[mythtv-users] mythtv plex integration

[Andréas Kühne]

2014-11-04 11:15 GMT+01:00 Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com>:

> Third try) Use the MythTV Channel on Plex to watch via the Roku.
>> Still use my userjob to cut commercials, but now I don't bother
>> converting the streams from MPEG2, I just let the server transcode.
>> Quality is less, but shows are available much quicker since I don't
>> have to run them through Handbrake. Interface isn't very good.  For
>> shows I want to archive, I use the Mythlinks strategy and copy the
>> files to my permanent library.  This is acceptable.
>>
>
> I record from Australian DVB-TV broadcasts which are MPEG2. Automatic
> commercial detection doesn't work very well on Aussie broadcasts so I won't
> use that part. I'm interested in using Plex as a way to watch MythTV on a
> mobile device. If the recordings aren't transcoded and left in their native
> MPEG2 format, does Plex allow you to skip forwards and backwards? If not
> then I think I'll want to find another solution - skipping is a must-have
> for me.
>
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Hi Phil,

Yes it allows for skipping in both directions even with transcoding on the
fly. However the files mythtv creates are a bit large (in my case anyway),
and skipping is a bit slower than using a MythTv FE.

Regards,

Andréas
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