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Stillwater@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

I still use Plex because I have a lifetime pass from many years ago and Jellyfin isn’t yet as feature-rich and accessible on all of my family’s devices.

I expect to someday migrate fully to Jellyfin once Plex is enshittified to the point is being a worse experience, but that hasn’t happened yet (with the Plex pass anyway)

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beerclue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I’ve never used Plex. What are some of the features that you’re missing in Jellyfin? Genuinely curious.

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- Stillwater@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Honestly the primary reason is some specific device support, eg. my TV has a built in Plex app but not a Jellyfin app, so switching also probably involves new hardware. I also couldn’t get Jellyfin to work with another TV using Chromecast, but I’m getting rid of that anyway.
  
  Otherwise, maybe you can update me on these since it’s been a few since I last tried Jellyfin, some of the things that come to mind are:
  
  Smart collections & playlists
  
  Skip intros and credits
  
  Overall slick UI
  
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  - beerclue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Client availability is valid. I use an android tv, that’s been easy for me. There are mobile clients for every phone and tablet.
    
    I don’t know what smart collections are, but I do get automatic collections for franchises (like all “28 x later”) via a plugin. I don’t have playlists, but I guess I never felt the need for one… What would you use them for, binge watching franchises?
    
    skip intro and credits is a thing, built in since a few versions (used to be a plugin)
    
    the UI is subjective, and I don’t know any other one… I personally like how it looks, I customized quite a bit, easy to do via CSS.
    
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  - ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I like Emby too, personally.
    
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  - keepee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Skip intros and credits is available on Jellyfin.
    
    I think the Plex UI is still better than Jellyfin, but I’ve gotten used to it.
    
    Never used the smart collections when I was on plex, so can’t speak to that.
    
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- azron@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Plex4kodi there is a jellyfin like one but it is not even close.
  
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- moe93@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  For me personally, integration with something similar to the plex_debrid script. I love how easy it is to add something my plex watchlist and have the plex_debrid script fetch it, add it to my debrid account, update the network mount, and automatically refresh my plex library in a matter of 2 minutes tops.
  
  If jellyfin had a similar integration/feature I would switch over in a heartbeat.
  
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