@classicrock985 Plex do not officially support their software on the Raspberry Pi 2. Thanks to the work of @uglymagoo and others, tons of people enjoy Plex on their Pi devices.
The issue you are having is with plex.tv and Plex apps which are too limited to let you choose and point to your own server. You can write to the developers of the apps and ask them to change it. It is an issue that Plex apps and devices are very fragmented in their capabilities.
If you do not use plex.tv and instead use dynamic DNS for your own plex server you can override the server is not powerful error (at least for the web app).
@classicrock985 said:
That really sucks. I guess Iāll look into an Intel NUC or something then. Itās extremely false advertising when people say āRaspberry Pi can be used as a Plex serverā, when they really mean "Hopefully you have H.264 videos that this chip can play! because otherwise youāre screwed
When you rip your BD/DVD use settings that are compatible with Direct Play if using an RPi PMS server and you canāt go wrong.
However, those who obtain pirated content are stuck with what they get, tough, you then have to spend lots of cash to play it back, tough!
You can actually use the Plex optimize button (just make sure the folder with the media has sufficient permissions, 777 will get a quick fix). I am currently converting a 700 MB XviD (90 min) to 1.5 Mbps and it is taking about 40 mins on the Pi 2.
@classicrock985 said:
That really sucks. I guess Iāll look into an Intel NUC or something then. Itās extremely false advertising when people say āRaspberry Pi can be used as a Plex serverā, when they really mean "Hopefully you have H.264 videos that this chip can play! because otherwise youāre screwed
When you rip your BD/DVD use settings that are compatible with Direct Play if using an RPi PMS server and you canāt go wrong.
However, those who obtain pirated content are stuck with what they get, tough, you then have to spend lots of cash to play it back, tough!
Regards
Blame my AV ignorance, but is there a standard that is compatible with Direct Play? Is there a Handbrake recipe that caters to it, or would the sickbeard automator work fine enough? Iāve been having the issue with some videos Iāve ripped playing, some not. I could convert them all to the container that will play, but Iām not clear which is the ābestā for the RPi as far as reliability vs quality.
@tuftsanti said:
Blame my AV ignorance, but is there a standard that is compatible with Direct Play? Is there a Handbrake recipe that caters to it, or would the sickbeard automator work fine enough? Iāve been having the issue with some videos Iāve ripped playing, some not. I could convert them all to the container that will play, but Iām not clear which is the ābestā for the RPi as far as reliability vs quality.
@NedtheNerd and @tuftsanti A container is just a container, codecs and the ones supported by Plex clients are the most critical factor in whether something will play. DirectPlay - as I understand it - just forces the direct transfer of the file to the client and will play properly if the client has the necessary codecs to play it.
@blindpet said: @NedtheNerd and @tuftsanti A container is just a container, codecs and the ones supported by Plex clients are the most critical factor in whether something will play. DirectPlay - as I understand it - just forces the direct transfer of the file to the client and will play properly if the client has the necessary codecs to play it.
Thanks guys, Iāll see if I canāt transcode a series that was giving me trouble, see if it helps at least. I realize the burden lies on the client, since the RPi2 wonāt transcode. With that being said, would the Kodi client be preferred, or is there an alternative to the PLEX client that generally is more compliant?
@tuftsanti said:
Thanks guys, Iāll see if I canāt transcode a series that was giving me trouble, see if it helps at least. I realize the burden lies on the client, since the RPi2 wonāt transcode. With that being said, would the Kodi client be preferred, or is there an alternative to the PLEX client that generally is more compliant?
Use a Raspberry Pi B2 for the client running Rasplex, will Direct Play everything (MP4, MKV, AVI, Theora, VP6, VP8, etc) apart from H.265, even VC1 and MPEG2 with the $2 licences from raspberrypi.org, up to 1080p hi-bitrate. When routed through an AV Receiver it will passthrough DD, DD+, DTS, DTS TrueHD, DTS-HD MA (core 5.1 only, however next release 1.0.2 with bitstream to 7.1), AAC5.1, AAC 2.0, OGG, VOBIS, FLAC, ALAC, etc. Use your TV remote (CEC enabled) or get the RemotePi Board from MSL Digital. Details for Rasplex can be found at rasplex.com and in the Rasplex section of the forums.
@tuftsanti it will transcode but how well it performs is the issue. Transcoding most XviD files I have work if the resolution isnāt 1080, 1080p and higher bitrate files are an issue.
@NedtheNerd said:
Use a Raspberry Pi B2 for the client running Rasplex, will Direct Play everything (MP4, MKV, AVI, Theora, VP6, VP8, etc) apart from H.265, even VC1 and MPEG2 with the $2 licences from raspberrypi.org, up to 1080p hi-bitrate. When routed through an AV Receiver it will passthrough DD, DD+, DTS, DTS TrueHD, DTS-HD MA (core 5.1 only, however next release 1.0.2 with bitstream to 7.1), AAC5.1, AAC 2.0, OGG, VOBIS, FLAC, ALAC, etc. Use your TV remote (CEC enabled) or get the RemotePi Board from MSL Digital. Details for Rasplex can be found at rasplex.com and in the Rasplex section of the forums.
Regards
PS. Rasplex also runs on the RPi B, B+ and Zero.
I have Roku, Chromecast, FireTV, etc up the wahoo, I didnāt mean physical device. I suppose I meant āWhich App?ā My main client to view off the server is the PLEX app on my LG TV. I wonder (doubtful) if kodi is available for the LG?
Consequently, I purchased the licenses for my first pi years ago, and havenāt since. Will my new Pi2 with PMS benefit from purchasing again?
@blindpet said: @tuftsanti it will transcode but how well it performs is the issue. Transcoding most XviD files I have work if the resolution isnāt 1080, 1080p and higher bitrate files are an issue.
Iāll have to check my files, I donāt remember what I recoded with. Iāll try the handbreak recipe listed before that I hope would provide the least strain on the client, whatever that may be.
@tuftsanti said:
Consequently, I purchased the licenses for my first pi years ago, and havenāt since. Will my new Pi2 with PMS benefit from purchasing again?
Yes, if you have any VC1 or MPEG2 files (files transferred from recorded TV on TIvo or using the TiVo Channel, that you play on any RPi Plex client (Rasplex or PMP) the licences are per RPi and not transferable.
Yes, if you have any VC1 or MPEG2 files (files transferred from recorded TV on TIvo or using the TiVo Channel, that you play on any RPi Plex client (Rasplex or PMP) the licences are per RPi and not transferable.
Plex Media Server (PMS) running on an RPi 2 will not benefit from these licences on the device, i.e. transcoding does not use the hardware acceleration of the RPi X. Thatās how I understood the question. As @NedtheNerd pointed out these licences are on the other hand really great on RPis running Rasplex and Co.
Yes, if you have any VC1 or MPEG2 files (files transferred from recorded TV on TIvo or using the TiVo Channel, that you play on any RPi Plex client (Rasplex or PMP) the licences are per RPi and not transferable.
Plex Media Server (PMS) running on an RPi 2 will not benefit from these licences on the device, i.e. transcoding does not use the hardware acceleration of the RPi X. Thatās how I understood the question. As @NedtheNerd pointed out these licences are on the other hand really great on RPis running Rasplex and Co.
Seems to play just fine with my test episode. Looks like Iāve got a lot of transcoding to do. Thanks all!
I must say, you made a really great job on this. Iāve got a question tho. Is version 0.9.14.6 coming to http://dev2day.de/plex-latest? The latest iOS app requires that.
@bjorblom, @uglymagoo updates when it is not exclusive to plex pass users. I have no idea if it is or not but when he notices a new version is available to everybody then he updates when he gets a chance because heās awesome like that.
@bjorkblom said:
I must say, you made a really great job on this. Iāve got a question tho. Is version 0.9.14.6 coming to http://dev2day.de/plex-latest? The latest iOS app requires that.
Thanks a lot!
Hi @bjorkblom and welcome to the forum. That URL was my first āuglyā way of distribution. The most up-to-date Debian 7.0 package is still available that way. For the newest packages (requiring Debian 8.0 or similar distributions) use my repository. Link in my signature. Or see the signature of @blindpet for his more detailed tutorial.
@bjorkblom said:
I must say, you made a really great job on this. Iāve got a question tho. Is version 0.9.14.6 coming to http://dev2day.de/plex-latest? The latest iOS app requires that.
Thanks a lot!
Hi @bjorkblom and welcome to the forum. That URL was my first āuglyā way of distribution. The most updat-to-date Debian 7.0 package is still available that way. For the newest packages (requiring Debian 8.0 or similar distributions) use my repository. Link in my signature. Or see the signature of @blindpet for his more detailed tutorial.
