Crone
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Are you talking about IPTV offered by a private tracker many of us all have invites too? Ride the high seas style.
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LiquidDeath
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No sir, this one predates the website offerings. Also, from what I understand, the one you are referring to is quite a bit more expensive due to its high visibility.
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Anyone want to share what the best options are for iptv? Tired of fucking with shit trying to watch in-market baseball...
LiquidDeath
Magnus Deadlift the Fucktiger
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It's kind of like running your own Plex server or PiHole. You have to want it bad enough to jump through hoops and learn some bullshit to really make it work. If you show anyone else, you also have to play tech support.
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That said, the reward is great. It took a couple initial weekends to set up because I was a Linux newbie, but now my plex server has been running for like 16 years and I spend almost no energy maintaining it.
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LiquidDeath
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Oh, yes, very much so. I was highlighting that it isn't all cupcakes and rainbows, but if you have the time and desire then it is certainly worth the effort.
Void
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Speaking of Plex servers, I have one that I share with a few relatives/friends, and I run into the issue of anything 4k not being viable for streaming due to the transcoding crippling the old computer I have it running on. I can stream 4k just fine if they are also viewing it in 4k, but any time they use less it literally just locks that computer up until they cancel it. And I don't want to force them to always use 4k for various reasons (data, the device not being 4k, my internet/computer can't handle two people using it at the same time in 4k, etc.) So I end up keeping a 4k remux version for myself and a lesser quality one for them, or they have to ask me for one.
Now, I was reading about how Plex took the hardware processing out of the free version and it is only available with the paid version. Does anyone pay for the Plex Pass or whatever it is called, and know how effective the hardware processing actually is? I realize it will depend upon the hardware, but does it make a big difference? I'd spring for the lifetime pass when it is on sale one of these holidays if it was worth it, but I always figured it wasn't worth the other extra features. Until I found out about the hardware processing at least.
Alternatively, I've looked into Jellyfin and actually installed it on that computer, but setting it up for outside access seems like a bit of a hassle so I'm pausing that in case Plex Pass is worth having instead. Anyone have experience with Jellyfin they can share? It supposedly has hardware processing included, and since it is open source it is totally free.
Thanks.
Now, I was reading about how Plex took the hardware processing out of the free version and it is only available with the paid version. Does anyone pay for the Plex Pass or whatever it is called, and know how effective the hardware processing actually is? I realize it will depend upon the hardware, but does it make a big difference? I'd spring for the lifetime pass when it is on sale one of these holidays if it was worth it, but I always figured it wasn't worth the other extra features. Until I found out about the hardware processing at least.
Alternatively, I've looked into Jellyfin and actually installed it on that computer, but setting it up for outside access seems like a bit of a hassle so I'm pausing that in case Plex Pass is worth having instead. Anyone have experience with Jellyfin they can share? It supposedly has hardware processing included, and since it is open source it is totally free.
Thanks.