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 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 2 days ago (15 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 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] cm0002@piefed.world 22 points 2 days ago (7 children)

It failed the spouse test when I last tried last year

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[–] SpicyLengthiness@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago (2 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.

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[–] killerscene@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days 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 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 130 points 3 days ago (39 children)

Welcome to Jellyfin friend

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 days ago

I'm so glad that I changed to Jellyfin. So much better.

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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They've "streamlined" your experience.

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[–] liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Like many others, I switched to Jellyfin years ago. It is way, way better for me. It does what it says on the tin, sometimes more, but not less.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The thing about the redesign that irks me the most is that browsing your own personal library is unnecessarily convoluted the way it’s now organized. It’s a big step backwards in terms of navigation.

[–] hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 3 days ago

this is because your own personal library does not make them money.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 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 21 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 4 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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