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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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[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 8 points 2 years ago

I still maintain that Emby is better than Jellyfin. I try it again maybe once a year and every time I end up back on Emby. It just runs better, works pretty flawlessly and doesn't lose my libraries every so often. Music playback is better by far on Emby and that's my main usecase.

Hardware decoding would be nice, but I don't have a system I could use this on for either and I've not had trouble without it.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

What do you mean library losses. I've been using jellyfin twoish years now and have never had this happen.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Same. The only issue I've had is it not finding my TV shows, but once I figured out how it wants them stored, no issues whatsoever.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've been using jellyfin for like 7-9 years and have never had that happen lol.

edit: apparently jellyfin hasn't existed that long so I must have been using it since the day it came out ๐Ÿ˜‚ I know I started using it the moment Plex took apps or plugins or whatever it was and made them paid. I realized it was being enshittified and immediately left.

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