[kwlug-disc] Kodi plans

Thu Mar 31 16:20:23 EDT 2016

The Easystore is fine hardware, it's the WHS OS that shipped with it that
frightens me.  MS came out with a new version in 2011, then ran away
screaming.  Websites that used to be dedicated to supporting the WHS
software now specialize in "installing Linux on headless WHS servers".

On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 at 16:05 Chris Irwin <chris at chrisirwin.ca> wrote:

> I don't use Kodi currently, as I settled on Plex a while back. I'm
> somewhat disgruntled with it at this point and am looking at Emby, which is
> a split back/front end, and apparently has proper Kodi integration
>
>     https://emby.media/
>
> Additionally, I was using an Acer Easystore H340 for a while. It wasn't a
> *bad* device, but I had some problems with the integrated NIC (If memory
> serves, it would initally work fine, but slowly start slowing performance
> over time). I ended up having to add a low-profile NIC to PCIE slot. I'm
> not sure if they've changed anything with the H341 to resolve that.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Adam Glauser <adamglauser at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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