![]() ![]() Plex is deliberately designed to be as simple as possible, which (as we'll mention) limits its higher-level functionality, but also makes it a breeze to set up.īy contrast, the Emby setup process is a little more intensive. The most striking advantage that Plex has over Emby is in user experience and ease of setup. But there are pros and cons to using one or the other, and we're here to take a look at those. They're both free with paid tiers, they're both client-server programs, and they've even both got cool logos. There are a ton of similarities between Plex and Emby. With the Emby app on your other computer, phone, tablet, streaming box, or any other device, you can stream all of the media files that you have on your server. you download a program on your computer, set up a server, add your local media, and then install apps on other devices. ![]() Like Plex, Emby has a server-client setup. But what about Emby, a competitor app that sets out to do pretty much the exact same thing as Plex? In that case, the differences were pretty clear. In the past, we've broken down the differences between Plex and Kodi – two of the most popular media center apps on the market today. Cord cutters now have a range of solid options for organizing and viewing their media files or streaming video, and that's certainly for the best. No big deal.The media center app wars are in full swing these days, and we couldn't be happier about it. I'm just not explaining the issue very well in the first place. They can always pull up the mp3 copy and play that, if they really want to hear the track. My users will just have to live with the occasional file being unplayable. It's really just a small problem for me as I have many ways to play a track locally so, practically speaking, it only affects remote use. So you need to be specific in what your issue is and on what device. Most of them will allow the use of an external player. Android phones will have a different player to Android TV devices, and so on. Apple phones will have a different player than Android phones. Then there is a plethora of devices, with different OSs. The most capable app is Theater for Windows desktop. So each one will have its own capabilities. As far as functionality is concerned, all the apps are independent. You're making some wrong assumptions, and misunderstanding many things. Maybe I'm the only one with this issue? If that's the case, maybe I have bad ram. ![]() It seems both Emby & Plex us the same playback library code. That's why I suspect it might be a library or DirectSound problem, whatever the servers use. Oh, the issue also occurs even when playing the files directly on the server box through Emby & Plex. I've not tested the files with VLC remotely. After all, the problem never occurs with VLC, at least not across LAN. Also, both servers run on a dedicated FX-8350 so that can't be the reason either. And it occurs in probably less than 1% of flac files. FWIW, this problem never happens with mp3 on Emby nor Plex. That's why I want to push audio out through VLC. It, and flac tester, is how I know it's not an issue with those specific file(s). But the occasional file plays fine, all the way through, using VLC. for my users? When I said some flac files would freeze, or not start, on gigabit LAN I meant even on gigabit LAN so no one would think it was a buffering issue. Isn't this just a frontend to the server? How will it help my issues accessing Emby remotely, via phone etc. But if that's the same, then just use Theater for Windows desktop. ![]()
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