Apple TV 4

[i-Movies]

nope, only check once

I know it downloads metadata only once, what I meant is, it still needs to scan the entire SMB share drive so it will know what files/folders are added /modified since last scan?

 

[cybercom8]

need help... i have a tv4 but need it to play my mkv movies stored on a nas.

is there any free app i can use to playback those movie files on my TV like a typical media player?

if really need to pay, which app would you guys recommend and does it play all media files (like those typically downloaded)

 

[wibawa]

need help... i have a tv4 but need it to play my mkv movies stored on a nas.

is there any free app i can use to playback those movie files on my TV like a typical media player?

if really need to pay, which app would you guys recommend and does it play all media files (like those typically downloaded)

Try VLC.....

 

[ysl060704]

I have been using Plex and highly recommend it. Better than VLC (in my honest opinion)

 

[oric1]

I know it downloads metadata only once, what I meant is, it still needs to scan the entire SMB share drive so it will know what files/folders are added /modified since last scan?

Yeap, it does but it's quite fast. The developer said that they will be implementing background scanning soon.

 

[cybercom8]

Try VLC.....

I have been using Plex and highly recommend it. Better than VLC (in my honest opinion)

thanks a lot guys, will download both

 

[i-Movies]

Plex or Infuse / Kodi / VLC, which is recommended?

I think Plex requires higher spec NAS since it needs to do transcoding at server side, but lesser network bandwidth, may be good for playback on mobile devices. NAS could be hot during the playback? Maybe not suitable for those fanless quiet NAS like WD MyCloud. Also I am not sure how good its quality is after transcode, does video quality look good on big TV screen?

infuse, that downloads videos directly from NAS via various supported protocols, and decode / play at client side, that requires higher network bandwidth but much lesser NAS CPU power, quality wise completely depends on how good the client player is.

One advantage of Plex is, it stores metadata at server side, so any client can use the metadata database directly, while Kodi/Infuse/VLC things, they store metadata at client side, if you have multiple mobile devices, ATV, computers that access the same NAS, each client needs to scan and build its own local metadata database.

If both ATV and NAS are wire to Router, and I only watch videos on TV, I should go for Infuse, is my understanding correct?

 

[denilson]

I know it downloads metadata only once, what I meant is, it still needs to scan the entire SMB share drive so it will know what files/folders are added /modified since last scan?

It will still scan when you start the app but quite fast compared to kodi on fire tv 4k (1.5tb of data)

 

[denilson]

Plex or Infuse / Kodi / VLC, which is recommended?

I think Plex requires higher spec NAS since it needs to do transcoding at server side, but lesser network bandwidth, may be good for playback on mobile devices. NAS could be hot during the playback? Maybe not suitable for those fanless quiet NAS like WD MyCloud. Also I am not sure how good its quality is after transcode, does video quality look good on big TV screen?

infuse, that downloads videos directly from NAS via various supported protocols, and decode / play at client side, that requires higher network bandwidth but much lesser NAS CPU power, quality wise completely depends on how good the client player is.

One advantage of Plex is, it stores metadata at server side, so any client can use the metadata database directly, while Kodi/Infuse/VLC things, they store metadata at client side, if you have multiple mobile devices, ATV, computers that access the same NAS, each client needs to scan and build its own local metadata database.

If both ATV and NAS are wire to Router, and I only watch videos on TV, I should go for Infuse, is my understanding correct?

Infuse is like Kodi, but Infuse is simpler to use and more polished but Kodi can be potentially more powerful

If you have a powerful enough NAS use Plex

 

[nakata97]

Sorry for asking this question

Can this Apple TV 4 show CCTV channels?
I understand there's a app called kodi for movies... But got pptv, cushion tv, letv?


Thanks in advance

 

[stalejive]

http://www.iclarified.com/54341/pangu-will-release-first-jailbreak-for-the-new-apple-tv-4-next-week

 

[siron]

I like INFUSE, the way it organises your files.

 

[oric1]

I like INFUSE, the way it organises your files.

I second that, after using Infuse 2 years ago, I never use others.

 

[i-Movies]

It will still scan when you start the app but quite fast compared to kodi on fire tv 4k (1.5tb of data)

finally got the box and tried myself...

ATV and WD My Cloud 6TB are wired to Time Capsule
Infuse connects via SMB
3TB Movie folder, Infuse takes about 7s to enter, acceptable.
Playback starts quite fast, spin around twice on 1080p files.
both ATV and NAS are warm only during the playback.

 

[manofsorrows]

peeps, Apple TV4 is now available as refurbished on the Apple online store. If you are on the fence about getting it... SGD$208 and SGD$268.

 

[manofsorrows]

by the way.....anyone knows which app to download to watch soccer on the atv4 ?

 

[szeli]

by the way.....anyone knows which app to download to watch soccer on the atv4 ?

a few pages back ppl were discussing about it. sideload kodi n use addons like PLP. though PLP seems to b down recently. not too sure...

 

[manofsorrows]

thanks man... seems sideloading kodi is quite a bit of work

 

[htngwilliam]

thanks man... seems sideloading kodi is quite a bit of work

Sideloading Kodi is a breeze but unfortunately Genesis etc a lot of average links. Mostly poor quality and no 5.1 audio

 

[szeli]

Sideloading Kodi is a breeze but unfortunately Genesis etc a lot of average links. Mostly poor quality and no 5.1 audio

try e SALTS addon