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  • I was surprised to find a Jellyfin client for Samsung Tizen tv's at all (despite it being a major brand) - I hadn't considered this may be a client issue. I'll take a look, thanks!

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  • I've seen that error, so I re-encoded without subs. Now it says it's transcoding because the device doesn't support the codec, which I know isn't correct.

    Thanks!

    • Does anyone know what this part is called?

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  • I think the arrow is pointing at something that around here is called a potato.

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  • It's transcoding because Jellyfin decided it needs to transcode for some reason, frustratingly. I've converted to formats/codecs I know the TV supports, and yet Jellyfin still transcodes, with a message about the TV not supporting the codec (yet if I play the file on the TV from a thumb drive, it works fine with the crappy built-in media player). I'm using the Jellyfin client on the TV because it's easy to install without a Samsung account, and I don't think I can get Kodi on it (besides my experience with Kodi is not great, it's sluggish on real hardware, I can only imagine how bad it would be on an underpowered garbage TV and I don't know if a client exists).

    From a bigger picture perspective, I think Jellyfin as a client will be better for my family. It's a simpler interface with less to get them in trouble.

    I'll need transcoding for other/non-local devices anyway, so I still have to address the issue (annoying iPad for example).

    If you have any advice about troubleshooting why it's transcoding, I'm all ears. This is the first I've gotten Jellyfin to work after multiple attempts over the years, across multiple servers and clients, so my experience with it is limited. I'm just glad it works at all - it's the first I've gotten to work other than Plex.

    Thanks - at least now I know it shouldn't be transcoding.

    • I finished my 3D Printable screw design! Excellent print ability, reliable for simple use, though the head is prone to strip... can't win them all.

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  • Wish I could upvote you more.

    Any time I take out a slotted screw, I throw the fucker away and replace with (preferably) torx, but I'll settle for Phillips.

    • I finished my 3D Printable screw design! Excellent print ability, reliable for simple use, though the head is prone to strip... can't win them all.

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  • And given the lack of strength in these screws, cam-out is likely a positive (which is what the Phillips what's designed to do).

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  • How much video is really needed for transcoding?

    I ask because I need to get a video card for transcoding to a 65" 4k TV. I'm converting all my DVDs to MKV and using Jellyfin as my server and client. It transcodes lighter stuff fine (cartoons, old TV shows), but better movies get some artifacts that don't occur if I have the TV play the same file from a thumb drive.

    I've read Jellyfin's recommendation, but it's really just "use at least this video chipset", not a particular card, so I'm trying to determine what card I should get.

    • Physicists Found the Ghost Haunting the World’s Most Famous Particle Accelerator

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  • Ok, this actually made me chuckle out loud.

    You really nailed it

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  • Oh god, P4? Yea, those were just 100 watt light bulbs.

    • there is hope for anyone...

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  • Um, yea.

    • Do you think it would be more cool if society kept using tech like telephones (the non-"smart" type), pagers, telegraphs, and radios, instead of the internet?

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  • No

    • The way of the monk

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  • Lol, then that's a you problem.

    That exact phrase is how it would be used, and has been used, in print, for decades

    • The way of the monk

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  • You should refrain from using hyperbole, especially when wrong.

    And you should especially refrain from insulting people.

    • If I did have a tumor, I'd name it Marla.

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  • If spelling doesn't matter, why then are all your other words properly spelled in their English form.

    And you used proper capitalization and spaces.

    Don't be disingenuous.

    • If I did have a tumor, I'd name it Marla.

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  • And I think that comes from French via the Norman invasion of 1066.

    C vs K is a major distinction of language families too, I forget the terminology for it.

    • What technology will disappear in the next 10 years?

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  • God, I can only hope SMS fades significantly, but I just don't believe it will.

    It's part of the the cell framing, so there's no reason for it to go away, unfortunately.

    You'd have to get people to disable it, which isn't really possible without root.

    • Any way to force keep alarm volume at 100%?

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  • Tasker, Automate,Macrodroid.

    Just have them watch for volume changes and reset alarm volume then.

    • Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

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  • I dunno, I'd say people do things like coke, cheat, etc, because of beliefs.

    They have a belief that "it doesn't matter".

    But yea, our beliefs, our paradigms, are what help us be better people to each other.

    Hell, science is founded on the belief that the universe is rational, that "God does not play dice with the universe".

    Studying quantum mechanics makes me wonder otherwise. Nothing about it is rational. Not to say I don't operate on a day-to-day basis that the underlying framework makes sense, what other choice do we have?

    • Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

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  • You brought religion into this, and your sophist insults.

    Sounds like someone has a belief and is upset it's being exposed.

    • Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

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  • Defensive? Now who's stooping to insults because someone doesn't believe in your belief?