2012-10-11, 17:49
(2012-10-11, 06:45)Ned Scott Wrote:(2012-10-10, 22:36)edrikk Wrote: I think at this point the KEY advantage of Plex over XBMX is the fact that Plex can transcode videos on the fly when serving to various clients via DLNA. This is a huge benefit as one can then stream the same video to an iOS device (via a DLNA app), to a PS3, to a TV etc.
This is a much bigger deal than 'just' being client/server based. If XBMC added transcoding, given that mySQL can already be setup, XBMC will take the lead once again when compared to Plex.
Right now, Plex gets much more use from me than XBMC does, simply because of the transcoding...
XBMC will gain this feature after v12 (Frodo) (so, in theory, it should be ready for v13's stable release).
Also, in reply to some other comments, remember that small android HTPCs also have USB ports, and some even have SATA ports, in addition to standard local network streaming. The only time a transcoding server would be useful to another XBMC HTPC is if you want to stream over the internet from device to device, but like I said before, that's something that's on the roadmap.
Really never thought it would go in this direction. I no longer see the point of transcoding, even to mobile. With XBMC native to ios and android...streaming large x264 rips via Wifi or LTE is not a total pipe dream. (Thank you unlimited data plan.)