There is internally (or so we’ve been told) but it hasn’t been shared publicly.
Well they should at least let us see and search it.
Then if I have the same problem I could reference it in my post. Then they could search the posts for that reference number to gather information to help in getting it resolved.
And I would then know that they at least are aware of my issue.
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Like this?
https://redmine.ixsystems.com/projects/freenas/issues?set_filter=1&tracker_id=1
Please god yes. Too much noise in the forums.
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Now that’s what we need here,
Wonder what @elan opinion on this is?
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Its great to see feedback being listened to. However I had a similar(ish) issue relating to HEVC video that never got to see the love. The basic issue was that my Celeron NUC could play HEVC content but only basic 8 bit encoding. Anything 10 bit or greater was not supported by the GPU and the CPU could not cope but there was no way in any plex client or server to limit this. I understand the idea is to make plex smart and simple but when issues arise that are not defects it would be great to be able to reach settings where you could limit a clients capabilities based on real world experience.
In the end I bought a newer NUC for my main TV but that’s a pretty expensive solution to a fairly simple problem
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Plex has secured itself an enviable position as one of the most supported apps on smart TVs and streaming boxes. Only Netflix and YouTube enjoy a larger footprint when it comes to hardware providers, and that’s saying a lot. Plex has been able to get its app on WebOS, tvOS, Android, iOS, Roku, and dozens of other platforms largely because, as a personal media server client, it takes an agnostic approach to third-party content. As it looks for growth and revenue opportunities, though, there’s a chance that could change. Digital Trends recently spoke with Plex vice president of marketing, Scott Hancock, about the company’s plans, which go well beyond making it easy to access local or network media files.
Hancock told us that Plex is still focused on its core experience of making it easier to access and organize personal media, but that future development efforts will be concentrated on augmenting these collections with other sources. That process has been underway for some time. The company has already introduced Live TV and DVR features through the use of third party OTA tuners, like SiliconDust’s HDHomeRun box, and its dashboard gives users the ability to add streaming news, and web showsto their library of media options. “The idea is that we become kind of that central point for the media that’s most important to you,” Hancock said.
Last year, however, the platform added Tidal, its first subscription streaming partner. The move is a strong indicator that not only is Plex just as focused on audio as it is on video (you can add podcasts to Plex as well), it’s planning for a future in which consumers will need help bringing together a diversity of personal, paid, and free media sources into one easy-to-manage experience. “We’ve got the ability now,” Hancock said, “with the infrastructure in place, to start adding on all these different types of services into the Plex ecosystem across all these different devices.”
This ability has naturally led to speculation about what’s next. Plex’s business model to date has been almost entirely funded through paid subscriptions to its Plex Pass product, which unlocks premium features within the Plex Media Server like parental controls and the Live TV and DVR option. The free Plex experience however, accounts for a high majority its users. Finding ways to generate revenue from these consumers is a big opportunity, and a free, ad-supported movie streaming service would fit the bill nicely. When asked if the company was about to do just that, Hancock demurred, saying only, “we’re looking into both ad supported content as well as subscription-supported content. We could go either way, or do both.”
Assuming for the moment that some kind of streaming video option is in the near future, the question now is whether Plex will be content to keep partnering with existing streaming services, or will it seek to create its own product? On this topic Hancock was less equivocal: “We see ourselves as being a bit more of a third party, in that we don’t have our own goods.” When we proposed that a virtual cable subscription model, similar to Sling TV, or Hulu Live would make a lot of sense given the current Live TV and DVR’s EPG feature, Hancock acknowledged it was also one of the options Plex was thinking about. “Our users are anxious for another solution beyond what we have currently provided.”
So while Plex has nothing to announce at the moment, we doubt it will be long before that changes.
This article mentions nothing about the new UI. To be fair a lot of it is speculation about Plex’s direction. But it’s still interesting that articles continue to come out—with quotes from Plex upper management—talking about the interest Plex has in putting money (and development time) on tapping into the streaming service market.
Meanwhile:
Anyone who’s got a load of digital media lying about needs a media server, and while the obvious solution is to install Kodi or Plex, you might be missing a trick.
Although it’s still overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Emby Server 4.0 has just been released for Windows, Mac and Linux, plus is now available for Nvidia Shield and Android devices too.
In truth, Emby is a direct competitor to Plex rather than Kodi, sharing the same server-client approach to storing, streaming and sharing media. Version 4.0 is a major update and existing users are warned that it involves a database upgrade, which will place the main server offline for a period. Users are also asked to check for any plugin updates in their web dashboard after updating.
Version 4.0 opens with a feature being removed: basically, all Telemetry and Anonymous Usage reporting has gone, in direct contrast to Plex.
There’s also new Emby Live TV Guide data for Premiere users – Emby’s paid-for tier – that covers the US, Canada and UK. Simply enter your zip or postcode into Emby, choose your channel lineup and you’re off and running.
The database upgrade in version 4.0 brings with it the promise of improved performance – faster library scans and TV guide refreshes are two such examples.
The hardware acceleration feature has been rebuilt from scratch and comes with the promise of better hardware detection to determine what’s supported, allowing users to choose an ‘easy’ mode or choose their own hardware accelerator for both H.264 and H.265 streams. All major GPU platforms should see significant improvements and users are able to monitor performance from the web server dashboard.
Emby 4.0 also reinstates transcoding throttling after a two-year absence, adds support for fuzzy searches and allows users to store multiple-resolution versions of TV episodes. The number available filters has also grown and users can now control library access by sub-folder. For a complete list of changes, see the Emby blog post announcing the release.
Emby Server 4.0 is available now for Windows and Linux, with the Mac build due imminently. Emby media players are available across a variety of devices, including selected smart TVs.
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Very interesting. Thanks @chyron8472
Emby 4.0 is nearly everything I always wanted Plex to be.
Plex got some catching up to do now on features, performance and stability.
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I can’t spot many differences, both have their pros and cons. Both work fine/ok for me I guess. Since I already paid lifetime for Plex, I guess I won’t sink another 120€ for emby.
Running both side by side is a bit cumbersome, since I have to administer both although I only need them now and then. Just can’t decide which one I want to continue running 
If your files follow the naming standards, there really isn’t much maintaining to do…
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True, but there are always hiccups and since I automatically add my recordings from my STB, my naming is not always 100 % right. Nothing I can do against that.
Run them through FileBot or other similar software and it will do the naming for you. Makes life a lot better.
Impossible, the STB sometimes doesn’t get the episode/season right so this has to be manually corrected. How would filebot know which season/episode is correct? Standard stuff works out-of-the-box though. Still, correcting the wrongly named episode is something I do on filename basis on therefore is independent of plex/emby.
Renaming movies to help identification would indeed help sometimes, they are easier to spot correctly.
When it can’t figure it out it asks you for help in the GUI.
BTW, what cable provider do you have that allows you to download the recordings off the box? That’s not very common.
It’s a German one, they don’t allow it either, but by using third-party receivers and CI+ modules one is able to bypass most of the restrictions.
Does Emby Version 4.0 TV/DVR allow all users to watch live TV and setup recordings?
There’s the “smaller, more updated” version of PMS, but that doesn’t compare to Emby’s speed right now. I’ve been trying out Emby myself for the last week or two and it’s been pretty damn good and all my streams start near instant and never buffer or freeze. However, the UI for desktop clients (Plex Media Player vs Emby Theater), Plex is generally ahead, especially with the music UI.
It’s possible to allow it or turn it off.
