[kwlug-disc] TV watching / Kodi / Netflix

[Colin Mackay]

Seems Netflix is still the issue for me.  I've no problem with Kodi on my
Android boxes, it works well.  I don't use the boxes for games, just media
content.  All my storage is in the basement on an older HP G6 server, even
when I had a full computer under the TV, I never stored any media on it.

It's still looking like Android + Netflix is about the only way I'll get it
on all my TV's at this point.

And to Cranky:
I do use Plex Media Server for one thing.  Streaming content via a web
application.  I use it when I'm away from home; SSH tunnel via Putty, then
play whatever media I need in via their web app on my own box.  All free.
But their Android app and LG TV app are horrid, I have tried them...


On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 11:12 PM Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:

> Colin this is what I found too, Netflix sucks on Android boxes because
> of the interface. I tried a Netflix app on a Samsung Smart TV and it
> had a much more remote-friendly UI than the Android app. We have a
> Zoomtak T8H Android box. We use it in one room, and a PC as in another
> room. The PC is our KODI server. I've gone through what must be a
> dozen different configurations and finally ended up back with a
> full-fledged PC connected to our main television.
>
> I went smaller in the living room, but smaller boxes meant connecting
> drives via USB (or a NAS elsewhere), and that resulted in more cabling
> = more mess. With the PC I just throw more drives in when I want,
> there's also a longer software upgrade path, and possible hardware
> upgrade path. Right now I also have a wireless xbox 360 controller
> connected to it and our Steam library sits on it. There's a launcher
> for KODI that launches Steam, then lets you exit Steam back to KODI.
>
> I've shared our blu-ray, dvd, and television collection via SAMBA
> (read only) with our network. I do all the ripping on another desktop
> Linux box and transfer the files over to the server via Filezilla. A
> lot of what I watch are old DVDs I've picked up when places like
> Salvation Army have a 1/2 off sale ($1.50/DVD). We also watch Netflix
> through the Zoomtak Android box, but like you, I find the interface
> pretty bad for navigating with remote.
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 3:01 PM Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Good day everyone,
> >
> > With the recent expiry of one of my little G-Box Android devices, I'm
> once more looking into this lovely mess of managing media and getting it
> all to work harmoniously.
> >
> > Current setup are Android boxes on the front end, with MythTV Recordings
> (for OTA), an NFS media library and now Netflix.  I use Kodi to browse the
> NFS library and MythTV recordings and access Netflix with the Android app.
> >
> > It's still a little clunky as navigating Netflix works best with a mouse
> of some kind, while Kodi is all one remote.
> >
> > So I'm wondering what's changed?  What do others do to consume media
> from multiple sources?  Is it worth exploring Netflix on Linux and dropping
> Android boxes?
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
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