bam2000 0 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Hi, im thinking about buying a Zidoo Z9X, but i would love to use the Emby Server on the device for my Phone/tablet video playback and Syncing. Is it possible to Install the Emby Server on the Zidoo Z9X it has a Realtek RTD1619DR processor. Can it use the processor power for transcoding videos on the fly and for Syncing? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37049 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Hi there, what version of Android does this run, do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam2000 0 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) Android 9 no tv Version just the normal Android Edited November 28, 2020 by bam2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdatanet 1549 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Try to sideload this: Maybe you should have to enable TV mode manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam2000 0 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Thanks but is this the emby server ? I want to use kodi with emby addon for playback on the device and just need the emby server for handling my files on mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I have the Zidoo X9S, that I could test. It is boxed up, since I never use it. If you want me to test the capabilities of it as an Emby server, I can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam2000 0 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 That would be awesome to know, but the x9s is using an older version of android if I rember correctly. But I mean if it is working on your device is guess it should work with the newer and android 9 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdatanet 1549 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, bam2000 said: Thanks but is this the emby server ? I want to use kodi with emby addon for playback on the device and just need the emby server for handling my files on mobile Ooops I misread the post, I was talking about the client not the server. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 4 hours ago, bam2000 said: That would be awesome to know, but the x9s is using an older version of android if I rember correctly. But I mean if it is working on your device is guess it should work with the newer and android 9 as well. I will test it later today or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 The Emby server has no issues installing. However, like all the other Android boxes I have tested as an Emby server, none of them can access the networked storage devices, EXCEPT the Nvidia Shield. The Shield has a setting to "mount" the networked drives. So, if you plan on accessing media from your network, and not from a connected external HDD, then this would not be a good device for that purpose. However, IF your media IS stored on external drives, connected directly to your Zidoo box, then it MAY work. If that is the case, I will attach an external HDD and continue testing it's ability to transcode your media on the fly. One more thing, as I am sure you are aware, the Zidoos have OpenWRT as a sub system. Not sure if it can be setup to mount your external networked devices so they can be accessed by the Emby server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam2000 0 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Thanks for testing so far, installation working sounds good, right now I don't have a nas so yes I would connect the devices direct to the zidoo, would love to know if transcoding is working. Yes it could be possible to mount a network device directly, i mean the device also have root so almost everything should be possible Edited November 29, 2020 by bam2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I am loading media onto a spare 4TB USB 3 HDD, so will do some testing tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Unfortunately, the Zidoo Media player does not work as a sever or a good player... It scrapped the media very fast, but I keep getting "too many errors giving up". I tested as a client/server, and also as just a server with client on a different device. Actually, I was quite surprised that is did not work as a server, but I had never tested the server running on a Realtek RTD1295 SoC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam2000 0 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Okay well that is a shame, but thank you soo much for all the testing. Good to know so I'm better of going with a nvidia shield. Might the shield 2019 non pro work with emby server ? Because this device doesn't work with plex server. Would love to know if it is the same with emby. I mean the shield tv tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yes, the Shield would be a better buy.......... I haven't used my Zidoo in a couple of years............ Too many devices that are much less expensive that can do everything the Zidoo does EXCEPT 3D, from my understanding.. Since I do not need 3D, it collects dust....... It is definitely NOT a good Emby server. I have used $40 devices for the Emby server and they work....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam2000 0 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Okay I guess I will try my luck with the shield. Sadly it can't play uhd iso with menus. Do you know a good device for that ? Should have dolby vision 3d movies is not required, don't have a tv for that;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Don't be disheartened... I have run the Emby server on a lot of different low cost, low powered devices running different OS's........... This particular video that I am showing you, is a sub $40 Android box running the Emby server under Linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkss12 295 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, bam2000 said: Okay I guess I will try my luck with the shield. Sadly it can't play uhd iso with menus. Do you know a good device for that ? Should have dolby vision 3d movies is not required, don't have a tv for that;) You are correct, the Zidoo's are one of the few devices that supports ISO's with menus. I have a few ISO's that I check different devices occasionally, to see if they can play with the Menus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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