Why are all the HTPC front ends so shitty? Windows media player

>>55626513
kodi plugins do work.
since a few updates ago in addtion to plugins you have to also enable their dependancies.
but i agree kodis ui is shit.
emby and plex are pretty much the only viable options as media servers.
emby only on very strong hardware though since their transcoder is shit even though it uses ffmpeg.
plex should run decently on any shit tier hard ware though.
there are alternatives to kodi in the frontend department but they arent nearly as convinient as kodi in terms of free livetv and streaming site support.
the best part about kodi is you can download high quality rips in the background while watching them also the support is there. kodi supports every media standard there is from video formats no ones ever heard of to compliance with dlna standards.

suck it up op. if you want a better ui for kodi make one. since the gotham release the ui is fully modular now and not just a skin anymore.

>>55626850
>emby
I have it, and if it weren't for the fact that I rarely need to use it anymore I would switch off of it. I can't watch videos with subtitles in fullscreen on my phone because the subtitles disappear. I'd use the app, but then I'd have to pay for it

>>55626513
Windows Media Player is not a HTPC frontend.

Kodi is not shit. It's fucking awesome.

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>>55626513
Kofi rox my socks

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>>55628412
Maybe he meant windows media center?

Anyone remember that piece of shit?