So I got the idea to use a raspberry pi as a media center. What

you must be doing it wrong. if the subs are not ''forced'' then you have to click the correct icon and select Enable, then choose the language if there's more than one.

i dont think there's an option to force subs on all the time, but you can use mkvtoolnix_gui to force the subs on on each file.

also, the PI renders movies absolutely great at 720p and 1080p, so i dunno what your problem is; either a shitty screen or lo-res stuff.

as for using your desktop: you dont really need it. you can use Berryboot to dual-boot Raspbian and Openelec or Libreelec. you set up deluge to download torrents under Raspbian, then reboot and watch them with kodi (librelec/openelec).

google for installing the deluge daemon on Raspbian, which you can then remote control from your desktop (add torrents, check progress). you can seed all night coz it's low-power, and zero noise.

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>>1106216

>>1106280
I mean they look fine when I play them on the same screen from my laptop.

>>1106307
What's this supposed to mean?

>>1106314

if you're using the composite output of the Pi, it'll look like crap. there's no way to fix that except to use HDMI.

>>1106216
>What I want to do is use an external hard drive so I can download anime using my desktop, then just plug the hard drive into the pi and play it on my TV

Why would you do something like that? You can leave your files on the pc and watch them on rpi through network.

>>1106482
I'm using an HDMI

>>1106216
What stream types are inside the container?

Shit in shit out. Like the other guy said leave file on computer and smb your pi to your computer done.