scubajwd 0 Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Hi;;; New Emby convert here from Plex...I'm considering buying a Shield for use with my Silicon Dust Prime and SDDVR..not quite made the jump to Emby DVR yet but am close..does the Shield afford a good/great viewing experience fro both recorded content as well as live TV? Currently using an ATV Gen 4 and its OK (minus Live TV of course); anyone strongly opinonated one way or the other on these two streaming clients? Both video & audio comments will be appreciated..thanx in advance
ebr 16172 Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 The Shield is pretty much the creme of the crop for Android TV devices. I have two of them in my main viewing areas.
scubajwd 0 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Posted September 12, 2017 Thanx ,CBW, for your reply...does Emby have plans to allow the Shield to become an Emby server as one can now with Plex?
Luke 42077 Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 It's something we'd like to do in the future, yes. thanks.
kanipek 230 Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Yeah the Shield really does a great job with everthing I have tried. Emby, Netflix, Hulu and all the rest. The thing I like most about it is it continues to be supported by Nvidia with updates. Also the best I have found to use Live TV with. Emby tunes around 7 seconds. Live channels app around 4 seconds.
BAlGaInTl 288 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Yeah the Shield really does a great job with everthing I have tried. Emby, Netflix, Hulu and all the rest. The thing I like most about it is it continues to be supported by Nvidia with updates. Also the best I have found to use Live TV with. Emby tunes around 7 seconds. Live channels app around 4 seconds. I have to agree. The shield is by far my best streaming device. I haven't tested how long it takes to tune Live TV recently, but I think it's a bit longer than that. Everything is transcoded because of the audio (I think). 1
kanipek 230 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 I have to agree. The shield is by far my best streaming device. I haven't tested how long it takes to tune Live TV recently, but I think it's a bit longer than that. Everything is transcoded because of the audio (I think). I actually have timed channel tuning. If I am transcoding on the Shield it is 12-15 seconds depending on the channel. Direct play on the Shield is right at 7 seconds - I had to set the audio in the shield to stereo and use the VLC option in Emby to get direct play to work though. These times will probably vary a bit depending on network each of us is using though.
jasonmcroy 316 Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 I have to concur with everyone on this thread. The Shield Device was my best investment. I now have the Pro Model in the Living Room and the 16 gb model upstairs in the bedroom. I too look forward to Emby Server being available on the Shield as I have tried Plex and while it works well, I still prefer Emby so just using my HTPC until that magical day comes.
ShoutingMan 101 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 Can the shield stream full bitrate HD MKV's from Emby without any transcoding?
ebr 16172 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 Can the shield stream full bitrate HD MKV's from Emby without any transcoding? No idea what "full bitrate" is but the Shield can handle high bitrate content. I think the highest I have is about 30Mb/s but I believe I've seen people report that they can play some home videos they've done at really high rates. 1
Deathsquirrel 745 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 Can the shield stream full bitrate HD MKV's from Emby without any transcoding? It handles as high as any blu-ray rip I've tested. 1
ShoutingMan 101 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) Thanks. (That's I'd meant: I meant blu-ray rips with no transcoding.) Edited September 23, 2017 by ShoutingMan
ShoutingMan 101 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 Interesting. There's a new $179 shield coming out, 16GB and no game controller, so a dedicated streaming box.
ebr 16172 Posted September 24, 2017 Posted September 24, 2017 Interesting. There's a new $179 shield coming out, 16GB and no game controller, so a dedicated streaming box. Good move on their part and makes it the same price as the new Apple TV (no coincidence, I'm sure).
maegibbons 1287 Posted September 24, 2017 Posted September 24, 2017 I still think the Fire TV for the price is pretty awesome. Does everything I need, But I do not have fancy audio setups like some of you. Just HDMI in to the back of the Telly! Krs Mark.
Luke 42077 Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 It's very early but please feel free to join in on the testing. Emby Server for Android ! Enjoy. @@kanipek @@jasonmcroy @@maegibbons @@ShoutingMan @@Deathsquirrel @@scubajwd
scubajwd 0 Posted December 28, 2017 Author Posted December 28, 2017 Ordinarily I'd love to join in for the Android platform testing but I do not have a Shield...so can't help you...Thanks for asking
Luke 42077 Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 Ok, sorry. I included you because you opened this thread
scubajwd 0 Posted December 28, 2017 Author Posted December 28, 2017 Ohhhh..so I did; I'm still considering getting one but some folks hosting Plex & Channels have found it underpowered for server duty...so I'll follow efforts here to see where this goes for Emby
kanipek 230 Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 It's very early but please feel free to join in on the testing. Emby Server for Android ! Enjoy. @@kanipek @@jasonmcroy @@maegibbons @@ShoutingMan @@Deathsquirrel @@scubajwd @Luke Love to be a tester. I assume Emby-Server for Android can be run concurrently with my production server? Same network - Don't want to run into any issues with the family.
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