Plex is discontinuing its “watch together” feature
Plex is discontinuing its “watch together” feature
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people still use plex after the last sneaky they pulled?
I paid for a lifetime pass like six years ago or more. It was definitely before Jellyfin was well known or well developed.
I'm probably gonna keep using it until they do the whole "lifetime is over" crap these kind of companies usually do.
I'll at least have gotten my moneys worth.
I paid for the lifetime pass maybe, 10 years ago? I dunno, it's been a very long time. It's still my primary. I've been trialing Jellyfin, but there are still enough quirks that my wife (non-techie at all) won't put up with, so yeah. That, and Plex makes it too easy to share outside my house, not sure where Jellyfin is at with it. I appreciate Jellyfin for what it is though, it has a lot of potential.
Just because you paid for it doesn't mean you can't switch to the better, free option.
Jellyfin is nowhere near the better option, it’s just a not-terrible dev.
Plex is refined and easy to get external users not familiar with tech up and running. Plex looks better. Plex transcodes better.
No hate for Jellyfin, just calling it how I see it.
Similarly, I feel the same way about Jellyfin but Plex is making it really hard to be a Lifetime Pass member as well.
Agree, they’re making all the wrong moves lately
I paid for it and literally never used it.
What sneaky?
Got a plex lifetime sub like 7 years ago… As soon as Jellyfin allows downloads for offline viewing, I’m jumping ship. I know I’ll have to figure out TV listing data for OTA recordings, but that seems like a small price to pay. I’ve already got Jellyfin setup and running in my Kubernetes cluster for my video backups, but plex thus far “just works”.
Just an FYI that you can definitely download shows/movies to any device via Jellyfin - just did so on my tablet yesterday...jump ship!!
Did it download the original file or are there download options transcoded on the server?
default apps download original files, no transcode options.
Streamyfin claims download any file transcoded as long as your server can transcode it. Haven't tested it myself.
As soon as Jellyfin allows downloads for offline viewing
Time to jump ship then...
The android app has had downloads for years, they just download the entire file to your phone.
Streamyfin is a newer android app that also works very well with downloads.
Findroid has been around longer with downloads working well too. Just has an issue where it doesn't download the images of the items, which is a bit silly.
I know Findroid allows easy downloading and offline watching. Fladder (another newer Android client) also has downloading, haven't tried it myself yet.
For music, offline play is already available via Finamp. For everything else I'm personally making due with the regular Download feature that just gives yout the raw files. But then again it doesn't really come up often, since I don't really consume anything but audiobooks when I'm on the go.
I've had a Lifetime PlexPass since 2013, so I've definitely had my moneys worth and then some, but for the last 2 years I’ve been dual wielding Jellyfin and watching it slowly get to the point where I can move over entirely.
I'm 100% Jellyfin now for my personal playback at home, and will be transitioning users over to it as soon as it gets a few more user management features for remote users.
As soon as Jellyfin allows downloads for offline viewing, I’m jumping ship.
Gotta provide details. Don't leave us hanging.
