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I always CTLR + F these threads for Jellyfin, because most people I know use Plex and don't even know Jellyfin. Are you happy with it? I've been using it for li

by 4ggr0 4y ago

I always CTLR + F these threads for Jellyfin, because most people I know use Plex and don't even know Jellyfin. Are you happy with it? I've been using it for like half a year now and am pretty satisfied.

BLKNSLVR 4y ago
Been using Jellyfin almost since it forked from Emby. Was a bit rough early on, but works a treat for me these days - I think there's a balance point where I've adapted myself to its idiosyncrasies as much as it has improved stability and compatibility throughout version upgrades. I primarily use it via the Android TV app, and it's been a pretty smooth experience for at least the last couple of years.
- 4ggr0 4y ago
  I had to use my TVs internal (amazingly slow) web browser to access Jellyfin. Until a couple of months ago, when I was surprised with them announcing that they will release a Jellyfin app for LG WebOS. Works great, the only slightly annoying thing is that they don't seem to cache the posters. Every time I scroll through my library, all the posters load again. Other than that, the things which don't quite work for me: - Jellyfin is useless on my Android phone. Media with 5.1 sound is severely broken, I can only hear the background noise, the actual dialog is just barely hearable. Could be a config issue on my end, but I haven't found out what the issue is. Now I just download stuff and watch it in VLC. Works, but it's not the best UX. - Sometimes when I add a lot of content, the metadata gathering seems to be stuck. I can refresh the libraries, refresh a single item, but nothing seems to work. Then, after a couple of hours, it magically starts to pull all the metadata and is done in a couple of minutes. Else - I enjoy it very much. Even donated some money, which I do (too) rarely for OSS.
  - 3r8riacz 4y ago
    In the Android app, switch from one player to another, from internal to the web player in the settings. It solves the 5.1 playback issue. (Of course, it introduces others, eg. manual screen brightness but it's not as a big issue as no sound.)
    - 4ggr0 4y ago
      Thanks for the tip, but I already tried that :( - Web player: Video works, audio is broken. - Integrated player or External player: Unable to load media info from server no idea why it can't load the media info from the server, might have to dig into the logs...streaming via PC or TV works so it's not a network issue.
  - hooli_gan 4y ago
    How about adding another audio stream to your Video files with ffmpeg? You could even automate it with a script on a cronjob or make a Jellyfin Add-on. You would first have to detect if there is already a mono or stereo stream. Then invoke something like ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:a aac -rematrix_maxval 1.0 -ac 2 output.mp4 (haven't tested this and it would drop subtitles)
pnutjam 4y ago
I'm a big Jellyfin user. I run it on an opensuse server that acts as my homeserver. It's just an old PC with some extra drives. I stream mostly to Roku devices and it works awesome.
eddieroger 4y ago
I'm Jellyfin-curious, and hear a lot about it, but I'm not really unhappy with Plex, and it passes the family-user test with ease. How easy it for the techno-novice to use Jellyfish? I think Plex's biggest advantage is it's already everywhere, from browser to smart TV. How does Jellyfin compare there?
- 4ggr0 4y ago
  Hm. As a disclaimer, I've never setup a Plex instance or used one, but from what I've heard, it seems to be very stable. I think the Jellyfin UI is easily understandable for users, but what you might have to be prepared for is supporting them with technical issues. Jellyfin has apps for Android[-TV], iOS, webOS, Windows and probably more. I gave my dad access to Jellyfin and he had some issues with it related to Chromecast and his TV. On my end I can't use the Android app because I run into audio issues (could be my fault). Jellyfin is awesome when it works and I really love it, but I've had to dive into the logs quite a few times. Sometimes it was my fault, but other times it's noticeable that Jellyfin is a smaller OSS. Stuff breaks, especially edge cases. AFAIK you can just install Jellyfin and point it to the same libraries which your Plex uses. That way you can test it for yourself without bothering the people who use Plex. It might add some pictures, but the rest will be fine. I think if you already have a Plex setup which works and you're happy with, I'd stick with that. I chose Jellyfin because Plex seemed too commercialized to me and I heard some things about it I didn't really like. But most people I know use Plex over Jellyfin, the only people who use Jellyfin are the ones who I managed to convince to use it :)

by 4ggr0 4y ago

BLKNSLVR 4y ago

Been using Jellyfin almost since it forked from Emby. Was a bit rough early on, but works a treat for me these days - I think there's a balance point where I've adapted myself to its idiosyncrasies as much as it has improved stability and compatibility throughout version upgrades. I primarily use it via the Android TV app, and it's been a pretty smooth experience for at least the last couple of years.

4ggr0 4y ago
I had to use my TVs internal (amazingly slow) web browser to access Jellyfin. Until a couple of months ago, when I was surprised with them announcing that they will release a Jellyfin app for LG WebOS. Works great, the only slightly annoying thing is that they don't seem to cache the posters. Every time I scroll through my library, all the posters load again. Other than that, the things which don't quite work for me: - Jellyfin is useless on my Android phone. Media with 5.1 sound is severely broken, I can only hear the background noise, the actual dialog is just barely hearable. Could be a config issue on my end, but I haven't found out what the issue is. Now I just download stuff and watch it in VLC. Works, but it's not the best UX. - Sometimes when I add a lot of content, the metadata gathering seems to be stuck. I can refresh the libraries, refresh a single item, but nothing seems to work. Then, after a couple of hours, it magically starts to pull all the metadata and is done in a couple of minutes. Else - I enjoy it very much. Even donated some money, which I do (too) rarely for OSS.
- 3r8riacz 4y ago
  In the Android app, switch from one player to another, from internal to the web player in the settings. It solves the 5.1 playback issue. (Of course, it introduces others, eg. manual screen brightness but it's not as a big issue as no sound.)
  - 4ggr0 4y ago
    Thanks for the tip, but I already tried that :( - Web player: Video works, audio is broken. - Integrated player or External player: Unable to load media info from server no idea why it can't load the media info from the server, might have to dig into the logs...streaming via PC or TV works so it's not a network issue.
- hooli_gan 4y ago
  How about adding another audio stream to your Video files with ffmpeg? You could even automate it with a script on a cronjob or make a Jellyfin Add-on. You would first have to detect if there is already a mono or stereo stream. Then invoke something like ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:a aac -rematrix_maxval 1.0 -ac 2 output.mp4 (haven't tested this and it would drop subtitles)

pnutjam 4y ago

I'm a big Jellyfin user. I run it on an opensuse server that acts as my homeserver. It's just an old PC with some extra drives. I stream mostly to Roku devices and it works awesome.

eddieroger 4y ago

I'm Jellyfin-curious, and hear a lot about it, but I'm not really unhappy with Plex, and it passes the family-user test with ease. How easy it for the techno-novice to use Jellyfish? I think Plex's biggest advantage is it's already everywhere, from browser to smart TV. How does Jellyfin compare there?

4ggr0 4y ago
Hm. As a disclaimer, I've never setup a Plex instance or used one, but from what I've heard, it seems to be very stable. I think the Jellyfin UI is easily understandable for users, but what you might have to be prepared for is supporting them with technical issues. Jellyfin has apps for Android[-TV], iOS, webOS, Windows and probably more. I gave my dad access to Jellyfin and he had some issues with it related to Chromecast and his TV. On my end I can't use the Android app because I run into audio issues (could be my fault). Jellyfin is awesome when it works and I really love it, but I've had to dive into the logs quite a few times. Sometimes it was my fault, but other times it's noticeable that Jellyfin is a smaller OSS. Stuff breaks, especially edge cases. AFAIK you can just install Jellyfin and point it to the same libraries which your Plex uses. That way you can test it for yourself without bothering the people who use Plex. It might add some pictures, but the rest will be fine. I think if you already have a Plex setup which works and you're happy with, I'd stick with that. I chose Jellyfin because Plex seemed too commercialized to me and I heard some things about it I didn't really like. But most people I know use Plex over Jellyfin, the only people who use Jellyfin are the ones who I managed to convince to use it :)