Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.

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• gilindoeslemmy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  jellyfin.org Great alternative to Plex!

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  • treadful@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wish they had a client for PS5.

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    • SexDwarf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s the biggest reason I haven’t switched to Jellyfin.

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    • yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Unfortunately, Sony seems to be really hostile towards allowing most any video player apps on the PS5. They specifically went out of their way to remove DLNA support, and they only just allowed a DLNA-enabled video player on the store 7 months ago… and it’s subscription based.

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    • tonyn@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I am in the same exact boat. The PS5 is the media machine for us upstairs. I would switch to jellyfin if there was a PS5 client. Glad I’m not alone on this.

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I paid for a lifetime Plex Pass years and years ago now, I’ve definitely gotten my money’s worth.

    That being said, I fully expect more bullshit like this, up to and including ending my “lifetime” pass.

    When that comes to pass, I’m so glad Jellyfin will be available for me to use.

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    • PostaL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Never EVER pay for lifetime subscriptions , unless you have lawyers on retainer.

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    • Lenny@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      “We regret to inform you that your Lifetime Pass has died in a restructuring related accident. Consider easing your loss by browsing our other pass options.”

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    • plaguesandbacon@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I also paid for a lifetime pass and still switched to Jellyfin last year. I find it’s quite a bit better than Plex. The UI leaves a bit to be desired, but the performance for me is way better.

      I’d suggest giving it a try

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• Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This might be a good time to remind everyone that Jellyfin is open source, free (as in beer) and is, at this point, a better media streamer than Plex. No fees, no ads, no constant pushing of their streaming content, and still has the watch together feature that Plex went and removed.

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  • coaxil@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The is just better rhetoric gets a bit frustrating tbh, it’s a great bit of software do not get me wrong, but sure still has a lot of issues with more exotic codecs and various colour space conversions. Among some other tech issues

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  • Zidane@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    free (as in beer)

    wut

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    • wccrawford@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There are 2 types of “free”. Liberty, and price. “Free as in beer” means they mean the price version of the word. It’s a really old saying now.

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• WhiteBurrito@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Feeling glad I bought my lifetime license like two years ago

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  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Was the price the same then as it is now? $120 USD? Based on the article, the price will only raise at the end of April.

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    • Armand1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I bought it for $90 in 2020.

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