Plex has a great ecosystem for mobile devices too. Joseph On Jan 29, 2014 4:10 PM, "Stephen Price" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Checking out Plex server, it looks great. Oh and as an added bonus i just > discovered my NAS has a Plex installer. > Synology rocks. > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]>wrote: > >> XBMC was good when XBOX first generation were moddable.. today its like >> most OSS ... it eventually ends up in the boredom graveyard filled with >> promises and slow releases... >> >> Plex Media Server spanks XBMC now.. and it will be my favourite until >> eventually another rises to beat its dominance...and then i to will favour >> this.. >> >> --- >> Regards, >> Scott Barnes >> http://www.riagenic.com >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:24 PM, David Connors <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Scott Barnes >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Ah ok, I was hoping for a Chromecast vs Roku 3 showdown but it never >>>> came .. so basically the whole Airplay thing in Apple speak is still a >>>> generation behind as from memory Airplay will still require your >>>> Phone/iPad/ATV to host the streaming but this in turn is just an >>>> instruction packet to tell it "you do it from here.." >>>> >>> >>> Yes, I think later extensions to AirPlay did the latter but originally >>> it was more or less peer to peer (which it had to be pre iCloud etc I >>> guess). >>> >>> The key value I get out of the ChromeCast is it has no UX at all. It >>> just shows random photos while not in use but other than that it does >>> nothing. The relationship it always between your chosen device, your >>> favourite/most appropriate app, and ChromeCast as a dumb arse renderer. In >>> that regard, I guess, there is no lock in as you can use whichever content >>> provider or app you want. >>> >>> I've tried XBMC a few times but found the plugins for things like >>> YouTube second rate - as they're basically rebuilding the UX for their own >>> purposes vs using the native thing from Google with the latest features etc. >>> >>> [ .. ] >>> >>> As always, YMMV and it depends on the content you mostly consume (which >>> on an hours watched basis in our place, is still mainly FoxtelIQ). >>> >>> David. >>> >>> >> >
