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Netflix Support
blgentry:
MC, while a really neat platform, is not a Set Top Box. It doesn't support the kind of streaming interaction that you might expect from a general purpose Set Top Box.
So for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc, you really want an STB. AppleTV is quite good. Friends of mine really like their Roku boxes. My NVidia Shield is nice, but it's clunky compared to the AppleTV.
Brian.
dtc:
Comcast now provides direct access to Netflix and Prime Video, as well as Amazon Music and Pandora and many minor apps through their set top boxes. It is not as comprehensive as Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc. but it is nice to have them available right through the same interface as normal TV.
michael123:
--- Quote from: JimH on January 07, 2020, 11:18:13 am ---I don't think a Raspberry Pi will be very satisfactory if you're aiming for high quality video.
An NVIDIA Shield is a nice solution for Netflix.
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It is indeed nice, but then why do we need JRiver?
And it also has Spotify
Most of my audio/video content today is consumed via either Netflix or Spotify
Many my friends switched few years ago to Roon/Tidal bundle, some are using JRiver as output engine with Dirac as VST for Room Correction.
Is this the future you see with JRiver?
I have a lot of offline music I sometimes listen to, but to discover new one I use Spotify. I use Spotify few hours a week in the gym, I use Spotify in the car. It knows well my taste and I like the playlist it builds for me.
I like JRiver, like its sound engine and flexibility, but when I will stop to maintain my offline storage, JRiver will be gone.
tij:
MC has two things for me ...
1. manage my personal collection of music and video. Why not Spotify or Netflix? ... cause CDs and Blu-rays is best quality media you can get plus I like to own things ... while one can say quality doesn’t matter much when you are on the move (and I agree with that ... no point in watching UHD BD on iPhone) ... it matters for critical viewing and listening
2. has high quality playback engine for both video and audio. MadVR HDR tone mapping is way better than tone mapping in my LG E6 (LG tone mapping introduced hue/color shifts :/ )
It’s a hobby and surely not for everyone ... but it suits my need, which I doubt will change
S. Pupp:
--- Quote from: michael123 on January 08, 2020, 02:32:19 am ---It is indeed nice, but then why do we need JRiver?
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There is a way to turn JRiver into a set top box.
In JRiver theater view, add a link to TVAppLauncher as an external program.
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,111645.0.html
It worked great for me in early versions of MC 25, but started hanging in later versions.
That said, do not see JRiver solely as a replacement for a set top box. It is far more useful to me than that.
I use it as follows:
1) In Theater View for its Digital Video Recorder and live OTA TV abilities, and ability to play back a dozen terabytes worth of converted VHS tapes from 1980's to 2000's, video previously recorded from Hauppauge USB PVR in 2000's - 2010, and from WMC 2010 to 2019, and DVD and CD collection, and converted cassette tapes and records. My bookshelves are now completely free of VHS tapes, CD's, cassettes, and records. They now hold books.
2) In Theater View for its ability to play back music including multi-channel SACD without having to have a separate device.
3) I use it to stream to my phone, which no longer has to have its storage taken up with video files, music files, or photos - all of which are streamed by JRiver.
4) As a replacement for multiple electronic components.
My equipment cabinet now has two items: Home Theater PC, and a multi-channel receiver.
Previously, it had:
- Digital cable box
- SVHS VCR - NTSC
- VHS VCR - Multisystem
- DVD-A/SACD player
- LD player
- Receiver
- Cassette deck
- Turntable
- Phono preamp
I do not pay for cable, but rather use an antenna for OTA TV; JRiver paid for itself in less than a month.
For streaming from online services from a PC, PlayOn is one option. You lose remote control, though.
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