![]() ![]() Of course, it still requires Emby's Roku app. The Emby server can actually pick up a Serviio server on the network and use its (Emby's) DLNA ability to "forward" it through the Emby server. But that leaves those of us who wish to play media locally (and that includes direct USB connection for those players that have such a port) without a reliable way to play it that causes us to consider "other than Roku" when it's time to buy another device.or, in this particular instance, having to find a media server with a Roku channel/app designed specifically for it. I agree that Roku's business plan has the RMP very low down on its "things to do" list (if it appears there at all) as they don't directly earn any income from it. In other words: Serviio is a "dumb playback unit" (and I mean no offense! ). If there are subtitles, Handbrake burns them in for me. However, would this makes any difference if my Serviio does NO transcoding? I use Handbrake to convert all my media to either mp4 or m4v with no greater than 160kb AAC audio. I will, however, re-connect my Serviio machine and see if I can alter the Roku profile there. I have a Roku 2 and a rather new Ultra both are experiencing the same issues. There are limitations with Roku devices that nothing external can overcome, such as processing speed for playing 4K movie rips. And that is why I have added the Nvidia Shield as a player on my two largest screen TVs. DLNA playback is an afterthought to Roku, and I don't see them getting any better about it. There was one attempt with a player before that (Chaneru, which is still there), but it was more problematic than RMP. You have to remember that Roku players were not originally designed for local media playback. Maybe after I retire I'll try writing a Serviio app again. I'm sorry that Serviio doesn't do it for you any longer. And the Roku programming documentation is completely lacking any DLNA connection information. Roku uses a programming language that is just different enough from what I've used in the past that I could never get my head around it. I did try to write a Roku app for Serviio, but my programming skills simply aren't up to the task. ![]() That profile is designed for older players, and you must select the correct profile for the latest Roku devices. It sounds to me that your Roku might have changed its IP address, and Serviio switched back to the default Roku profile. I am a beta tester for RMP, and the developer does seem to be listening to the problems that have been reported. Trick Play works fine, with the exception of TS files, but that's a problem with RMP, not Serviio. While I agree that RMP has many issues, and Roku doesn't seem to be addressing them very well, I can't say I have any problem playing anything from Serviio. Not your fault but you know how to resolve this. So that's where I'm at G'bye Serviio because you don't have a Roku app. I can go with Emby which provides both the server and an app which works. So I can either trash all my Rokus and buy a number of some other streaming box that might have a DLNA player app that can reach my Serviio server (for how many $$$?) I had to switch to Emby because they had both a server that ran on my Mac and a fully working Roku App.ĭo you see the issue here? There is no other DLNA Roku app that can reach my Serviio server! No other working DLNA Roku app at all. Isn't that a kick in the head? I can reach my Serviio server (v1.something) and play my media on my Mac, PC, and Android phone but not on the Roku devices scattered throughout my home connected to my TVs. In short, I can't use Serviio because Roku's DLNA player is defective. The REW, Play/Pause, and FF buttons no longer function (but they used to work just fine in earlier App versions). It won't play my 1080p files (but earlier App versions did). As the topic says, I had to abandon my use of Serviio because Roku's Media Player app has become effectively useless. ![]()
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