The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?
I tried my new RBP3 with 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 and confirm that it does not work. Looking forward to 1.0.3, hopefully sooner than later 
RasPlex 1.0.3 is now released, see [RELEASE] RasPlex 1.0.3 for release notes
hoooraaayyyyyyyyy hoooooooooraaaaaaay. Only 7h23 till I’m home and can install. I’ll notify my wife so she can find some other things to do
@stephenspeicher said:
The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?
I dont see the benefit from this, if the rasplex is busy transcoding, the ClientGUI and rest of the running system would suffer from performance loss. I would recommend a dedicated system for storage and transcoding. That way you keep your systems clean and simple.
Thats also the reason for plex docker image.
@stephenspeicher said:
The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?
This is impossible to achieve, both Rasplex and PMP use what is termed ‘Embedded’ images, i.e. It has both a minimal OS and the client software, installing this on a Raspbian based RPi PMS server would destroy the existing installation.
At the moment, running PMS on both the RPi2 and RPi3 uses minimal processing power when Direct Playing, even serving up to four clients, however there is insufficient overhead to allow even one transcode session of hi bitrate media even on the RPi3.
There isn’t even an official PMS server package for the RPi, current installations use a community modified official Synology package.
Regards
@jammsen said:
@stephenspeicher said:
The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?I dont see the benefit from this, if the rasplex is busy transcoding, the ClientGUI and rest of the running system would suffer from performance loss. I would recommend a dedicated system for storage and transcoding. That way you keep your systems clean and simple.
Thats also the reason for plex docker image.
What I think @stephenspeicher meant was he wants to host and just play videos on the same device - ie using it as a mini TV box. It’d be handy if it did. Otherwise I know the Roku2 does it, just not amazingly well…
Sorry I did not report back on RPi3 yesterday, pressing family matters meant I was out all day, however, @kwiboo and @KnightOrc kept you updated, thanks to them. The 1.0.3 release went out this morning, enjoy.
Regards
I know it hasnt been released long, but anyone seen any advantages to Rasplex on the Pi 3 ?
Yes, speed increase is noticeable, navigation is now on a par with OpenPHT on my MacBook Pro, playing media is the same as this was never an issue. Incidentally, Rasplex now decodes DTS-HD to LPCM.
Regards
@NedtheNerd said:
Yes, speed increase is noticeable, navigation is now on a par with OpenPHT on my MacBook Pro, playing media is the same as this was never an issue. Incidentally, Rasplex now decodes DTS-HD to LPCM.Regards
What speed do you get on the internal wifi? From some of the reviews I’ve seen, it maxs out at about 39mbps. So still needs to be wired for HD steaming.
@Afullmark said:
What speed do you get on the internal wifi? From some of the reviews I’ve seen, it maxs out at about 39mbps. So still needs to be wired for HD steaming.
Very poor in my tests, the figure you quoted is about right, I never use WiFi on the RPi’s running Rasplex at home, all are ethernet. I have one RPi that I use in my car or when away without internet connections (connecting to another RPi2 - soon to be RPi3 - running PMS, AP and DHCP) but I use a Digitaz 300Mbps WiFi dongle, which I can recommend.
The built in WiFi may be good enough for hobby use or IOT apps, but not recommended for Plex.
Regards
@jammsen said:
@stephenspeicher said:
The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?I dont see the benefit from this, if the rasplex is busy transcoding, the ClientGUI and rest of the running system would suffer from performance loss. I would recommend a dedicated system for storage and transcoding. That way you keep your systems clean and simple.
Thats also the reason for plex docker image.
I can’t be the only person who would like an all-in-one little box solution… can I?
My thinking was simply that if RP3 could run PMS and a version of the client, I could throw it in my bag and take it anywhere and not need to worry if I had an internet connection. The other thinking was that by all account the RP3 client was pretty good at playing everything without the need for transcoding, right? As such a RP3 PMS serving to itself wouldn’t be too taxed.
Given that, by definition, this question spans multiple forums I hope there is a little leeway to the next question…
I understand that Rasplex is locked down to be just a client, but does it have to be limited or could the Rasplex folks combine a PMS into the mix?
Alternatively… if one were to install Ubuntu Mate, could standard PMS and Linux Clients just be pulled down?
Thanks
@NedtheNerd said:
@stephenspeicher said:
The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?This is impossible to achieve, both Rasplex and PMP use what is termed ‘Embedded’ images, i.e. It has both a minimal OS and the client software, installing this on a Raspbian based RPi PMS server would destroy the existing installation.
At the moment, running PMS on both the RPi2 and RPi3 uses minimal processing power when Direct Playing, even serving up to four clients, however there is insufficient overhead to allow even one transcode session of hi bitrate media even on the RPi3.
There isn’t even an official PMS server package for the RPi, current installations use a community modified official Synology package.
Regards
Seems MUCH Snappier (but I’m coming from a Pi1 B+). I think I’ll be upgrading all my Pi’s at this rate. 
I think I might have found a bug. If I connect or disconnect from my wifi using the built-in card, I crash and restart. Crash ID 2848
Am I missing something? Can’t you just install OpenElec on the RPi3 and have video files locally?
@stephenspeicher said:
Given that, by definition, this question spans multiple forums I hope there is a little leeway to the next question…I understand that Rasplex is locked down to be just a client, but does it have to be limited or could the Rasplex folks combine a PMS into the mix?
Alternatively… if one were to install Ubuntu Mate, could standard PMS and Linux Clients just be pulled down?
Thanks
@NedtheNerd said:
@stephenspeicher said:
The big question I have is if the Pi3 could be the first Pi to run both the server AND the client on the same Pi?This is impossible to achieve, both Rasplex and PMP use what is termed ‘Embedded’ images, i.e. It has both a minimal OS and the client software, installing this on a Raspbian based RPi PMS server would destroy the existing installation.
At the moment, running PMS on both the RPi2 and RPi3 uses minimal processing power when Direct Playing, even serving up to four clients, however there is insufficient overhead to allow even one transcode session of hi bitrate media even on the RPi3.
There isn’t even an official PMS server package for the RPi, current installations use a community modified official Synology package.
Regards
You could always look as a basic 2 Pi setup. I personally haven’t tried this but noticed it some time ago and thought it would be interesting. You could use a RPi2 or RPi3 for the PMS and a Pi Zero for the Rasplex client. Shouldn’t really make it any less mobile…maybe just a extra cable or two.
FYI
Happy to have my RPI3, but not really impressed with specs.
Did some testing with rasplex 1.0.3 on RPI2 and RPI4.
Maybe there is some subjective improvement, but it is -at least for me- almost not noticable.
grtz
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oh -forgot to mention- big hands up for the rasplex team to release the new version for RPI3 so quickly!
It’s the only plex client that has gapless playback for music, and this is a big deal for me so: thanx thanx thanx a lot!
