• MrMonkey@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been using Plex forever. Got the lifetime subscription a million years ago.

    Is there anything I’m missing out on by not using Jellyfin? Anything I’d miss on Plex moving to it?

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      1 year ago

      The main reason I use jellyfin over plex is just because they only host my media, nothing else. None of the plex pass bs cluttering it up

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      1 year ago

      It mostly comes down to personal preference honestly.

      Jellyfin is open-source and more focused on your own selfhosted media. I, too, bought a Plex pass years ago and have enjoyed Plex but they’ve been adding a bunch of crap to their interface.

      I’m big on free open-source software but I won’t be biased and say that Jellyfin has some rough edges, but it works well enough for me to watch movies with my wife. Plex is a bit smoother and more production-ready for those power users that host Plex for several others.

      I’d encourage you to try it out if for nothing more than exposing yourself to alternatives.

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      1 year ago

      Plex is better overall currently imo having tried both recently. It’s just simply more mature software where things just work and it has a ton more features.

      Jellyfin is pretty awesome though in its own right and heading in a great direction.