People watch from all sorts of weird devices. I got push back when I forced SSL because at least one person had a TV so old that it didn't support doing SSL for Plex. It took me a week to drill it into their brain that I'm not going to change it back and to go buy literally anything to make it work (Chromecast type thing). I think their ended up buying a Roku.

This is just the brainpower that most of the people I share with, have. They just want easy. I do all the hard work in the background and their life is easy.

I can't imagine how many would have a fit if I forced them off Plex. Jellyfin looks cool and all, but it's unlikely I'll be able to move anytime soon.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 8 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Why do you let other people dictate how you run your media server?

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 hours ago

I don't. There's just a nontrivial number of people I care about that use Plex that don't know enough about technology to handle something like jellyfin.

Losing years of watched data isn't great, but ultimately it's small potatoes.

A big part of the reason I wanted to set up Plex to begin with, was so that my friends and family didn't have to waste their time downloading the stuff that all of us want to watch.

They don't demand anything, I want them to be able to use it because I care about those people. If switching to jellyfin is too difficult for the non-techs I care about, then I'll keep rolling with Plex.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 16 hours ago

It didn’t sound like they do. Just that at least one person complained but bought a Roku to fix.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 5 points 20 hours ago

You can run Jellyfin side by side and slowly migrate everyone, starting from the most intelligent users (so you can catch anything that might be wrongly configured, etc.).

In the meantime, I hope that so many users are switching that we're going to get better native apps.

[–] descartador@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 20 hours ago

I understand that it's not so bad, but you made it sound like a hellish landscape

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I switched to Jellyfin and then to Kodi. Jellyfin was nice but I wanted Kodi's PVR, Youtube, Video Games, etc. It's been a project to setup everything but it's been pretty awesome.

I spent alot of time messing with the flatpak and apt versions before compiling from source. I recommend source because you get the lastest version and it's easier to install patches, etc.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Why the fuck are you not using Jellyfin?

Seriously, the setup is really easy and it just fucking works.

[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago

Devil's advocate, it's missing a lot of features that aren't available unless you want to spend 12 hours playing with add-ons.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I've tried to use Jellyfin every year or two for the past six years to replace Plex, but it sadly just isn't there. It's not good in a lot of aspects, especially when it comes to full bitrate 4K HDR movies (100GB movie files), HDR tone mapping, and especially subtitles (which I always have on).

Also, I'm pretty sure on their GitHub page there's like a huge list of some significant or moderate security vulnerabilities that have been known for many years and are never going to get fixed due to breaking compatibility with some old devices if their fixed.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Wait, Jellyfin had HDR tone mapping before Plex didn't it?

In my case running them both side by side, Jellyfin is as least reliable and fast, which is a lot more important when I am thousands of miles away and just want to watch something.

[–] brenstar@programming.dev 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I have it set up right along Plex but find it nearly unusable because the search is atrociously slow. Like 1+ min to query my library. The day that gets fixed is the day I’ll start using it.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago

That shouldn't be. I run mine side by side with Plex and Jellyfin is much faster.

[–] SpicyLengthiness@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because it fucks up subtitles on their Nvidia Shield and firestick apps, and has issues with transcoding too. If you're purely using the desktop app, or browser then it's better. But Plex just works in every aspect. Subtitles, transcoding, sharing libraries. Have had no issues or weird bugs. Anytime I try JF I have to dive deep into resolving bugs, some of which are unsolvable by me.

[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been using Jellyfin on both the Fire Stick and Sheild for over 2 years and haven't encountered any issues with transcoding, subtitles, or anything else. You just launch the app and everything just works. And I've got a couple of very non technical remote users who have been using it flawlessly.

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[–] cm0002@piefed.world 22 points 1 day ago (7 children)

It failed the spouse test when I last tried last year

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[–] killerscene@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

moved to jellyfin after plex was an absolute nightmare to setup on linux.

jellyfin is just so easy to use and like you said, just works

[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

BTW, what's your opinion on Kodi & Emby ?

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 3 points 20 hours ago

I've been using Emby for a few weeks now, and the only thing I dislike is having to pay to get subs. Not a dealbreaker though, just slightly anoying that I have to find them myself.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 22 hours ago

I'm using Kodi and I love it. But it's a project if you want to setup lots of stuff. I recommend compiling from source for latest version, easier patching, etc.

I wouldn't recommend Kodi to people who aren't comfortable with tech stuff. Jellyfin is more basic and easy for people who only want movies/tv.

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

We're using Emby set up on a container with GPU passthrough. Used to be on a Synology, but that absolutely sucked for transcoding and now just hosts the library.

Does the job and does it well with a little extra setup for subtitles (extensions, API keys etc). Subs are a must as I can barely hear shit.

Apps work well, as does the web interface. Sometimes struggles with the highest quality files (hardware limitations rather than software), but 1080p is fine for our use.

Haven't needed to look into anything else, no dealbreakers yet.

[–] killerscene@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

ive never used Emby, and Kodi i havent used for quite some time, maybe almost 15 years. aside from it probably being quite different from when i used it it worked well at the time.

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 131 points 2 days ago (39 children)

Welcome to Jellyfin friend

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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s now no longer possible to manually refresh libraries from the app. Amazing. Less functionality.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

What, thats crazy. I am always updating libraries from the app after getting subs or whatever

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

They've "streamlined" your experience.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If jellyfin could correctly sort my media with thumbnails I would switch in a second.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

In my experience, Plex struggles with the same. Depends on the series.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

The two are a night and day difference really.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Man it's a real shame that Kevin Spacey being Kevin Spacey ruined that great show for me

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He’s a great actor and he’s a piece of shit person.

[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

He is so good of an actor he can act like he's not so fucked up.

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