2023-11-12, 08:39 AM
The WebOS Jellyfin app is apparently just a wrapper around the web app, which should mean it's fairly capable. My TV has about the same amount of RAM as the Chromecast (~2GB) but if it has broader playback support, it might be worth a try. I think the WebOS app is developed by the Jellyfin GitHub community, but approval of new versions is probably up to LG and their app store.
I looked into this a bit since posting, the built-in exoPlayer has trouble with a few combinations of codecs, subtitles, etc.
I've noticed a few files that don't play well or don't play at all in the Android TV app. I thought HEVC was the common thread, but I found an h264 file too, so there's more to it than that
I thought I had read that HEVC was a no-go on Chromecast when I was trying SteamLink/AMD Link and performance was terrible in those apps 
It's all sort of a gateway drug towards a proper home theatre PC, isn't it...?
(2023-10-28, 11:17 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: The CCwGTV 4K plays HEVC, no problem. I have one. BUT, if you have embedded subtitles the CCwGTV client doesn't support them very well and requires the subs be burned in (requires transcoding).
I looked into this a bit since posting, the built-in exoPlayer has trouble with a few combinations of codecs, subtitles, etc.
I've noticed a few files that don't play well or don't play at all in the Android TV app. I thought HEVC was the common thread, but I found an h264 file too, so there's more to it than that
I thought I had read that HEVC was a no-go on Chromecast when I was trying SteamLink/AMD Link and performance was terrible in those apps It's all sort of a gateway drug towards a proper home theatre PC, isn't it...?