• Psychodelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Can’t you just hide the paid movies/tv tab? Or is it a principle thing

      Is jellyfin better? I’d never heard of it 'til now

      • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Jellyfin is great and open source. I’ve never tried Plex, but I’ve heard that Plex has apps on more platforms.

        Also, I’d recommend checking out Findroid if your on Android. Its UI is native instead of the usual web interface in the official apps. Iirc iOS has a similar project.

        • gerbler@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          Plex is definitely more user friendly. I would like to try Jellyfin again but I host Plex for my parents back home and I don’t want to troubleshoot Jellyfin internationally when I know they can just install Plex and log in on their devices and I don’t have to deal with it.

          Definitely different strokes for different folks but I understand Lemmy is very big on FOSS so it’s no surprise Jellyfin has such a positive following here.

          Ultimately I’m glad to have options regardless.

          • Deceptichum@kbin.social
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            5 months ago

            Why can’t your parents just login to JellyFin and browse from their profile? I don’t really see what extra work would be required on their end?

            • stratosfear@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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              5 months ago

              Does Jellyfin have you open the app, type in a 4 character code, and then just work? I’m assuming it doesn’t. So that is why.

              If Jellyfin requires any more effort than that - EVEN if it’s simply entering a username and password with a TV remote, that is extra work.

      • Facebones@reddthat.comEnglish
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        5 months ago

        I never messed with Plex but Jellyfin is pretty easy to muss with so it’s definitely worth giving it go.

        Jellyfin is FOSS as well, I assume Plex isn’t since it’s doing…all this. lol

    • rambos@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I know plex has some features that jellyfin doesnt, but it was time few years ago, at least for me

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Then again, with Jellyfin you don’t have to pay for hardware transcoding. That is the one that really bothered me. It seems insane you’d have to pay to properly utilize your own hardware.