[kwlug-disc] Kodi plans

Thu Mar 31 13:47:45 EDT 2016

I don't have experience with multiple XBMC devices, but it is worth noting
that XBMC can also be a media source and a server under DLNA/uPnP. Perhaps
you can kill two birds with one stone.

http://kodi.wiki/view/UPnP
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 1:06 PM Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:

> Our living room machine is a Core 2 Quad running stock Ubuntu + KODI
> and I've shared DVDs, Bluerays, Music and Photos via SAMBA to the rest
> of our network. In our room we have a MyGica ATV582 I picked up at
> Canada Computers when they were on sale for $100 even:
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=44_567&item_id=073308
>
> I didn't share the database so when we go room to room we don't have
> the same preferences, but sharing via SAMBA (as opposed to upnp) does
> allow is to have a local scrape of all the meta-data for the shows. We
> connected the MyGica box via ethernet (gigabit between machines)
> rather than wireless because we're still working with an older N
> router.
>
> You can always set up a cell phone to control KODI if you want more
> options. I like the "HP Windows Media Center" remote shown (warning -
> annoying pop-up on page) here:
> http://www.evertek.com/viewpart.asp?auto=62055&cat=CMO&cpc=CMObsc It
> installed without further work by just picking Windows Media Center
> from the lircd setup. The remote that comes with the ATV582 is kind of
> limited compared to the media center remote, but its one saving grace
> is that it has a tiny keyboard on the flip side...
>
> By the way if anyone is interested in locally sourced Rii i8 keyboard
> (
> https://www.amazon.ca/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-Mouse/dp/B00WQG6A8C/ref=pd_bxgy_504_img_2/183-2023673-1258918?ie=UTF8&refRID=YPY3QMXEPFMGPGMREW48
> )
> I saw them at Cambridge Surplus in the paintball area. They also have
> those flashy LED strips... Think pricing is comparable to Amazon.
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Personally I have a Core i5 quad core, running Mint 17.1, sitting under
> the
> > main TV, but I like to use it for normal desktop computing as well.
> > Upstairs I just got a Matricom Gbox Q2 from Amazon.ca and it works well,
> it
> > even handles deinterlacing 1080i OTA recordings from MythTV.
> >
> > Never used a Raspberry Pi for it yet.
> >
> >
> https://www.amazon.ca/Matricom-G-Box-Quad-Octo-Android/dp/B00I0ABY16/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1459439164&sr=1-1&keywords=matricom+g-box+q2
> >
> > It's a full android box, and I am contemplating a new 'air mouse' remote
> for
> > it, as the one it comes with doesn't have some functions, but the box
> itself
> > seems nice, thus far.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:39 AM, CrankyOldBugger
> > <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> OK, so I will still need to drop some sort of client (eg. RasPi or Roku)
> >> with Kodi install behind each TV to pull from the database.  Any
> preferences
> >> for those?
> >>
> >> Ideally it would be great if said client can use the TV's existing
> remote
> >> control...
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 at 11:30 Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The best way to keep Kodi centralized is to actually use a database.
> >>> This will store all your settings, including watched, position and of
> course
> >>> all your media metadata.
> >>>
> >>> You don't need a centralized Kodi server, as long as one Kodi system
> >>> spots the new files, MySQL will be updated and all should be well.
> Just be
> >>> sure that ALL Kodi systems see the files the same way, nfs, smb or
> uPnP.
> >>>
> >>> http://kodi.wiki/view/MySQL/Setting_up_Kodi
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:36 AM, CrankyOldBugger
> >>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I wanted to toss a question at the group's XBMC/Kodi experts (you know
> >>>> who you are!)...
> >>>>
> >>>> I currently have all of my movies and TV shows on a Synology NAS
> box.  I
> >>>> installed Kodi on an Ubuntu desktop and I watch my stuff while I'm
> working
> >>>> on a different desktop.  Life is good.
> >>>>
> >>>> I want to bring the Kodi experience upstairs to both the family TV and
> >>>> also my wife's TV in the bedroom.  So as I understand it, my best
> best would
> >>>> be to either get one of those new set-top boxes such as a Roku or
> build a
> >>>> RasPi box and drop it behind the TV.
> >>>>
> >>>> To further complicate things, I have an old Acer H341 Windows Home
> >>>> Server that I plan to install Ubuntu or some other distro on then use
> that
> >>>> as my new DNLA media server (it's a headless server so maybe I will
> document
> >>>> the procedure to share with the group).
> >>>>
> >>>> So my question is...  is there a way to install a sort of Kodi server
> on
> >>>> the new WHS/Ubuntu box so that individual users' preferences and
> "watched
> >>>> lists" are centrally stored, then fed out to the various TVs and
> desktops?
> >>>> In other words, if my daughter and I watch an episode of Dr. Who on
> the big
> >>>> TV, then she goes to her room and fires up her laptop it will mark
> that
> >>>> episode as watched for her?
> >>>>
> >>>> Another issue is I have lots of "nerd" movies like hacker dramas,
> >>>> how-to's, etc., that my wife and daughter really have no interest in,
> so
> >>>> these vids don't need to show up in their listings.  (Conversely, I
> really
> >>>> don't want to see my daughter's chick flicks in my movie listings...)
> >>>>
> >>>> More importantly, I don't want copies of all my movies propagating to
> >>>> the Roku or RasPi boxes in the house.  I want just one centralized
> storage
> >>>> area that I can monitor.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've given up on ever using an OTA antenna to get live TV as I've come
> >>>> to believe that my neighbourhood is actually encased inside a very
> large,
> >>>> invisible Faraday Cage, so I have to depend on stuff I download off
> of the
> >>>> internet.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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