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Jai S.

Manager Key Accounts-International Business

Consumer Goods

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/18/2021

"Nice solution to use our low end systems"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

The best part is the feature of this software that it runs on very minimal requirements. We have started using Kodi to make presentations and training videos. Once a person get trained on this software, he can be most valuable asset of our AV training team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Our people are not very familiar with this software, and there is a lack of training material available on the internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LibreELEC:

You can go for it in a country like India Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LibreELEC solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have reduced our low-end systems and converted them to AV modules to train our newly joined GTs & GEs. It has saved our cost to buy new systems & also reduced our e-waste (as there were many old systems available). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bondan W.

Chief HR Officer

Retail

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/22/2024

"Transformed device into a smart media hub"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

LibreELEC is a dream that comes true for my old Raspberry Pi. This makes it easier for customization and is well suited for tweaking which is why more and more people are attempting to assemble their own pc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

LibreELEC is that it does not come with storage management as one of its primary tools. By incorporating media on the primary device, a user has to physically move files between the mobile device and another object such as a computer or a USB drive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kannan S.

Software Engineer

Business Supplies and Equipment

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/19/2024

"Offering a vast library of add-ons for customization"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

With LibreELEC, I can transform any compatible device into an effective media center. It is exceptionally lightweight, can quickly deploy and does not burden the system so that it can run flawlessly for playback. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

LibreELEC does not offer the convenience of using optimized apps for streaming or web browsing or any other functionality that may be required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/29/2023

"A great but not a perfect experience"

4/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

1. The option to add 3rd party add-ons without much trouble.

2. Easy viewing media from Samba or from DLNA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

1. UI looks old.

2. Can't use applications like Netflix, Prime Video in LibreELEC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mui Chun L.

Sr Infrastructure Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/15/2023

"Work perfectly out of the box"

4/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

Setup is really simple. Just need to download the rom and boot up. Everything is taken care of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Need more pre-install skin for the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashish C.

Embedded firmware Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/15/2022

"Fantastic application for Kodi media player"

4/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

Used LibreELEC on Raspberry Pi 3 for Kodi media player and loved it. It is very lightweight and runs smoothly. By using this i was able to stream music and Netflix on my Raspberry Pi. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I faced some difficulties while installing it on Raspberry Pi. And setting it up on Raspberry Pi for first time is bit tricky. Would like to see a detailed installation and setup instruction by the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohammad M.

Technical Support, Private Tutor & Content Writer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/28/2022

"An OS forged for the sole purpose of streaming media. What else can you ask for?"

5/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

Being able to repurpose my over-a-decade old sluggish laptop into a dedicated streaming machine has been made possible thanks to the exceptionally lightweight LibreELEC. Installing the operating system was straightforward & I was able to boot up & sign in to Netflix & YouTube shortly after setting up the OS. Local playback of my library of series, movies & music playlist was flawless as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I've noticed a few disconnections with Bluetooth when connecting my Beats Flex wireless earphones to the laptop running LibrELEC which was unnoticed with the device's former OS - Windows 7 Starter. It's not a big deal as I occasionally use wired headphones to resolve the matter. That said, I'm sure a future update may arrive & fix the issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LibreELEC:

I'd highly recommend LibreELEC only to those who have an old computer lying around collecting dust or if you own an old raspberry pi which you're not using much as the main microprocessor for word-related projects. Remember, LibreELEC is designed only for streaming content, so if you're planning to do anything more than that, then I suggest you look elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LibreELEC solving and how is that benefiting you?

Two things, really: inconvenience & e-waste. The former is in terms of watching my favourite shows on a 15" screen while having dinner on the table (which beats watching on a relatively-tinier mobile display) while the latter is about resurrecting & gladly being able to re-use the old computer as a dedicated media player. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ihor Z.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer & Developer

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/24/2022

"Good distributive for the multimedia purposes"

5/5

What do you like best about LibreELEC?

I like the great support of different codecs and plugins and support of the ARM microprocessors. I was used Libreelec on my OrangepiPC2 board and found it quite a good solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Nightly builds sometimes could be unstable, as for the stable releases - everything is quite well, also for my mini PC not all of the USB wifi adapters works correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LibreELEC:

I would recommend trying that platform for low power multimedia devices, like ARM mini-board computers, small NAS's and supported tv boxes. it is a quite fast and got solution to serve multimedia server needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LibreELEC solving and how is that benefiting you?

I tested LibreElec as a private user at home to use as a multimedia player from my mini PC boards and to perform the connection to my audio & video databases. Later I have moved from ARM devices to X86 64bit CPU platforms (Intel Xeon 2011v3) and changed the software platform as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.