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

submitted 2 months 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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[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

If you're on mobile, the app Streamyfin for Android and iOS is fantastic. Handles downloads, transcoding, great UI, and it even integrates with additional third-party tools that enhance it further, like Jellyseer.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is just not as good*

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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 3 points 2 months ago

So glad people are dipping out of plex.

[–] eskuero@lemmy.fromshado.ws 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe when the merge transcoded downloads on the official clients. rn depending on streamyfin

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Does anyone have any recommendations for migrating their Plex library over to Jellyfin? One day I fully expect to migrate over but when I do i want my full watch/listen history to come with me.

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[–] EVERGREEN@lemmy.one 3 points 2 months ago

My biggest complaint about jellyfish is any file upgraded with the arr stack is readded as a new media. 2nd is lack of smart collections and playlists.

[–] GuardYaGrill@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Been using Jellyfin along side the ‘ARR suite for about a year now, my biggest issue is with Subtitles.

On the IOS/iPadOS apps of Jellyfin subtitles seem to prevent media from streaming, tried utilizing Bazaar but have had no luck.

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I think I might be able to help with Bazaar settings if you still want to try it. It took a lot of playing around with things, there weren't any guides at the time I set it up. But I can send you screenshots of my settings and highlight the crucial settings.

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