dentalben Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I have all of my DVD and BD movies stored as ISO files on a Windows 2012 server. I'm using a Dune HD media player to stream the movies on my system, but the Dune is giving me problems on a regular basis. Can anyone provide a suggestion on what and how to setup something more reliable (Kodi box, Nvidia shield, etc) that I could replace the Dune media player with? My system is on v2.9.1. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 A new Dune. No I'm not being a pain. It would be the easiest thing to do. Just make sure you get the right type - not one of the 'android' ones. Shield might be a good way to go, indeed I'm looking at it as a potential option myself (oh if I could freeze time Rick & Morty style for a few months...) but it would be an involved process as far as I can tell at this point. 3 minutes ago, dentalben said: something more reliable Note that Dune normally is VERY reliable - so you're likely looking at a faulty unit, or a faulty setup. 3 minutes ago, dentalben said: Windows 2012 server Which may be part of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Apple TV with the Infuse Pro app. I stopped using my Dunes (have 4 of them) a year or two back and love using Infuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalben Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks for the advice! So far the Infuse Pro app is the easiest and best thing I've ever done with my Control4 system. It's too bad C4 wasn't able to make their own media player work better years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 11:36 PM, dentalben said: Thanks for the advice! So far the Infuse Pro app is the easiest and best thing I've ever done with my Control4 system. It's too bad C4 wasn't able to make their own media player work better years ago... Indeed, it works like a charm... control4 should link up with someone like Firecor (who created Infuse) for this and create perfect integration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekohn00 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Take a look at Plex. For me, I went from Kaleidescape (awesome, but expensive) to Plex, and haven't looked back. We use AppleTVs and haven't been happier. You can easily add the Plex server on your Windows Server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Plex is great. I second that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitneyd Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 unfortunately Plex doesn't play ISO files. a raspberry pi with osmc and kodi will play ISO files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 It might make sense to switch away from ISOs to MP4 or other formats - I am pretty sure you can get batch converters to help with the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, zaphod said: ISOs to MP4 or other formats Yuck Dune, or Kodi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 And you can use Dune or Kodi or whatever with MP4 or MKV or whatever files. ISOs make no sense other than the fact that they were the easiest way to rip a disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 ISO is bit for bit. MP4 is compressed. Depending on where these files are being watched, one may be better over the other or not. All depends on preference. Me, I’d stick with ISOs. If you download movies to tablets and such, then maybe mp4 would be a better route for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_S101 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 On 10/8/2018 at 3:07 PM, ekohn00 said: Take a look at Plex. For me, I went from Kaleidescape (awesome, but expensive) to Plex, and haven't looked back. We use AppleTVs and haven't been happier. You can easily add the Plex server on your Windows Server. PLEX don't play ISO, as far as I am aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekohn00 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, Mike_S101 said: PLEX don't play ISO, as far as I am aware Plex does not support the use of ISO, IMG, Video_TS, BDMV, or other “disk image” formats. If you wish to use those with Plex, you should convert them to a compatible format. That said, I use Plex. Someone mentioned infuse.....I'd second taking a look at that, though I hate searching if you have 100s of files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 On 1/2/2019 at 8:16 AM, lippavisual said: ISO is bit for bit. MP4 is compressed. Depending on where these files are being watched, one may be better over the other or not. All depends on preference. Me, I’d stick with ISOs. If you download movies to tablets and such, then maybe mp4 would be a better route for you. EXACTLY. Not to mention that it displays in all aspects as a full disc would, including menus, features audio and language and subtitle selection, if it's desired (overall or on a disc by disc basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 You can Try MrMc https://mrmc.tv/ Plays ISO most thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4 User Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 As said before, try InFuse Pro on the Apple TV. I works great. And is very easy to sort. I used Dune for years. This is the best. All my DVD’s and BluRays are ISO. Then I have tons of home movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaltrader Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 10/4/2018 at 11:38 PM, dentalben said: I have all of my DVD and BD movies stored as ISO files on a Windows 2012 server. I'm using a Dune HD media player to stream the movies on my system, but the Dune is giving me problems on a regular basis. Can anyone provide a suggestion on what and how to setup something more reliable (Kodi box, Nvidia shield, etc) that I could replace the Dune media player with? My system is on v2.9.1. Thanks. I have the Dune Max that works flawlessly if you are interested: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.