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Jellyfin is not just good... but better than Plex now?! (vger.social)

submitted 1 year ago by aeharding@vger.social to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've feel like I've used Plex forever. I also feel like every couple years I try Jellyfin to see how it's going. Recently I tried it again because of Plex restriction on more than one user.

Well, I just tried it again and it's substantially improved! This time it actually properly detected most of my library!

Also the Android TV app is AWESOME! No more glitches, lagging, and freezing trying to play my stuff like Plex did. It is butter smooth.

Wow! I'm impressed and I just deleted Plex. Good riddance.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The app on my LG TV is acceptable, but does have random problems, like it can't connect over TLS, and it's kinda slow to navigate. But it works, and my kids know how to work it.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I also use it on an LG TV and sometimes it can't run at its normal framerate with subtitles on. I haven't figured out why yet, but it might be embedded files like someone else says in this thread. Other than that it works like a charm.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I did have a to transcode a bluray rip, but I think that might be a network limitation rather than a processing one. 1080p transcode worked fine, so it's not resolution.

One of these days I'll DIY a HTPC, but for now, the Jellyfin app works acceptably well.