I want to unlock the ability to view content on my mobile device. I can do that with a one-time purchase (payed with google opinion rewards) or with a subscription. I want to unlock the ability for my entire family though, across multiple devices. Do I have to pay the “one-time payment” for every device? If so, the plex subscription might be worth it. Is there any other major benefit to having a plex subscription?

  • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Absolutely not. Plex gets shittier with every update. Their Android app is abaolute dogshit and as been for years. The amount of useless scope creep on their software is insane, and I have a feeling that pretty soon the entire software will be paywalled.

    • korewa@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s weakness is client side apps. Most are web apps and not native. It’s getting better but in comparison plex has native apps on almost everything.

      I’m a lifetime plex pass user since 2016

    • nofunberg@midwest.socialEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Jellyfin has more functionality but is a lot more technical to set up. I didn’t think it was worth the effort since I already have a Plex server running, but I could see going through that if I didn’t.

      Been running Plex with a lifetime pass for around a decade. Worth it for me for sure.

      • BlessedDog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        The dealbreaker about plex for me was having to use their auth servers and having to route traffic through them.

          • korewa@reddthat.comEnglish
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            1 year ago

            You create logins on your server which is authenticated through them. I don’t think it routes traffic, just sends login tokens.

              • apprehensively_human@lemmy.caEnglish
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                1 year ago

                This is problematic because if Plex suffers an outage (which has happened before) users are suddenly unable to sign in. Even if your media server is running fine, through no fault of your own your content becomes inaccessible.

                Jellyfin does not have this issue because authentication is handled locally.

                However, Plex has too many nice features so I’ll be staying with them for the time being. Credits/intro skipping and Plexamp are a godsend, and the UI is in my opinion way better than what Jellyfin has.

    • tinykingdoms@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      you’re not wrong… but you gotta give credit where credit is due. Plex does a good job of having a client on every platform. Telling family and friends “search for plex on your devices app store” is a whole hell of a lot easier than having them jump thru all the hoops that it takes for jellyfin to work.

  • maus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Most benefits require both the server user and the end user to have Plex Pass.

    Personally I prefer Emby or even Jellyfin over Plex.

  • Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I used to have a Plex Pass, but I dont think it’s worth it anymore. I have remote access via Tailscale, which I use for a number of other services as well.