location and use it to access my emby server that is at my home. That is, in fact, the primary purpose for buying a Fire TV. Does that work? Yes. You will need to adjust the max bitrate in the settings to accommodate whatever the situation is though because the default is set for LAN streaming (30Mb/s). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_slayer 103 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yes. You will need to adjust the max bitrate in the settings to accommodate whatever the situation is though because the default is set for LAN streaming (30Mb/s). In this situation do supporters have to pay to unlock playback when it's taken off home network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14960 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 In this situation do supporters have to pay to unlock playback when it's taken off home network? Yes, I'm afraid so. If the device is remote to the server then unlocking will be necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2611 27 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yes, I'm afraid so. If the device is remote to the server then unlocking will be necessary. That's new then as last time I tried the app it didn't care my emby server was remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14960 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 That's new then as last time I tried the app it didn't care my emby server was remote. No, that isn't new. If the app is unlocked via the store, then it will work fine local or remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM S1 1 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hello know if in the next version for TV fire which is similar to the new version of android, it can support external subtitles srt?, as I understand right now that do not work in fire tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37266 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 srt is already supported but it currently burns them in. we'll make it more efficient in a future release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schimi 26 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) It´s possible to add a max streaming bitrate of 1,5Mbs ? A friend use the stick to stream and had only a 3Mbps DSL Line with 2MBps drops.... She use a "small" TV so the "bad" quality should´t be a Problem (testet with web streaming and a Chromecast stick, but the Stick with RC is much easier to use :-))... Edited June 10, 2015 by Schimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14960 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 It´s possible to add a max streaming bitrate of 1,5Mbs ? A friend use the stick to stream and had only a 3Mbps DSL Line with 2MBps drops.... She use a "small" TV so the "bad" quality should´t be a Problem (testet with web streaming and a Chromecast stick, but the Stick with RC is much easier to use :-))... 1.5 has been available for quite a while. Additionally, the version that just went out yesterday adds some even lower bitrate options for people using the app remotely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schimi 26 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) hmm Emby says the App Connects with 1.0.50a but the lowest setting is 2MBits/sec *edit* Maybe i try to check this by myself next week Edited June 10, 2015 by Schimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6800 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 @@Schimi - see this thread about grabbing screenshots on the FTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schimi 26 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 sorry but the stick is not in my homme LAN... The Foto was send me from my friend.... i like to help but i haven´t access to the stick right now :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14960 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Ahh... It is because you are using a different language and our translators haven't yet translated those other options. I'll take care of it for the next release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon 0 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I can not get access to my app emby I don't know where to get my server address from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catskinsox 3 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Fire OS 5 (based on Lollipop) coming to Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick this fall. Developers get early access: https://developer.amazon.com/public/community/post/Tx2EQ2T7R75R810/Announcing-the-Fire-OS-5-Developer-Preview How will THIS impact the app? More bells and whistles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37266 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Of course. Whatever new toys they add, you can assume we'll be right on top of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck 17 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 OK ... This seems to be a pretty sweet solution! With the retirement of Media Center in Windows 10 and, I'm in a pickle for the replacement: I've been using Emby (MediaBrowser) since early in its development for WMC After testing the FireTV stick, FireTV, Roku 2, Roku 3, Roku Stick, Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter, and Google Chrome (not physically testing, but researched), I've installed two FireTV devices. Configuration; 1) Intel Core i7 CPU X980 @ 3.33Ghz 2) 12 GB RAM 3) Windows 8.1 64-bit 4) Silicon Dust PRIME (replacement for Ceton Infinity 4 PCIe) 5) Emby 6) Emby App for FireTV 7) Emby 7) Cat 6 cabling with 10/100/1000 Ethernet backend Results; 1) FireTV stick, Roku Stick: Performance is a challenge as there is no Ethernet wired connection. Performance problems across the board. 2) My daughter uses Google Chrome remotely, and seems to be pretty happy with it when connecting to Emby. But, there are limitations with there being no wired Ethernet, and my assumption is that the video quality and streaming performance would be similar to the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. 3) Microsoft Wireless Display adapter, used remotely with some glitchy video performance using Emby, and had to reduce client bit rate to make it usable reducing the video quality. Somewhat expected for a remote connection using miracast. 4) Roku 2 and 3, missing Live TV guide. And, I expect that HD TV performance would be a challenge, similar to FireTV, and miracast functionality dicey in Roku 3 5) FireTV, attractive interface, good streaming performance (some challenges with Emby movie streaming with pauses that I assume are related to buffering. LiveTV HD is pissing me off due to show stops HD TV screen "warbles"). LiveT But, LiveTV is way, way better than the Silicon Dust PRIME with HD View (HD TV performance and glitches make HD channels unwatchable) Challenges so far using the Fire TV and Emby 1) I replaced the Emby server WMC with NextPVR initially. But, settled on EmbyTV due to EmbyTV's full integration with Emby. And, the resulting TV Guide is slicker with the channel images, and the performance for HD TV is better with Emby TV, but still not great (sigh: Media Center Live TV worked better. 2) Another "sigh" for having to replace the Ceton device with the Silicon Dust device for tuner support, and network tuner for Silicon Dust opposed to integrated solution 3) Some movie stops, and occasional audio out of synch with the FireTV Live TV solution. 4) Slow TV guide loading, and reloading when wanting to revisit the guide, and slow startup for watching Live TV In an attempt to use Plex as opposed to Emby, my impression is that Emby is a much more elegant solution than Plex, and performance overall is also far superior with Emby. For now, the Fire TV seems to be the best replacement for WMC with Xbox extenders, and I'm hoping that performance for HD Live TV improves. Or,. that my problem is with user configuration (playback streaming configurations: server and client???, other???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6800 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 OK ... This seems to be a pretty sweet solution! With the retirement of Media Center in Windows 10 and, I'm in a pickle for the replacement: Why replace it ?? Windows 8.1 support will be around until at least after Windows 7 support ends, which I believe is 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck 17 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Replacement? Because I'm an early adopter nerd. And, I'm using Xbox 30 as Media Center Extenders. Now that Xbox 360 games will be supported on Xbox One the monetary value of the Xbox 360 is reduced even more that after the launch of Xbox One. Right now, I can sell the Xbox 360's for around $100 bucks now, but it won't be long before they become paperweights and I won't be able to give them away. So, the replacement cost for Xbox 360 to Fire TV is a wash at the moment. Edited June 20, 2015 by Chuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2506 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Similar here, using the nexus player at the mo, but mbt on an nuc is my preferred solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6800 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Replacement? Because I'm an early adopter nerd. And, I'm using Xbox 30 as Media Center Extenders. Now that Xbox 360 games will be supported on Xbox One the monetary value of the Xbox 360 is reduced even more that after the launch of Xbox One. Right now, I can sell the Xbox 360's for around $100 bucks now, but it won't be long before they become paperweights and I won't be able to give them away. So, the replacement cost for Xbox 360 to Fire TV is a wash at the moment. Unless you're an Amazon Prime user, I wouldn't get the Fire TV, but rather the Nexus Player. OK, I have both, but Fire TV was purchased to help Redshirt with his early testing. Both run the Emby for Kodi addon. More will come to the Emby for Android TV app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgrey000 23 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Unless you're an Amazon Prime user, I wouldn't get the Fire TV, but rather the Nexus Player. OK, I have both, but Fire TV was purchased to help Redshirt with his early testing. Both run the Emby for Kodi addon. More will come to the Emby for Android TV app. Will the Nexus player direct play mkv and mp4 files WITH subtitles? It's one of the few devices I haven't played with yet, and Amazon just dropped the price. I'd pick one up, but need some incentive. If it can do this better than my FireTV, that might be my motivation to play with it. Essentially, my goal is to keep native AC3 5.1 audio (not transcoded to AAC) while playing video files and displaying subtitles. Nevermind - looks like the Nexus doesn't support AC3 at all, unless I've read misinformation Edited June 23, 2015 by cgrey000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck 17 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Unless you're an Amazon Prime user, I wouldn't get the Fire TV, but rather the Nexus Player. OK, I have both, but Fire TV was purchased to help Redshirt with his early testing. Both run the Emby for Kodi addon. More will come to the Emby for Android TV app. I did look at the Nexus Player, reading various reviews. That is the one that I didn't get my hands on to test. One of the primary differentiators is that the FireTV has a 1/00 Ethernet port, so I can place it on the wired network segment as opposed to the wireless. Even though I am running the Netgear R7000 AC, I found that the Roku stick and the FireTV stick network performance on WiFi pitiful. So, only having the WiFi only functionality of the Google Nexus Player, it was immediately dismissed as an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakus72 17 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I did look at the Nexus Player, reading various reviews. That is the one that I didn't get my hands on to test. One of the primary differentiators is that the FireTV has a 1/00 Ethernet port, so I can place it on the wired network segment as opposed to the wireless. Even though I am running the Netgear R7000 AC, I found that the Roku stick and the FireTV stick network performance on WiFi pitiful. So, only having the WiFi only functionality of the Google Nexus Player, it was immediately dismissed as an option. My Roku Stick and my Fire Stick both perform excellent over WiFi with very high throughput on them. The problem may be with the Netgear R7000 from reports I have read. Try the ASUS AC68 or the AC87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6800 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Will the Nexus player direct play mkv and mp4 files WITH subtitles?99.5% of my media is MKV with AC3 and everything gets transcoded, be it the Nexus Player or the Fire TV, when using the Emby ATV app. The Emby for Kodi app direct plays everything though, including AC3 etc. One of the primary differentiators is that the FireTV has a 1/00 Ethernet port, so I can place it on the wired network segment as opposed to the wireless. Even though I am running the Netgear R7000 AC, I found that the Roku stick and the FireTV stick network performance on WiFi pitiful. So, only having the WiFi only functionality of the Google Nexus Player, it was immediately dismissed as an option. The Nexus Player can be connected wired if you get the USB adapter as I have. . Edited June 23, 2015 by CBers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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