The best thing on RPi is the fact, that it has a built in CEC controller. If your TV is CEC enabled, you can control Kodi using your TV remote I love my openelec box ;)
Really love your videos, Chris. Looking forward to more videos that introduces some cool stuff Also, i hope there's some videos dive deeply into some specific topics
When I still used Windows, I loved MadVR renderer. It produced superior quality compared to anything else, when paired with powerful GPU and good configuration. On Linux side MPV has the best quality I have found, but please educate me if there are better media players. MadVR should be forked for Linux. I would remember those people that would accomplish this on my prayers till the end of my days.
I agree, it is a shame that madVR still hasn't been ported to Linux. The same for MPC-HC, MPC-HC with madVR is the best video-player experience which I know.
@@hamsterwolf MPC-HC is the best videoplayer which I have used, but it does run on Windows so that is not an option for me. However, VLC also has post-processing built in. It just is a bit cumbersome to find it, the menu of VLC is not great.
@@hamsterwolf I personally don't like VLC that much, but I love certain features that it offers like the ability to slow down or speed up playback. In university we had most of our lectures recorded and available online. Watching certain slow speaking lecturers at faster speed saved time and helped with concentration.
@@peterjansen4826 potplayer has these feature as well. For me it's just a preference thing I just don't like the way vlc is laid out there is nothing wrong with the program functionaly.
Usually, I also add && sync after the dd command. Just make sure everything is copied over correctly and is still not writing to the drive. (Useful if your USB Drive doesn't have an activity light)
I use kodi with the emby add-on on the client PC (laptop connected to the TV). In the server (aka my desktop) I run emby for managing libraries, meta, subtitles and to stream to the clients. For downloads I use sonarr, radarr, nzbhydra and nzbget. It's all automated.
Hi Chris, Love your fresh perspective on linux. Have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and am wondering what virtual machine so you use for linux? PS would love to learn more about Arch linux. I'm not an IT person nor do I work in the field, but have learned a little about linux. I'm still a beginner.
Just an extra tidbit: I'd recommend sticking to Raspberry Pi for these kind of projects for one simple reason: HDMI-CEC. Being able to navigate Kodi with your own TV's remote is a far better experience than having to power up a controller. It also makes it more friendly for non-gamer family members. I don't know about the NUC in particular but most PCs lack HDMI-CEC on the HDMI output so you'll have to either get something like a PC remote that works via usb dongle or bluetooth (i.e. logitech harmony?) or an adapter that goes between your PC and the HDMI and provides CEC capabilities.
theres also a android app i think called yatze you can control kodi..and 2 nice widgets for your homescreen.. it might cost a couple dollars not sure...
Can someone explain the reasoning Recalbox doesn't have an installer .iso thing? I don't mean to come across as rude to the devs or anything, this seems like an awesome project that they put a lot of work into. I'm just so used to seeing the installer, I feel like I'm missing something
What do you recommend for LibreELEC, a Raspberry Pi or an Android KODI box from Aliexpress? You can still flash LibreELEC onto it, costs as much (or even cheaper) than Raspberry, looks cleaner, has proper remote... :/
@@disgustedluigi What buttons are allowed to be controlling the CEC device? Android box remotes have dedicated back, home, menu keys for Android which can also be used on LibreELEC. One other thing I like in an Android box is a teachable remote. You can teach it your TV's On/Off, Source and Volume up/down/mute buttons. Since these are the only things you gonna need, you can use only one remote even if your TV doesn't support HDMI CEC
Installing mint stick on arch allows you to format usb drives and flash all kinds of images in just one click and its significantly faster than etcher, just saying that is an option in case someone doesnt feel like using the terminal
Worse, he used Windows to access a network-coupled device. Isn't Linux a lot better at anything relating to networking? :p To the extend that MS copied a lot of code from Linux after having tried its own proprietary code which failed. :) Maybe Chris has some proprietary software/device which needs Windows? Or maybe he had to boot up Windows anyway for his VR-night or to help a customer?
@@peterjansen4826 If Windows sucked, they wouldn't be as successful as they are, no matter what Microsoft would do. I'm not saying they are good, but certainly they can't *suck* judging by the result. Not user friendly.... a grandmother can use Windows... I understand that you are trying to make a point but you are getting carried away by your negativity you have towards Windows and you lose it. Anyway, for the first part, everyone uses whatever he wants, you can't (and you shouldn't ) force anyone to use any OS for whatever reason.
How about instead of an Xbox 360 controller, I use a Wii remote??? It’s only natural that I use a relatively modern controller that resembles a TV remote. No pointer functionality I’m sure, but that wouldn’t bother me too much, since I stink at aiming for stuff sometimes anyway with the Wii remote.
I'd like to coment on 4:26 if there is a way like in mac os uses disks, that you can choose disk2 as rdisk2 with the "r" that uses the hardware in a different matter, people say faster more reliable. If you know anything please share.
Update re your thoughts in this dept would be interesting, hardware/software. Been updates/changes re RP, vs mini PCs/NUC, nas. O/source Jellyfin (from) Emby, vs Plex. Automated with Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, etc
Why am I not surprised at all that Chris is a movie/tv-show storage junkie? (I am one myself) How can I tell? Look in the upper-right corner which shows the movies, for the "a*" and "b*" alone there were a lot of titles. Of course he has most of the DC- and Marvel-movies and a the well known sf-movies. :) Now I want to know if he also has a lot of manga on it. I noticed that he also has Top Gun, I watched that movie again a few years ago, oddly it hasn't aged a bit, it doesn't feel old to me.
I would use the Odroid-N2 with CoreElec over the Raspberry Pi 4 if you want a nice standalone kodi experience. You won't have to buy heatsink either or a case that acts like one as the whole bottom has a heatsink.
Thank you, Chris. I've tried Kodi and Plex but find I prefer just finding the files I want on my file servers, cp them to a box and monitor (System 76 Wild Dog with Pop) I use for playing on GNOME MVP or VLC.
Kodi DS Player with MadVR, hands down the best media center solution (stutter free playback, HDR, ..... MadVR kills the rest here). Only downside is that you are stuck with Kodi 17 as the DSPlayer fork isn't maintained anymore, and the core Kodi team refused to merge the DSPlayer component. :'(
Oh boy, at 4:48 you type status=progress, i haven't had a need to see latest versions of dd and its man page for a decade+ so i was trying to check the disk rights from another proccess, even put it inside a screen and play with STDOUT and SIGNAL, man THAT is a life-saver, and i also need to check all the terminal commands i use everyday, i'm behind :-/ :P
For 4K running in Kodi, neither the NUC nor the Pi4 are good options. Windows Kodi does not have HDR and the Pi is grossly underpowered. The better option is the Nvidia shield and the best option is the Odriod N2.
No idea. For FreeSync we had to wait a few years on Linux, I don't know what is up with HDR because I don't care about it as long as I don't have a proper HDR-monitor.
LOL, i found "Universal USB Installer" yesterday, it says it comes from linux pendrives also and it also looks like your "YUMI", i think it is the same program (i ran it from tech tools store under win 10). funny thing we found that almost at the same time... it got added to the store tool recently.... and you can even install a windows to go along with all the other OSes, just scroll down to windows and pick it... or you can go with just the installation medium, or both ^^ it's cool. but i need a bigger usb thumbdrive first ^^
My Kodi Movie DataBase is my Netflix! I got MOST of the Movies I want, also it took me over 1 year to build it -- My Linux rig has Bluetooth and its awesome to watch a Horror Movie with Bluetooth (if you can jumpscred, you don't have to worry about ripping the 3.5mm plug out the Device.) DON'T DOWNLOAD MOVIE ILLEGALLY!!!! lmbo
Why? Netflix and TH-cam in kodi use spdif passthrough when using mpeg-dash so you can have Dolby digital 6ch sound. And no advertising. With yathse on your phone you just go to the TH-cam app and tap share to kodi option . Only reason using a android for kodi is Spotify and maybe ultrasonic/airsonic.
Chris, how about a you playing Megaman/Castlevania/Mario/Donkey Kong stream on Twitch? Great games! Who needs more than 1 MB for an enjoyable game, right?
I hate kodi... It's like trying to navigate a video game console menu or a cable box. You're just making more work for yourself setting it up and using it. Just pop a storage drive in a USB dock, nemo will pop up, search for the movie or show you want to watch and double click it. DONE!
BTW Chris Titus Tech, here is an idea for a video that just popped into my mind. Let's give Artem S. Tashkinov some well needed love and discuss some serious Linux problems (or perceived problems that are actually not that big of a deal) in a future video. He's been doing his list for over 10 years at this point and while some of his points are not that relevant (alternative solutions may exist that mitigate or completely invalidate his points; some problems only exist on certain hardware), other points are spot on. You can find his "Linux desktop sucks" list here: itvision.altervista.org/why.linux.is.not.ready.for.the.desktop.current.html
nice video chris.. theres a better solution.. if you dont mind playstation 1 being the latest emulator it can play.. theres a addon for kodi...it has al the emulators.. and even the roms.. you can browse the roms within kodi.. and it will download and install the roms for you...i been using kodi for years.. i make my own personal build.. and have created a kodi addon thats private called yourdaddy.. if you interested in this addon chris let me know.. its easy to setup and install any noob can do it
I agree; Been using Kodi when it was call XBMC. The secret is knowing how to used the Kodi script call advancedsettings.xml . Then you can get a perfect setup that way. kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml
$0 - Use one of many HDMI cables already owned that fit everything (including 25ft currently on Main Monitor) $20 - Buy 2 microHDMI just for one device
@@Foche_T._Schitt Using the Cross-Device-Standard cables we all already have IS STILL Cheaper than buying new freaky things FOR ONE DEVICE. whether cable or pigtail or whatever
Part of it might also be that Chris himself was figuring it out as he was making these videos, that might cause it to have less structure. A lot of his videos came to be as he was learning it.
"I don't like amazon snooping on my every move" ... alexa goes 'we're not snooping, you're snooping' :P
As of late you keep surprising me with these neat projects! Love your explanations and keep up the good work!
Lol, bad spell check.
The best thing on RPi is the fact, that it has a built in CEC controller. If your TV is CEC enabled, you can control Kodi using your TV remote
I love my openelec box ;)
Really love your videos, Chris.
Looking forward to more videos that introduces some cool stuff
Also, i hope there's some videos dive deeply into some specific topics
When I still used Windows, I loved MadVR renderer. It produced superior quality compared to anything else, when paired with powerful GPU and good configuration. On Linux side MPV has the best quality I have found, but please educate me if there are better media players.
MadVR should be forked for Linux. I would remember those people that would accomplish this on my prayers till the end of my days.
I agree, it is a shame that madVR still hasn't been ported to Linux. The same for MPC-HC, MPC-HC with madVR is the best video-player experience which I know.
Madvr plus potplayer for me I just don't like the way vlc works. People act like I kicked their dog whenever I say this.
@@hamsterwolf
MPC-HC is the best videoplayer which I have used, but it does run on Windows so that is not an option for me. However, VLC also has post-processing built in. It just is a bit cumbersome to find it, the menu of VLC is not great.
@@hamsterwolf I personally don't like VLC that much, but I love certain features that it offers like the ability to slow down or speed up playback.
In university we had most of our lectures recorded and available online. Watching certain slow speaking lecturers at faster speed saved time and helped with concentration.
@@peterjansen4826 potplayer has these feature as well. For me it's just a preference thing I just don't like the way vlc is laid out there is nothing wrong with the program functionaly.
I cant stop playing on recalbox its so cool
Usually, I also add && sync after the dd command. Just make sure everything is copied over correctly and is still not writing to the drive. (Useful if your USB Drive doesn't have an activity light)
I use kodi with the emby add-on on the client PC (laptop connected to the TV). In the server (aka my desktop) I run emby for managing libraries, meta, subtitles and to stream to the clients.
For downloads I use sonarr, radarr, nzbhydra and nzbget. It's all automated.
Hi Chris, Love your fresh perspective on linux. Have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and am wondering what virtual machine so you use for linux?
PS would love to learn more about Arch linux. I'm not an IT person nor do I work in the field, but have learned a little about linux. I'm still a beginner.
I've just moved to proxmox and am loving it.
Just an extra tidbit: I'd recommend sticking to Raspberry Pi for these kind of projects for one simple reason: HDMI-CEC.
Being able to navigate Kodi with your own TV's remote is a far better experience than having to power up a controller. It also makes it more friendly for non-gamer family members.
I don't know about the NUC in particular but most PCs lack HDMI-CEC on the HDMI output so you'll have to either get something like a PC remote that works via usb dongle or bluetooth (i.e. logitech harmony?) or an adapter that goes between your PC and the HDMI and provides CEC capabilities.
theres also a android app i think called yatze you can control kodi..and 2 nice widgets for your homescreen.. it might cost a couple dollars not sure...
I like your approach to this... Good job
etcher is pretty nice, nice and slow... Disk Destroyer is very quick, especially when you mess up and type something wrong!
on another note, I use Kodi on a small PC in the stereo cabinet and it gets media from a network drive. for the most part it's glitch free.
Is it a good idea to have a nuc as a how, theatre PC for a 7.1 surround sound ?
Can someone explain the reasoning Recalbox doesn't have an installer .iso thing? I don't mean to come across as rude to the devs or anything, this seems like an awesome project that they put a lot of work into. I'm just so used to seeing the installer, I feel like I'm missing something
I hear you Max. I think it really is intended for raspberry pi instead of traditional PC is why.
@@ChrisTitusTech ah okay, that would make sense. Well at least we have your video to supplement the lack of installer!
What do you recommend for LibreELEC, a Raspberry Pi or an Android KODI box from Aliexpress? You can still flash LibreELEC onto it, costs as much (or even cheaper) than Raspberry, looks cleaner, has proper remote... :/
I'll have to try this out
@@disgustedluigi What buttons are allowed to be controlling the CEC device? Android box remotes have dedicated back, home, menu keys for Android which can also be used on LibreELEC.
One other thing I like in an Android box is a teachable remote. You can teach it your TV's On/Off, Source and Volume up/down/mute buttons. Since these are the only things you gonna need, you can use only one remote even if your TV doesn't support HDMI CEC
Installing mint stick on arch allows you to format usb drives and flash all kinds of images in just one click and its significantly faster than etcher, just saying that is an option in case someone doesnt feel like using the terminal
Nice tutorial. But why do you use Windows at 20:06 ? You are the Linux man right ;-).
Worse, he used Windows to access a network-coupled device. Isn't Linux a lot better at anything relating to networking? :p To the extend that MS copied a lot of code from Linux after having tried its own proprietary code which failed. :) Maybe Chris has some proprietary software/device which needs Windows? Or maybe he had to boot up Windows anyway for his VR-night or to help a customer?
Just to show it doesn't matter
Why not use Windows, I don't see the problem since this video focuses on HTPC.
@@nikiforossarantoglou5917 Because you don't have to use Windows, why would you if you don't have to? Windows sucks as an OS, it is not userfriendly.
@@peterjansen4826 If Windows sucked, they wouldn't be as successful as they are, no matter what Microsoft would do. I'm not saying they are good, but certainly they can't *suck* judging by the result. Not user friendly.... a grandmother can use Windows... I understand that you are trying to make a point but you are getting carried away by your negativity you have towards Windows and you lose it. Anyway, for the first part, everyone uses whatever he wants, you can't (and you shouldn't ) force anyone to use any OS for whatever reason.
How about instead of an Xbox 360 controller, I use a Wii remote??? It’s only natural that I use a relatively modern controller that resembles a TV remote. No pointer functionality I’m sure, but that wouldn’t bother me too much, since I stink at aiming for stuff sometimes anyway with the Wii remote.
what os do u use
I'd like to coment on 4:26 if there is a way like in mac os uses disks, that you can choose disk2 as rdisk2 with the "r" that uses the hardware in a different matter, people say faster more reliable. If you know anything please share.
I'd like some info about the controller and it's receiver.
I can’t load in any movies do I need to download them from somewhere
Update re your thoughts in this dept would be interesting, hardware/software. Been updates/changes re RP, vs mini PCs/NUC, nas. O/source Jellyfin (from) Emby, vs Plex. Automated with Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, etc
any suggested remote control and wifi for the HTPC Kodi? nice to have it wireless as well as using a remote from the sofa. Thanks!
A video about Syncthing would be good. Using it now to sync files over devices. Works good.
I take it you own all of the original hardcopies of those movies 😈
But of course 😀
@@ChrisTitusTech already knew that, but wanted to get it out of the way 👍
Why am I not surprised at all that Chris is a movie/tv-show storage junkie? (I am one myself) How can I tell? Look in the upper-right corner which shows the movies, for the "a*" and "b*" alone there were a lot of titles. Of course he has most of the DC- and Marvel-movies and a the well known sf-movies. :) Now I want to know if he also has a lot of manga on it. I noticed that he also has Top Gun, I watched that movie again a few years ago, oddly it hasn't aged a bit, it doesn't feel old to me.
pro tip, you can wire a power button to the pi's gpio pins. :)
I would use the Odroid-N2 with CoreElec over the Raspberry Pi 4 if you want a nice standalone kodi experience. You won't have to buy heatsink either or a case that acts like one as the whole bottom has a heatsink.
Thank you, Chris. I've tried Kodi and Plex but find I prefer just finding the files I want on my file servers, cp them to a box and monitor (System 76 Wild Dog with Pop) I use for playing on GNOME MVP or VLC.
If you have a server with Plex, Rasplex is a good option too.
Kodi has a Plex client in the repo
Kodi DS Player with MadVR, hands down the best media center solution (stutter free playback, HDR, ..... MadVR kills the rest here).
Only downside is that you are stuck with Kodi 17 as the DSPlayer fork isn't maintained anymore, and the core Kodi team refused to merge the DSPlayer component. :'(
Cris, is it possible with a 7.1 sound motherboard and a sound card 7.1 simulate surround (Dolby Atmos or Dts-x) using both?
What’s a good way to quickly swap between Kodi and Netflix?
Oh boy, at 4:48 you type status=progress, i haven't had a need to see latest versions of dd and its man page for a decade+ so i was trying to check the disk rights from another proccess, even put it inside a screen and play with STDOUT and SIGNAL, man THAT is a life-saver, and i also need to check all the terminal commands i use everyday, i'm behind :-/ :P
For 4K running in Kodi, neither the NUC nor the Pi4 are good options. Windows Kodi does not have HDR and the Pi is grossly underpowered. The better option is the Nvidia shield and the best option is the Odriod N2.
Does Raspberry Pi 4 support multi channel audio from HDMI? I have a 5.1 system and I want to make the most out of it.
@chris can we directly boot from USB?
Yup
Thanks for reply,then I will try as I broke my sd card holder of my pi4
A nice graphic card with MPV player is the best solution. There is no video player on Linux that can compete with MPV player.
Vlc?
True. MPV uses less resources to decode. Way lighter than VLC
ddrescue / gddrescue has been my go-to for a few years, now. Ymmv.
HDR is relevant for HTPC. Is there a way to enable HDR on Linux? I couldn't find any way and I'd like to have HDR on my PC.
No idea. For FreeSync we had to wait a few years on Linux, I don't know what is up with HDR because I don't care about it as long as I don't have a proper HDR-monitor.
Can't you just pipe gunzip into dd and save the intermediate step of extracting the image to a file?
Are you and Greg Gutfeld the same person?
LOL, i found "Universal USB Installer" yesterday, it says it comes from linux pendrives also and it also looks like your "YUMI", i think it is the same program (i ran it from tech tools store under win 10).
funny thing we found that almost at the same time... it got added to the store tool recently.... and you can even install a windows to go along with all the other OSes, just scroll down to windows and pick it... or you can go with just the installation medium, or both ^^
it's cool. but i need a bigger usb thumbdrive first ^^
Mine won't boot after writing the image to my flash drive. I'm using an old ASUS g74sx laptop
My Kodi Movie DataBase is my Netflix! I got MOST of the Movies I want, also it took me over 1 year to build it -- My Linux rig has Bluetooth and its awesome to watch a Horror Movie with Bluetooth (if you can jumpscred, you don't have to worry about ripping the 3.5mm plug out the Device.)
DON'T DOWNLOAD MOVIE ILLEGALLY!!!! lmbo
Mine is just my recently old pc, threw pop os on there and vlc lol.
i'm literally in the process of doing this now, lol
I still use android for my HTPC, for proper netflix & youtube app in addition to Kodi
Why? Netflix and TH-cam in kodi use spdif passthrough when using mpeg-dash so you can have Dolby digital 6ch sound. And no advertising. With yathse on your phone you just go to the TH-cam app and tap share to kodi option . Only reason using a android for kodi is Spotify and maybe ultrasonic/airsonic.
Chris, how about a you playing Megaman/Castlevania/Mario/Donkey Kong stream on Twitch? Great games! Who needs more than 1 MB for an enjoyable game, right?
Love this idea
Resbary pi 4 do not support true HD dts HD passthrou
I hate kodi... It's like trying to navigate a video game console menu or a cable box. You're just making more work for yourself setting it up and using it.
Just pop a storage drive in a USB dock, nemo will pop up, search for the movie or show you want to watch and double click it. DONE!
can't you just reskin it? (asking as total novice to the program)
@@tobbvida5601
Reskin kodi? Again you're making things more complicated than they need to be.
I don't think it support 4K HDR HEVC x265. Also linux do not support Netflix 1080p.
BTW Chris Titus Tech, here is an idea for a video that just popped into my mind. Let's give Artem S. Tashkinov some well needed love and discuss some serious Linux problems (or perceived problems that are actually not that big of a deal) in a future video. He's been doing his list for over 10 years at this point and while some of his points are not that relevant (alternative solutions may exist that mitigate or completely invalidate his points; some problems only exist on certain hardware), other points are spot on.
You can find his "Linux desktop sucks" list here: itvision.altervista.org/why.linux.is.not.ready.for.the.desktop.current.html
nice video chris.. theres a better solution.. if you dont mind playstation 1 being the latest emulator it can play.. theres a addon for kodi...it has al the emulators.. and even the roms.. you can browse the roms within kodi.. and it will download and install the roms for you...i been using kodi for years.. i make my own personal build.. and have created a kodi addon thats private called yourdaddy.. if you interested in this addon chris let me know.. its easy to setup and install any noob can do it
Kodi is the best software ever
I agree; Been using Kodi when it was call XBMC. The secret is knowing how to used the Kodi script call advancedsettings.xml . Then you can get a perfect setup that way. kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml
you cant say best htpc without bigbox
HDMI - good
MicroHDMI : Nope Nope Nope
Why? I never used MicroHDMI. You don't like the plug? Struggling to plug it in? Fragile? I hate the smaller USB-connectors for those reasons.
$0 - Use one of many HDMI cables already owned that fit everything
(including 25ft currently on Main Monitor)
$20 - Buy 2 microHDMI just for one device
@@rwbimbie5854
You could just buy pigtail adapters off of aliexpress for a few bucks...
@@Foche_T._Schitt Using the Cross-Device-Standard cables we all already have
IS STILL Cheaper
than buying new freaky things FOR ONE DEVICE. whether cable or pigtail or whatever
So uh what if you have windows? Is it more straight forward than not knowing what the hell you are doing lol
Only peasants would put anything other than an i9 9900T in their HTPC build ;-).
Roon
Its an incredibly offensive piece of software, but there's nothing quite like it.
~The dude who drinks diet Coke out for a wine glass
Rpi + kodi + emulation station + steamlink
I have to say I love your videos but you always leave me at the garden gate, must be too old to learn new things.
You never are too old to learn something new. :)
@@peterjansen4826 Must try harder.
I'm going to work on making more step by step articles on my website to help with this
Part of it might also be that Chris himself was figuring it out as he was making these videos, that might cause it to have less structure. A lot of his videos came to be as he was learning it.
Hmmmm... So you're using Vivaldi 😁
osmc and jellyfin...
Using dd (disc destroyer) probably is the most complicated way to burn the image on to the thumb drive.
The ads man.
Ideal HTPC: Threadripper 3990X :P
128 threads of awesome
TOO FAST AND NOT ENOUGH EXPLANATION FOR NEWBIES
this guy has some dumb conspiracy theories
Ugh. Debian. I'm a RedHat man...
First commient
junk.
WHY ARE YOU USING WINDOWS!! I was watching this and suddenly I saw some Microsoft shit I immediately a closed the tab. Phew.