Yeah, it is the best
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Gabagoolzoo@kbin.social 7 months agoI put off using Jellyfin for years because of comments like this. Finally made the switch three years ago and lo and behold... it's just a better Plex. More customizable, less intrusive and the syncplay actually works. There are a few issues client-side depending on your platform, but other than that I don't get the criticism.
ComradeMiao@lemmy.world 6 months ago
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Does it have an official app on all smart tvs and plug devices (Roku/firestick) like plex? That would be the hurdle for me, all of my family is happy with plex because every device including the $400 trash Black Friday TVs have a plex app already on them, they just need to sign in.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
It does have a Roku app, but it’s very limited in features and barely developed. I tried playing some anime encoded with x265 and it was unwatchable for me because:
A. The TV could not handle the decode and there is no (sensible) way to force x264 transcoding on just the TV, and:
B. Selecting subtitles and audio tracks is painful and sometimes impossible. I tried changing my Jellyfin settings, my Roku settings, using the selectors on the episodes, even setting the default tracks in the video files. Nothing worked to have dual audio or dual subtitle files play the correct tracks.
I can’t speak for any other ecosystems, only Roku.
timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Barely developed? I remember seeing at least two updates in the past six months. That team does well if you ask me.
Winter8593@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I have a Samsung TV and there is no official app for it. You have to side load it from a community repo. This was another factor for why I don’t use Jellyfin as much, especially since my partner primarily uses the TV and is not as tech savvy.