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I have 2 Plex licenses I bought for something like $80 AUD each, but I then went and bought an Emby license and moved 6 months ago. I have tried Emby, Jellyfin and Plex. If anyone if curious on some feedback
Plex has the best interface, it is logical and everything works. That said, the stuttering on some the Apple TV on hdr /4k files for years without being fixed was the breaking point for me
Emby has some quirks in the player where some functionality isn’t logical, the android apps on a 4K Tele look terrible, but the server software itself is fantastic
Jellyfin does what it says on the box, but it is terribly slow to index and is very basic. I use it to host some music, but that is about it
The free Jellyfin apps are bad on iOS and AppleTV.
Also, I found the Jellyfin default client(s) to be pretty mediocre. But they have an excellent Jellyfin for Kodi plugin.
Now, Kodi has had 2 decades of development and has just about everything you could ever want from a client (way better than Plex IMO).
Can I use Kodi the same way I use plex? Like can it be my replexment?
I just want to watch content on my home network 99% of the time, and occasionally use it on my phone/tablet/laptop while traveling (if I have good internet)?
I was always under the impression Kodi was something else...
Everything the jellyfin mobile app can do via vpn (or without if you feel brave)
totally, have Jellyfin as well actually but tbh it doesn't always feel super stable, especially if I leave my home network.
Not sure what Kodi is exactly though.
Can't confirm for me.
Rock stable.
Only stutters on bad cellular coverage or my upload at home being insufficient for the requested bitrate.
Might by my build out, definitely have it on a pretty antiquated set up.
Could be.
Or maybe some setting.
When configuring my setup 1 or 2 years ago I had someone point out my older kernel and that I should use the linuxserver opencl mod for the jellyfin container.
After that it worked like a charm.