ive been using kodi (xbmc was better moniker) since google killed sagetv. i recall attempting plex, but it seemed to lack some open/extensibility (its been awhile).

i have a side project i want to make as a modular plugin generating a cable layout with original air orders and networks/channels… kodi seems most optimal, but ill admit its been a long while since i looked at plex.

so why plex over kodi?

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        1 year ago

        Don’t it work with real-debrid though? I’m considering getting back into streaming instead of downloading, and thought this might work on Xbox for that. Last time I used it was in like 2016 with exodus

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        1 year ago

        I believe that Kodi, Emby, and Plex are all forks of XBMC… Not sure about Jellyfin but it wouldn’t surprise me to find that it also was.

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        1 year ago

        No it’s just a streaming host. Even as xbmc you could mount a network share library, you didn’t need it all stored on-device.