I have a dumb TV, and a spare computer.
I want a nice easy way to interface with several services. (Jellyfin, disney+ etc)
I know of Kodi, but really dislike the interface.
I know I could get a USB keyboard/mouse remote thing, but that isn’t very elegent.
Is there a simpler solution to this?
I think the solution is to get hardware-accelerated transcoding set up correctly.
Either that, or maybe bulk-transcode all your media outside of Jellyfin and then add it all back as alternate versions and hope Jellyfin is smart enough to choose the best supported version automatically?
(I’m in the process of setting up a Jellyfin server and noticing the same issue with some of my media.)
I’m not sure which client device you’re using, but on desktop there is the desktop player as well as jellyfin-mpv-shim which don’t rely on the browser for playback, but do use it for management, show selection etc
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To add to everyone else, I moved from Kodi to Jellyfin and it was a game changer for my home server solution. (I run the server off of my gaming PC)
Seconding Jellyfin. I used to run XBMC as God intended on my old OG Xbox but Kodi is so bloated and garbo these days from what I’ve seen.
The fact that my video collection will mostly not play in browser just breaks the entire navigation environment of Jellyfin.
I think the solution is to get hardware-accelerated transcoding set up correctly.
Either that, or maybe bulk-transcode all your media outside of Jellyfin and then add it all back as alternate versions and hope Jellyfin is smart enough to choose the best supported version automatically?
(I’m in the process of setting up a Jellyfin server and noticing the same issue with some of my media.)
I’m not sure which client device you’re using, but on desktop there is the desktop player as well as
jellyfin-mpv-shimwhich don’t rely on the browser for playback, but do use it for management, show selection etc