Comment on 4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced

PhAzE@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I went into no settings on Jellyfin and everything stayed sane and the same.

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  • PhAzE@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sure, but you also don’t have the option to use those features because they don’t exist in jellyfin.

    In my plex instance, I have discover enabled, and enabled all the streaming services so that discover is populated with all the movies and shows available. Then I have an automation setup so I can search in discover for a movie, and add it to my watchlist, and my automation will automatically download that movie and add it to my library.

    I can do it right from my couch, and its WAF approved. Using those bloat features against them, in a way.

    But, its just as easy to turn those all off if one doesn’t want to utilize them. I’d be annoyed if they forced them on permanently but that’s not what plex does, but they sure get a lot of hate for just having those features.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s a feature I wouldnt want in mine for example.
      I just want my stuff and only mine.

      But hey: Everyones gotta choose their own. And if youre happy, who am I to judge.

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      • PhAzE@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Sure, so you open settings and simply disable those extras. Then you have a nice clean ui with only your libraries. It even cleans up the app when disabled so there’s only home and libraries tabs. Nothing more.

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  • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    whoa, you mean you don’t want ads?? what is happening?!

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    • PhAzE@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Where do you get ads from on plex!?

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      • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        i count as all the streaming shit they try to push as ads.

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• Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What about the limits on remote streaming unless you pay?

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  • Amir@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I purchased a lifetime sub when it was on sale

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    • PhAzE@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Same, I’ve paid once, 12 years ago, and imo it was worth supporting them.

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    • moopet@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, Plex wins there - lifetime subs for Jellyfin never seem to be on sale.

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