Is Emby what i need?

[Symus35 0]

Hi to all,

i aquired a  Dune HD Pro 8K Plus as my whole collection is made of ISOS full backup. ( yeah i like menus, the ability to swap from differents cuts and all the nice things the full backup offers)

the dune internal app works great. i like the quality overall. but their My collection s*cks butt. i dont really like Kodi neither. too much options for just a " front end"

My setup is as is : 

all my HDDs  connected to a mini PC ( N100 type) and all my movies folders shared on SMB. 

i'm looking at Emby to use a front end.

Emby server on the mini pc with HDDs connected to it -> Emby client on the dune.

the goal is to use Emby as a bridge between the SMBs HDD and the dune, and use internal Dune player to play isos. I just want the collections, and the posters and meta data to look nice on the dune. 

I tried Jellyfin, but when i hit " play" using external player, the dune wouldkeep on loading, displaying nothing.


i dont need transcoding ( au contraire!)  i dont need to access the movies outside of my home. i dont need ITVs 

i'll only play movies  tv shows and music stored on my drives.  No streaming apps.

Can it be Done? do i need subscription for this use?

Thanks for reading me.

Kind Regards.

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[Luke 42077]

Hi, it sounds like Emby will work great for you. Please let us know how things go. Thanks !

[Symus35 0]

Hi,

thanks for the reply.

i must be doing something wrong.

when i hit play, i see the internal player loading but nothing happen. black screen. i can call the OSD, but its displays nothing.

[Luke 42077]

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

 

[ebr 16169]

On 1/10/2026 at 11:45 AM, Symus35 said:

as my whole collection is made of ISOS full backup

Well, that is going to present a bit of a challenge...