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For a time and I have no idea if this is still true Plex had a serious advantage in the sheer range of client platforms it supported (iOS, Android, smart TVs, Roku, etc.)
Jellyfin works awesome on Android cellphone and Android TV. No native app for LG TV, but I have an Android TV box anyway. I can't say how well it works on Apple devices and other TV brands.
I've stopped paying for software outside of games almost entirely. SaaS is a universally terrible UX and it's impossible to actually purchase software anymore. Especially with local LLMs around to smooth out all the rough edges when it comes to FOSS life is good. The experience of never waking up to having something be worse off than it was before is sublime. I worry I over-index on my desire for control but it's jus…
Same & amen. I won’t even buy anything like a Sonos/Homepod, etc. again either. Sonos (the curse, then the blessing, lol) permanently turned me off anything but OSS/DIY IoT stuff. The great thing is, between ESP 32’s, Pi’s, OSS, cheap Ali components & 3d printing, you can have something you actually totally own & control in your house, rather than some remotely cloud locked subscription garbage & normally with better…
I've never been convinced that Jellyfin will be an improvement, like at all, let alone one that would be worth all the headache of migrating Tunarr and Seerr and the rest, and trying to keep my watch data, and the risk of all my family's TV and mobile clients becoming tech support liabilities for me. Honestly the fact the Plex apps are on every platform and keep getting updates is worth the money for me
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One thing Plex does better is media detection. Like you can plop all your shows in a folder and it still will make sense of it. Jellyfin insists on a very specific directory structure and file naming. It’s very frustrating if you only want to watch a show and not interested in maintaining a perfect library.
They both insist on their own systems and both are wrong.
I do agree that both systems are wrong. At least Plex's is more compatible with the even-more-wrong conventions of the high seas
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As far as I can tell plex only wants separate folders for different kinds of media and file names that give at least some clue to what it is. Plex is much more lax.
The problem with Plex is that is has a very opinionated system that ignores how things are in real life. One example I can point to is Stargate SG-1. Episode 1 is a two parter and depending on who you ask it's either Episode 1 and 2 or Episode 1 which causes all subsequent episode numbers to be thrown off by 1 depending on how you count. This confusion is further complicated by the release order on DVD/Bluray, the or…
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This is not really a big deal. If you want it organized arbitrarily put the files in other and it will be.
It's a big deal because there's no rhyme or reason why it's one way or another way in different series so when you ask your TV through voice command to "Play Season 3 Episode 2 of [Show] through Plex] and then your TV plays the wrong episode it becomes a big deal.
To me it proves I was right to get the lifetime pass many years ago
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It's better for my use cases. For starters, I don't have to login every so often for no reason. I don't have my local software break because they updated their server. I also find it much slower. Picking a tool is a very personal decision, and it depends on one's values and one's use.
I logged in 6 years ago. Since then its just working. Yes, plex. On my appletv
They state that they may share/sell certain data to vendors for targeted advertising (even though they offer an "ads" free experience).
They also log Email, username, IP address, device info, usage stats, etc.
They say, about not paying for a product to let them stream pirated content from other services:D. I’m annoyed by all the various streaming services too but at some point you just gotta admit you don’t want to pay for anything regardless of value.
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Same & amen. I won’t even buy anything like a Sonos/Homepod, etc. again either. Sonos (the curse, then the blessing, lol) permanently turned me off anything but OSS/DIY IoT stuff. The great thing is, between ESP 32’s, Pi’s, OSS, cheap Ali components & 3d printing, you can have something you actually totally own & control in your house, rather than some remotely cloud locked subscription garbage & normally with better…
What made you turn off of sonos?