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

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For me, Plex would often end up having audio drift lag and it was annoying as fuck. It'd start fine, then the lag would gradually increase until you changed encoding back and forth, then gradually increase again.
Jellyfin just works.
That was enough to get me to switch and not look back. I'm also rid of the bullshit plex login that I never cared for, and also of their push for whatever "recommended" stuff is supposed to be about.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I installed Mint last week and haven't addressed media players yet... strokes chin. Thanks for the info!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Been using jellyfin for a few years now, never had a problem vs constant problems with plex

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been on Jellyfin for years, and I was using Emby before they forked it to create Jellyfin. Prior to Emby I was on Plex.

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing but I’ve been using it in a docker container for about a year now and it’s been great. The family love it, which is the main thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I was on emby some time ago and got sick of user issues, I tried jellyfin before that but it was worse. Very interested to know how both compare to Plex now (since maybe 4ish years ago) as I'd be very open to switching back.

I think I'd avoid emby though as I found the developer to be an annoying weirdo at times when trying to communicate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Wait - what restrictions on Plex?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I feel like 20 years ago someone made a similar realization with Linux vs windows

Edit: i remember people telling me how good Linux was in 2010ish (so maybe 20 years was wrong), so idk…

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