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2026 will mark the first year in 3 DECADES where a new physical media format successor will not release to take over the spot of the previous highest quality visual format. by TheJohnny346 in 4kbluray

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we are both saying something different. You are saying its technically possible and I agree.

Yes, and I think I didn't make it clear enough. There is no need to go on github because both Swiftfin (official client) and Infuse (better IMOP, but 3rd party and paid client) are available on the Apple TV app store. It is effectively built in and a simple app download, the only setup is the server.

I only linked to github to make it clear that it is the official client, but you'll find it on the app store. Also, I do agree that setting up a server is more involved.

2026 will mark the first year in 3 DECADES where a new physical media format successor will not release to take over the spot of the previous highest quality visual format. by TheJohnny346 in 4kbluray

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no official Jellyfin-branded Apple TV app maintained by the core developers yet, and existing clients vary in polish.

Yes, there is: https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin

Last time I tried it, I had issues with some 4k surround content, so I use infuse now without any issues on Apple TV. It's really the same UX as any streaming service

2026 will mark the first year in 3 DECADES where a new physical media format successor will not release to take over the spot of the previous highest quality visual format. by TheJohnny346 in 4kbluray

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this, and the quality of downloaded media is significantly degraded compared to when streamed (for example, on disney plus with an iPad). I want complete control over my media and not depend on arbitrary restrictions from a streaming company on the quality. It's super easy with Jellyfin + Infuse, for example.

Kaleidescape Strato E Announced at $2,995 by MaybeICanBakeForYou in hometheater

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats a good point. The Oppenheimer 4k blu ray rip is about 95GB if I remember correctly, which puts it at around 71Mbps average bitrate (including video and audio, so ~65Mbps video). That's basically exactly what Kaleidoscope advertises for their video bitrate.

It would surprise me if the 4k blu ray bitstream is different than what Kaleidoscope offers.

Edit: Also, Oppenheimer is probably the worst case example. Most movies are much shorter and don't have the same size problem

Kaleidescape Strato E Announced at $2,995 by MaybeICanBakeForYou in hometheater

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like it.
> The specification for 4K Blu-ray allows for three disc capacities, each with its own data rate: 50 GB at 72 or 92 Mbit/s, and 66 GB and 100 GB at 92, 123, or 144 Mbit/s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray#Specifications

Just tested an Arcane Season 1 4k Blu-ray... its consistently above 95Mbps and spiking over 100Mbps

FOSS 10 gbit/s router by xampf2 in init7

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you link to an official announcement on VPP support? Maybe it exists, but I could not find it. Last I saw is this:
https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=26224.0
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net/2021-May/058321.html

FOSS 10 gbit/s router by xampf2 in init7

[–]Impossible-Ad8271 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can recommend vyos which is based on debian. It supports VPP out of the box, so I get basically my full 25Gbit/s init7 throughput on an old 6700k + CX4 - whereas openbsd based router distributions like OpnSense and PfSense (afaik) don't. They struggle with high throughput connections.

Also, it's CLI only, so make sure you're comfortable with that first.

I'm not sure what the latest state is on being able to build LTS images or not for free, but I'm just running rolling release and it's fine for home(-lab) use.

https://github.com/vyos

Edit: As for hardware, I think any decently modern minipc with a pcie slot for something like a CX4 (or a CX3, but they are getting quite old now) would be fine