Plex and Kodi

[EvilBoB]

Hi all,

I've not used Kodi - I've been using Plex for years since moving from XBMC/OpenElec but with the support that Kodi is getting now I can see that it's getting a lot more development work than Plex which is essentially a closed system.

I know there is PleXBMC that can be used with Kodi but can you view other people's servers using this or will it only work for your local box?

[piggzy]

Pretty sure you can view other servers. I used PLEX for years also but tried out EMBY as an alternative and go to say I now prefer it. Ran them side by side at first and EMBY had better quality transcoding and far less issues for me.
They also got the usual Android/KODI plugins and also work for remote servers. I don't work for them ;-) Just sharing my findings.


EDIT: Yes it does support remote playback : http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-onleXBMC

[EvilBoB]

Pretty sure you can view other servers. I used PLEX for years also but tried out EMBY as an alternative and go to say I now prefer it. Ran them side by side at first and EMBY had better quality transcoding and far less issues for me.
They also got the usual Android/KODI plugins and also work for remote servers. I don't work for them ;-) Just sharing my findings.


EDIT: Yes it does support remote playback : http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-onleXBMC

Cheers bud I'll have to dig out my PC and get it installed to try it I think before stumping up for a dedicated unit.