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Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by edude03 »

irusensei wrote: post #174

I’ve stopped using Plex-like stuff. I don’t really need it because transcoding isn’t as relevant as it was before. Pretty much every device I own can play h265 without CPU overhead. What I’m doing is basically a Samba file share + Infuse/Kodi. Thats it. You pretty much get the same results. Infuse can sync between devices using cloud sync and trackt, which can be used through a hide-my-mail account. Kodi can sync wat…

One major upside to plex is the ease of watching content over the internet though. There isn't a an easy way for me to give my friends access to samba over the net and then also 4k blu ray rips are a lot to stream over the internet

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by vachina »

prometheon1 wrote: post #171
vachina wrote: post #78

Tried Jellyfin, but it doesn’t seem to have the capability to stream directly to my TV, it always wants to transcode it which strips away all the 4K and HDR niceties. While Plex would try its best to preserve the original stream and only transcode what the TV can’t support. Also Plex’s clients are more polished, it actually feels like I’m browsing my own Netflix. You can always turn off third party content in Plex (b…

I had issues getting it to stream directly to my TV. It wasn't easy to find but what solved it for me was changing the DLNA profile settings like this example: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-docs/issues/233

Does it do partial transcode? My TV doesn’t support DTS and Plex would transcode it to AC3 and remux with the original video stream before feeding it to my TV.

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by intuxikated »

Matl wrote: post #186
least wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I find https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org to be great across Linux and macOS alike.

Awesome, I thought clementine was just dead without successor

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by ncrmro »

I’ve had jellyfin deployed from a helm char allong with the servarrs for a few years.

Just want it to randomly play stuff as getting through big library is problematic.

My NAS did celebrate 365 days uptime and I posted on Twitter and now the TrueNAS team is sending me some swag

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by swat535 »

deckiedan wrote: post #212
Liquix wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not all commercial software is the devil, but money is the root of all evil. Rember Big G's old slogan before they were beholden to shareholders? Given Plex already employs multiple dark patterns in an attempt to obtain your email address, it's hard to imagine they wouldn't slide down the same slippery slope if they got bigger.

> For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil... 1 Timothy 6:10 NRSV So, just for random theological context, money itself isn't good or bad - it's just a convenient token of value... But it's the love of money, ie, the desire to possess and control value that you can use to get things from others, and somehow find security and worth in your possessions that is the big problem. And not "the" root of "all" ev…

This is true, to expand a bit I would say that love of money is greed and greed is a sin which taints the soul.

In Christianity the two most important commandments are the love of God above all and your neighbour second (Matthew 22-35) so following this you should use your earthly processions to feed the hungry and help the poor as Jesus would have (remember how the bread multiplied when it was shared..)

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by newZWhoDis »

probotect0r wrote: post #28

I bought a 4k projector recently to use for a home theatre which came with AndroidTV. I have a small collection of 4k movies and shows that I wanted to enjoy, but my PC was on a different floor from my projector. I had used Plex a long time ago, and looked for an open source alternative and found JellyFin. It took like 20 minutes to get set up and start watching my content on my projector. The JellyFin AndroidTV app…

FYI transcoding often borks HDR. Always try to direct play if possible.

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by katbyte »

drexlspivey wrote: post #246
aix1 wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can disable Online Media Sources in the settings and unpin any section you're not interested in from the main menu. I've done this and the only things that I see in my Plex app are locally-stored contents and my TV channels (delivered over IP by my ISP).

The major annoyance with that is that you have to explain to your parents/friends how to do that when you give them access otherwise they won’t find your stuff in the ocean of media plex is trying to push at them.

You also have to now trust that they have a secure password and don’t share/get them compromised.

I picked Emby for many reasons and one being local accounts I control. Plex pushing you to use their accounts (and then pushing streaming content like this) just wasn’t an option.

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by katbyte »

ulkesh wrote: post #113

I suppose I understand the reasons people prefer Jellyfin. But on the small chance of liking a commercial product, Plex is truly dead simple for my parents. They have an AppleTV. They signed up. I share it with them via their registered email address. And they’re in. It was as simple a process as I could hope for. That being said, do I like everything they’re pushing for? No. But they at least allow users to opt out.…

Emby also had a dead simple Apple TV app and none of plex’s streaming content nonsense or burying your content in a l menu.

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by katbyte »

drexlspivey wrote: post #248
apexalpha wrote: post #204

These kind of threads always bring mostly negative comments out. So let me just add that I've been using Plex for years to play 4k HDR files for myself and transcoded versions for family and friends. And it works beautifully! No complaints really. There's clients for all devices family has, I have all my files, I can share to friends, etc... Yes, they've also added a new streaming service. I really don't see the issu…

How easily can your family/friends find your stuff when you first give them access? For me it’s always a session where I have to guide them: 1) go to settings -> online media sources and disable everything. 2) click the ‘More’ button at the bottom left then go to these libraries I shared with you and click three dots —> pin for every one of them 3) go to settings —> Quality —> Video quality and select original so you…

I have a hard enough time with people getting Emby settings right and it’s all local accounts but it’s definitely easier then that: here’s your l/p, please check the quality settings as “auto” is often not great

Re: From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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Post by jhartwig »

ulkesh wrote: post #113

I suppose I understand the reasons people prefer Jellyfin. But on the small chance of liking a commercial product, Plex is truly dead simple for my parents. They have an AppleTV. They signed up. I share it with them via their registered email address. And they’re in. It was as simple a process as I could hope for. That being said, do I like everything they’re pushing for? No. But they at least allow users to opt out.…

He would make you eat his toe nails for that comment.
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