Emby is an application useful to set up and manage your own media center, and connecting several devices within your network (or outside of it) to your home server, to stream media and enjoy your content wherever you are. In this regard it is similar to Plex, and you could compare both to find out their strong and weak points against each other. [Read:Plex vs Emby: A Comprehensive Comparison]
Emby lets you install plugins, in order for you to be able to get interesting content. You can also enjoy your media library collection, and there are options to do it even if you are not at home. Some of the plugins let you listen to radio stations around the world, such as the TuneIn Radio Emby Plugin. Others let you look at videos in popular sites; this is the case of the Vimeo Emby Plugin. You can control Emby through a variety of devices, including your Kodi HTPC, with the Emby addon for Kodi.
The Emby Server 3.0.5930 release will perform a database upgrade once installed. This process might take a bit more time than usual, therefore being patient is strongly encouraged.
The Emby Server 3.0.5930 release brings new media information from the HD Homerun json api; this means that you'll now see more direct play and stream copy of live TV than ever before. Also, Microsoft Edge got support for AC3 audio, which means it can now direct stream your live TV. Improvements on transcoding have been implemented on Edge and Opera; you'll see now more remuxing and less video transcoding. This has been a feature on Chrome for quite some time. These improvements also include Emby Theater on Xbox one.
SSA subtitles will be rendered in-browser now; which is a special treat for anime fans, as it's no longer necessary to burn in the subtitles with transcoding. The new feature also preserves the subtitle styles.
Fixes in Emby Server 3.0.5930 release
Fix block by tags
Fix dynamic images replacing custom images
Fix sync quality cannot be changed
Fix collection (boxset) grouping
Fix EMC queries
Fix channel playback on apple devices
Fix default audio track detection
Changes in Emby Server 3.0.5930 release
Improve identify feature
Improve support for embedded video metadata
Add subtitle option to only download subtitles that are a perfect match
Restore yesterday in upcoming episodes screen
Improve guest invitation error messages
Windows: Install .net 4.6 framework if not already present
Exclude trailers from suggestion headers
Update subtitle encoding
Windows: Update ffmpeg
Update Dlna server friendly name
Handle empty album artists list when probing music
You can read more about these changes in the Emby Blog website. If you're interested in finding out the best Emby client device, you could take a look at the best Plex client devices to get an idea of what to look for in an Emby client device.
You can follow the instructions in our guide to install Emby Server on Windows, if you use that operating system. Alternatively, stay tuned for more guides to install Emby in other operating systems: it can be installed on Linux, NAS Devices, MacOS or freeBSD.
Enjoy managing and streaming your media with Emby Server!
Alejandro is an electrical engineer, working as a software developer and part-time writer. He has a passion for technology, languages and games, and has been around the web since 2004.
