Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data

HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• octopus_ink@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You are imagining how to use a computer filled with video files.

  Now imagine having your own personal netflix available on a variety of devices, using just that one computer full of video files.

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  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don’t have the addiction or condition that makes that compelling to me.

    I can’t figure out why or how that is a need people have.

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    • octopus_ink@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Well, I can tell you how Jellyfin differs from a directory full of files, but I can’t help you with understanding that other people have different preferences and desires than you.

      You’ll have to make it to that one on your own.

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Because that’s pretty inconvenient?

  I need something like

  • ability to watch from any device

  • transcoding

  • watch history and progress save

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• Willdrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Jellyfin user here, glad I dodged the bullet when I had to pick between it and plex.

  Tl;dr you want something like plex to:

  • manage your media files for you
  • get metadata for extra features (eg. show me similar movies, select an actor from the cast and see all your media with that actor, etc)
  • track your watch progress
  • play on several devices (tv, mobile, pcs consoles)
  • transcode media to a compatible format for your client device
  • share your media library with your family
  • get notified of related media being released (new season of a show or new movie onba series)

  And the biggest one for me

  • tidy up ripped dvd/br movie collection, download missing CC or subtitles
  • create a self-hosted alternative to shitty subscription services

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• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How do I do that with my TV?

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