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What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - SubsBware - 2024-11-09
I'm curious what people use as a media device.
I've been looking into getting a micro PC and using that, but i dont want to run Windows on it.. in fact, I want as lightweight an OS as possible JUST to run Jellyfin (any maybe a web browser for youtube).
Ive seen LibreELEC, but that just seems to be Kodi that can connect directly to your media (and not use Jellyfin as a player).
So im curious what my options are. (id kinda want to avoid using a R-Pi just because of its modular nature makes it look like a messy setup).
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-11-09
An Intel N100 mini PC would be great. The Beelink S12 is less than $200 and has excellent codec compatibility for accelerated decoding.
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - SubsBware - 2024-11-11
(2024-11-09, 03:22 AM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: An Intel N100 mini PC would be great. The Beelink S12 is less than $200 and has excellent codec compatibility for accelerated decoding.
I was thinking something about that size, but was more curious about the OS setup on it. Is there a 'standalone' OS just to run Jellyfin, or will a more general Mediacenter OS have a Jellyfin plug-in/applet?
Also, i was guessing that all the N100 micro pc's would perform about the same. I was keeping an eye on this one (https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-Mini-Intel-N100-256GB/dp/B0CCDPDBX6) in either the 256 or the 512 version.
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - gnattu - 2024-11-11
(2024-11-11, 09:44 PM)SubsBware Wrote: I was thinking something about that size, but was more curious about the OS setup on it. Is there a 'standalone' OS just to run Jellyfin, or will a more general Mediacenter OS have a Jellyfin plug-in/applet?
If you really want that, you install Kodi
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - SubsBware - 2024-11-11
(2024-11-11, 09:57 PM)gnattu Wrote:(2024-11-11, 09:44 PM)SubsBware Wrote: I was thinking something about that size, but was more curious about the OS setup on it. Is there a 'standalone' OS just to run Jellyfin, or will a more general Mediacenter OS have a Jellyfin plug-in/applet?
If you really want that, you install Kodi
Doesnt Kodi just connect directly to your share folders on the nas?
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-11-12
Yes, but there are Kodi add-ons to have it interface with Jellyfin.
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - SubsBware - 2024-11-15
(2024-11-12, 01:59 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Yes, but there are Kodi add-ons to have it interface with Jellyfin.
weird question, which im sure the answer to will be 'no' but..
is it possible to load an entirely different OS on to an Apple TV?
(2024-11-12, 01:59 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: The Beelink S12 is less than $200 and has excellent codec compatibility for accelerated decoding.
On this. I was planning to pick up an Intel Arc GPU to add to my server for transcoding.
RE: What do you use as a Media player (hardware)? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-11-16
(Yesterday, 10:49 PM)SubsBware Wrote: weird question, which im sure the answer to will be 'no' but..
is it possible to load an entirely different OS on to an Apple TV?
........no