Thinking of New TV - Is there an Emby app for QN55S95D?

[JohnsLibrary 9]

I'm considering the purchase of a new OLED Smart Tv and looking for insight on which models support a working Emby app natively. So far I've read conflicting

reports that leave me puzzled. So which is better; LG OLED55G4SUB running WebOS or Samsung QN55S95D running Tizen OS.

 

[JohnsLibrary 9]

Sorry, but don't know why this was moved here. I would have thought this belonged in the TV App threads.

[FrostByte 5392]

What conflicting information are you referring to?  Both have native apps.

 

[JohnsLibrary 9]

I read something about having to load the app from a USB stick. And if there were a better choice between an LG or Samsung models which have different os's, namely WebOS or Tizen. Since both tv's are fairly new I was hoping to get feedback from the community what their experiences were.

In addition to looking for advice, I tried to find references to Emby in Samsung apps from this site: https://www.digitbin.com/samsung-smart-tv-apps/

and didn't see Emby listed, but I did see Plex. Hence, my question about "native support".

I apologize if my original post wasn't clear.

[SamES 1056]

App versions for both models should be available in the store and get updated several times a year.  There is no real difference in the app features as they are based on the same code base.  The app is fairly stable, hence the update frequency.

For Samsung, there is a monthly Beta version that can be installed via USB and it needs to be updated manually every month, but as the app is now quite stable on both platforms there is little need for it.

From a playback perspective, LG supports DolbyVision, but Samsung does not.  The Samsung app uses the Samsung Native Player which tends to have better support for DirectPlay.

It will depend somewhat on your server performance and how well it will cope with any transcoding requirements.

You should choose the TV with the best required picture quality, with the technology that suits your viewing area (dim or bright light) and the OS that you find most appealing, then if you need better playback support, most people would suggest buying an Nvidia Shield Pro which supports nearly every format.  I would start with the native app and use that as a fallback.

[JohnsLibrary 9]

Thanks for the reply, it was the information that I was seeking. In terms of the comparison between the two tv's in question, I think that the Samsung will have a better picture for the room that it will be used in that has a lot of ambient light from windows. However, the current old LG (1st generation LED from '07) has served me well over the years.

As for the Emby server, I just did a complete hardware/software upgrade from Windows 7 in which I was running Windows Media Center. Now it's an i9 12900K with 32Gb memory and nVidia 3060 12Gb. Performance is very good as I presently stream from Emby to Apple TV and Roku which are connected to the old LG tv. There doesn't appear to be any transcoding issues as all my live tv recordings are done thru SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime with a cable card,  are 720p and .MKV (I pass them through MCEBuddy to strip commercials). The balance of my media which is 1080i in .mp4 plays equally well without issue. Any 4K stuff I will watch would be thru a different source not Emby.

So, it sounds like the Samsung might suit my needs better since my concern over Emby support won't be an issue for either.

[SamES 1056]

37 minutes ago, JohnsLibrary said:

Thanks for the reply, it was the information that I was seeking. In terms of the comparison between the two tv's in question, I think that the Samsung will have a better picture for the room that it will be used in that has a lot of ambient light from windows. However, the current old LG (1st generation LED from '07) has served me well over the years.

As for the Emby server, I just did a complete hardware/software upgrade from Windows 7 in which I was running Windows Media Center. Now it's an i9 12900K with 32Gb memory and nVidia 3060 12Gb. Performance is very good as I presently stream from Emby to Apple TV and Roku which are connected to the old LG tv. There doesn't appear to be any transcoding issues as all my live tv recordings are done thru SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime with a cable card,  are 720p and .MKV (I pass them through MCEBuddy to strip commercials). The balance of my media which is 1080i in .mp4 plays equally well without issue. Any 4K stuff I will watch would be thru a different source not Emby.

So, it sounds like the Samsung might suit my needs better since my concern over Emby support won't be an issue for either.

No worries, thanks for the feedback.  What region are you in?  The app is in most Samsung app store regions now, and it can be added to any that are missing.

[JohnsLibrary 9]

East Coast US.

[SamES 1056]

16 minutes ago, JohnsLibrary said:

East Coast US.

That should be fine

[FrostByte 5392]

There is one more thing about the Samsung app that I don't think was mentioned.  It will only update in the store for 5 years and at that point Samsung will no longer accept inputs.  So, you may not need to load the test version from usb now, but in 5 years all updates will need to come from usb.  Otherwise, you stick with the last store version.

That may be what you saw.