Comment on Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April
bishbosh@lemm.ee 3 weeks agoI believe emby went proprietary, and jellyfin is the fork that stayed open source. Naturally Lemmy prefers the FOSS one 😅
Ironically Plex users cling to their solution like it’s life or death without considering the other side.
Just like when someone mentions that Windows has it’s place too and sometimes Linux isnt the be all and end all of all OS.
The hyprocrisy of some users here…
The problem with Jellyfin is that it’s not a viable alternative for people hosting a Plex server for their family and friends. If you are the only 8ne using your server it’s fine, but Jellyfin doesn’t have working apps for every platform, and the ones that have a Jellyfin client available are not nearly as user friendly.
You tell me Android TV (on a google chromecast) is not user friendly?
Same for Android? (Can’t speak for iOS. Not using that)
Bro, even my mother uses it and she uses a single browser tab for research and struggled to understand why a password manager is more advantageous than a piece of paper. Meaning she isnt a tech wiz beyond common sense.
Now playback is another story. Jellyfin still is a bit struggling playing back all files consistently out of the box that’s true.
Some playback quirks like waiting for the transcode buffering on a black screen is usual for me but users expect feedback that something is happening.
OK, do you want me to tell 50 users of my Plex server that they can no longer use their shitty 10 year old smart TV to watch my movie library, and instead have to pay money buy a chromecast dongle, and then get a completely different UI and lose all their view progress on TV series? They’d just go back to paying for Netflix
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yup, that’s why I was on NextCloud, why I avoid MongoDB like the plague, and why I’m here on Lemmy (I justified Reddit because of their open API).
So yeah, that tracks.