Premium Question

[TwistedEndz 0]

Im not currently using Emby , Im using plex but it's been a disaster with Nvidia Shield as a server.

my question is , if i buy the full premium , and i add like 25 people friends and family for example , and some of them uses fire stick / roku / smart Tv's / IOS / Will they have to pay anythinng to use the emby client to watch from my server?

[Abobader 3464]

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[lexisdude 145]

The answer is no. The clients for Emby are free, and they are available on the platforms you suggested. Some smart tvs may or may not have the client in their download list - but even at that, if it has a web browser it can still get to your server via web interface. firestick, android, ios, and roku all have the app and all are free.

 

btw - I use both plex and emby, but I have been with emby (formerly mb) for the longest.

Edited August 25, 2024 by lexisdude

[TwistedEndz 0]

thanks, that's hat i figured but was just making sure, so buying a license basically makes the users being able to acess more stuff including transcoding HW

it's same as plex basically.

[ebr 16184]

Hi.  The apps are free as long as you are subscribed to Premiere.  However, there is a device limit and 25 users would certainly go over the standard one.

Is there a limit to Emby Premiere?

[GrimReaper 4740]

Aside from Premiere queries - for 25 users (or even fraction of that) Android server on Shield might not be advisable solution, among other things you're bound to hit I/O issues rather sooner than later and your overall experience will be quite poor subsequently. 

[TwistedEndz 0]

I got 2 shield and usualy add like 5 people per shield  , so i would create 2 servers on shield and 1 server on Nuc I7  , spreading users access through 3 or 4 plex servers.

deff not 25 on same server.

but if i use 4-5 places in the house to access my emby servers do that count on the "25 device limit " or only when it's actually in use " example ( 25 concurrent)?

if my devices counts also , then that's deff not a lot or devices. I know why there is a limit on the devices and why it was implemented , but if we buy the premier do ours count as devices.

 

thanks

 

Edited August 25, 2024 by TwistedEndz

[GrimReaper 4740]

27 minutes ago, TwistedEndz said:

but if i use 4-5 places in the house to access my emby servers do that count on the "25 device limit "

Yes, if using Premiere features. 

27 minutes ago, TwistedEndz said:

or only when it's actually in use " example ( 25 concurrent)?

No, device limit is not concurrent devices usage but devices using Premiere features (tracked for about a week). 

Is there a limit to Emby Premiere?

27 minutes ago, TwistedEndz said:

but if we buy the premier do ours count as devices.

They do if using Premiere features - Premiere subscription is server feature, not client feature . 

Edited August 25, 2024 by GrimReaper

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

2 hours ago, TwistedEndz said:

Im not currently using Emby , Im using plex but it's been a disaster with Nvidia Shield as a server.

my question is , if i buy the full premium , and i add like 25 people friends and family for example , and some of them uses fire stick / roku / smart Tv's / IOS / Will they have to pay anythinng to use the emby client to watch from my server?

The Shield is a very poor server for Plex or Emby unless the library is small and the number of users is also small. 

My suggestion is, before doing anything else, is find a much more powerful device to be your server. 

As far as your question about payment goes: If you have premium I believe the devices locally connected come free but remotely connected devices, except for Rokus, will have a one time fee to purchase the app for their account. 

Since Emby does offer a monthly sub for premium I suggest trying that for a few months to see if things work for you and, if they do, then upgrading to lifetime. 
Most questions on usage are answered by simply trying it out. The lifetime purchase is irreversible but the monthly can be stopped at any time. 

BTW: I have a lifetime license for both Plex and Emby but I no longer have any Plex installation as I found it horrible to use regardless of the server's quality.  

[pwhodges 2012]

4 minutes ago, Gilgamesh_48 said:

As far as your question about payment goes: If you have premium I believe the devices locally connected come free but remotely connected devices, except for Rokus, will have a one time fee to purchase the app for their account.

Where did you get that from?  Any client anywhere can connect to a server with Premium without an additional payment.

Paul

Edited August 25, 2024 by pwhodges

[TwistedEndz 0]

Thanks , I got all info I needed, I'm still going to try it on shield but the apk they have on there website to download didn't work, I tried to install it on 2 different shield side loaded but it just says NOT INSTALLED , will try again this weekend as I'm out of town.

 

Thanks 

[Luke 42079]

38 minutes ago, TwistedEndz said:

Thanks , I got all info I needed, I'm still going to try it on shield but the apk they have on there website to download didn't work, I tried to install it on 2 different shield side loaded but it just says NOT INSTALLED , will try again this weekend as I'm out of town.

 

Thanks 

Hi, it’s in the store so you don’t really need to sideload.