I’ve got Jellyfin up and running right now on a DS620Slim NAS and it’s running pretty good so far. I’ve seen a lot of people say they prefer Plex over Jellyfin. What are the main advantages to plex?

  • jefff@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I have both (they both can coexist peacefully on the same library). I use jellyfin for any watching on my phone or computer.

    However, where jellyfin still really kind of falls apart is when casting to my Chromecast. Controls don’t work, subtitles are unpredictable or missing, and it’s just generally a mess.

    So I use Plex for casting, and jellyfin for everything else. I bought a Plex lifetime pass ages ago, so it’s an easy call to just have them both running.

      • Retro@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        The $160 is a lifetime pass… I pay $20/mo for Netflix. That’s $240/year. So, if you think it’s worth it for even one year, compared to something like Netflix, then it’s a pretty solid value proposition.

        I bought the lifetime pass in 2014 when it was $75. Been more than happy with that decision.

        • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Same. I don’t recall the pricing but I signed up roughly around that time. I haven’t regretted it.