Hi all, I have a Proxmox server hidden away where it annoys nobody, and a small PC I’m the TV cabinet that I need to turn On/OFF every time I use it and when a movie needs to be transcoded, the fan spins like crazy.

Have anybody tried to use a Windows VM and share the desktop with NDI? In this way I just need an NDI decoder behind the TV and all the job will be done by the server.

Any thoughts about this?

Edit: NDI: Network Device Interface: basically it’s an audio/video (and intercom) transmission over IP with low latency. The sender could be an hardware encoder or a software.

  • @peregusOP
    1•2 months ago

    Remove the PC connected to the TV (avoid turning on/off and fa noise) and watch Jellyfin and Netflix from a Windows VM on the Proxmox server.

    • @AtariDump
      1•2 months ago

      Remove the PC connected to the TV (avoid turning on/off and fa noise) and watch Jellyfin and Netflix

      This is what you’re trying to do.

      Why not use something like an AppleTV or Roku?

      • @peregusOP
        2•2 months ago

        Because do this kind of thing is fun! 😁 And since I share the Netflix account with my siblings, I can only watch it on a PC (with Edge to have 4K 🙈). …but I’ll keep the Roku option in mind. Thanks

    • @AtariDump
      1•1 month ago

      The Netflix part makes it a little tougher.

      Maybe an android box?

      • @peregusOP
        2•1 month ago

        Those are all chinese non branded products and none of them support 4K (maybe not even 2K) ☹️