Switched from Plex to jellyfin and it's great.
Just one (big) issue is that it loses it's Chromecast connection when switching between wifi => mobile => wifi.
My terras doesn't have WiFi, so it's a big annoyance.
Jellyfin: Free software media system
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Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#42I’m running Jellyfin because I want to reduce my energy footprint. I’m happy to watch series on my iPad instead of a TV. I also don’t need my disk-based NAS turned on if I put content on an external SSD hooked up to a Raspberry Pi4 with Jellyfin. I had an issue where my Mac or iPad could not stream anything in h265 (not 100% sure about the format) in the browser. The Raspberry Pi would start transcoding which it lack…
Is it common for people to use web apps first when a native client is available?
I like to save websites as "apps" on my devices and use it that way. I do generally prefer web-apps I suppose but I also greatly appreciate the distraction reduction of NOT being in a browser, as the internet has infinite distractions.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I went the other direction. I got tired of Plex trying to jam live tv and other monetizing features down my throat.
You can remove all of those with a few clicks.
Sure, but having to keep track of all things the vendor does against my interest and disable them every time they add a new one is a mental burden I'd rather not deal with.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#44I use findroid on android. I was using the jellyfin android client but it was missing some features when it comes to HDR and Dolby Digital (Atmos) audio.
Findroid seems to solve these issues so I'm quite happy with it.
Of course, these are open source software solutions so as long as they are under active development then I expect for the software to get better.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#45For years I just wanted a good user experience playing video files from my MBP to a TV, I spent a lot of money (on NAS, chromecasts etc), used a lot of software with objectively terrible user experiences (Plex I'm looking firmly at you). Finally, I discovered the combination of Jellyfin and Infuse App. It works really well.
I’d be interested to know what you find terrible about the PLEX UX. I’ve been a happy user for years and have found the user interface to be reasonably intuitive. Perhaps dense in places, but certainly not terrible in my opinion.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I went the other direction. I got tired of Plex trying to jam live tv and other monetizing features down my throat.
You can remove all of those with a few clicks.
I don't think being perpetually reactive is the right mentality. First it's esoteric. You need to know which menu it's in, and what the setting is called.
And how does this scale? As more of those feature come, and you cannot opt-out of them, even as a paying customer.
Plex has a horrible report with me, and though I still use it, I'm tempted to try other apps now.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#47For years I just wanted a good user experience playing video files from my MBP to a TV, I spent a lot of money (on NAS, chromecasts etc), used a lot of software with objectively terrible user experiences (Plex I'm looking firmly at you). Finally, I discovered the combination of Jellyfin and Infuse App. It works really well.
I’d be interested to know what you find terrible about the PLEX UX. I’ve been a happy user for years and have found the user interface to be reasonably intuitive. Perhaps dense in places, but certainly not terrible in my opinion.
I switch to Jellyfin because Plex was always spamming me to try some off-brand streaming service. I know this behavior is so normalized that even Ubuntu Linux does it now but actions have consequences and it does drive users away.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’d be interested to know what you find terrible about the PLEX UX. I’ve been a happy user for years and have found the user interface to be reasonably intuitive. Perhaps dense in places, but certainly not terrible in my opinion.
I switch to Jellyfin because Plex was always spamming me to try some off-brand streaming service. I know this behavior is so normalized that even Ubuntu Linux does it now but actions have consequences and it does drive users away.
I mean to be fair it does need to find a way to pay for itself. I paid for a subscription, removed those streaming channels and I don’t think I have been pestered about them in a long time.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
This was my dilemma. Infuse is definitely better. However, if I’m paying to use a proprietary front end, I may as well just buy the software that natively works together. Infuse also does not support multi profiles on Apple TV. Which makes it essentially useless for multi-user devices.
Yeah. Just found out that it doesn’t even play anything from my jellyfin without buying the premium version. It lists all the things, but as soon as I want to play anything it asks for the InApp Purchase. Not sure what’s going on there, but I don’t like it.
The premium version is needed for codec support (basically anything above basic Dolby, so all the lossless codecs and possibly Dolby digital+). It’s well worth the annual cost, been using it for a few years now and it’s a bulletproof setup for me. I use it with a local SMB share as I’ve no need for multi user support or remote access.
Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system
#50Have been using Jellyfin on my synology server for the past 2 years. It's a dream, but you do need to name your files/directories per their naming convention: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/shows/ -- https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/movies/