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Well I already have jellyfin running in a container, just have to figure out how to get mum's TV to work with it I guess
log in on a local IP and not the network name and it's working again. but I'll be moving to jellyfin from now
Jellyfin.
That is all.
I don't have the link(s) on hand but there's a Tizen build of Jellyfin for Samsung TVs. It runs rather slow on my old tube so I wouldn't recommend it outside of a last resort. It's actually smoother for me to just open the app on the TV and then remote control it from a browser/app on another device (my Steam Deck is my homelab universal remote). But you can use the Tizen dev tools or a simpler docker container to push it to the TV.
For my folks I got a cheap Walmart brand Android box (Onn 4k Plus). I installed Jellyfin from the app store then black hole'd the thing because I'm wary of cheap Android apps and their history of supply chain attacks. It's much more responsive and also leaves me with the option of installing additional stuff like Smart Tubes, Retro Arch and whatnot.
Imo Plex is worth the lifetime pass if you get it on sale.
All the comments saying Jellyfin is better always puzzle me. I've given it like three chances now and each time it feels just as buggy as the last. And that doesn't even consider the fact that you'll need more steps to expose it to the Internet for remote viewing or the fact that there's literally a list of unaddressed security holes https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/5415
For my media consumption, I use jellyfin for streaming thing. Like music and movies to mobile or laptop.
I use OSMC on a pi4 for TV viewing, it's a kodo remix but I like it. Have the media from jellyfin mounted over NFS and in kodo directly.
I did run tvheadend for live TV, but we don't watch any live TV now as the kids get TV priority. I also had tvheadend setup in jellyfin so I could watch TV out and about