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msh · 2017-09-26 17:16:45

I guess it depends on the features you use. I can't use kodi as I need transcoding and streaming to multiple local devices.

dawnerd | karma 7527 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2017-08-19 07:09:59+00:00

Only problem with kodi is (as far as I know, been a while since I've used it), you don't get remote streaming with multiple users.

betwixthewires | karma 4417 | avg karma 2.03 · | 2021-06-13 16:31:07+00:00

Yeah and I used to use that, but it is a pain. If all you're doing is sending video from another device like you would with a Chromecast, all the features that come bundled in Kodi are bloat.

xfalcox | karma 709 | avg karma 2.55 · | 2021-12-20 21:32:19

Kodi is awesome. The fact that it can run everywhere, with such a consistent UI is a great, and I have used it in x86 HTPCs, RPI, Android TV over the years.

tomc1985 | karma 11141 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2020-01-08 04:43:43+00:00

How is this compared to Kodi?

faitswulff | karma 8583 | avg karma 4.66 · | 2021-02-21 16:26:30+00:00

I just want to stream media from my main computer to my devices. Does Kodi cover this use case?

MikusR | karma 11024 | avg karma 5.9 · | 2021-06-13 08:08:46

You can do it using your distro of choice and KODI.

arkitaip | karma 5703 | avg karma 2.51 · | 2018-08-13 22:40:54+00:00

Kodi has one of the most arcane UIs I've used in years. Also, you need to find and set up plugins to get streaming going and this is a complicated process. The streams can be good but not worth all the hassle.

ghosh | karma 23796 | avg karma 7.45 · | 2015-08-05 08:26:16+00:00

maybe you can use Kodi

bwat49 | karma 272 | avg karma 1.62 · | 2018-11-06 17:32:44+00:00

I think Kodi is closer to what you're looking for

jaimex2 | karma 1709 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2022-08-28 20:15:51

I don't think you fall into the remotely technical category group.

Kodi can do all those things but you wouldn't as it has much better options to achieve the same result.

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yellow_viper | karma 311 | avg karma 5.46 · | 2017-01-28 15:04:31+00:00

Kodi will be great in a few years, at the moment it's interface is extremely clunky and slow.

darkwater | karma 4557 | avg karma 2.64 · | 2020-01-13 22:33:20+00:00

With Kodi it's dead easy, actually I was thinking about it while reading your post: "he should use Kodi"

nextaccountic | karma 4934 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2021-08-28 09:26:09

You can sometimes build your own Linux with Kodi with those devices. On the plus side, you're then not limited to use streaming services Netflix and can grab media from any place.

tracker1 | karma 11460 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2019-04-02 18:03:21+00:00

Interesting... I mostly use Kodi for NAS media and run it under NVidia Shield TV because running it on an HTPC was so limiting of an experience for Netflix, etc. Almost ironically also have a Fire stick, because Hulu won't port the updated interface (for live tv) to the Android TV version despite working on Fire devices.

herbst | karma 3982 | avg karma 1.08 · | 2021-06-26 17:07:14+00:00

Kodi also works surprisingly well as Android app :) sorrily way snappier than on the RPI (v4, 8gb ram I think) that was explicitly recommended from the kodi website :/

wybiral | karma 3991 | avg karma 4.39 · | 2019-06-25 01:35:01+00:00

I have multiple but the one I use the most has Kodi installed. It's connected to a projector and I basically use it as a media center streaming files from one of my desktops over the local network.

Another one is used more like a custom IoT hub/gateway for various BLE (and even some LoRa devices).

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thirdsun | karma 2349 | avg karma 1.61 · | 2017-01-12 12:54:31

Kodi doesn't solve the problem of having your content available everywhere however.

stryan | karma 1030 | avg karma 4.15 · | 2021-02-21 16:37:27+00:00

Probably not, Kodi is designed more as a client. I think the classic setup is installing it on a HTPC or Raspberry Pi under the TV and it plays files either locally on it or from a NAS.

If you want to stream stuff checkout Jellyfin or Plex.

EDIT: To give more context since people are downvoting; yes you can theoretically stream from Kodi using various other apps, but it doesn't do any transcoding by default and isn't a strong choice. Quite frankly, I've also never gotten it to actually work but perhaps that's just me.

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selfhoster11 | karma 5178 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2022-09-28 08:29:54

Kodi is theoretically a better fit for the 10-foot display use case. It also has a bunch of features built in for dealing with video libraries, their management/filtering and so on that you won't get with a generic interface like the Gnome or KDE file browser.