Expense doesn't factor in for some people. Running Plex/Jellyfin/Emby/etc + arr's can be many times more expensive (even in the long run) than just paying month

Expense doesn't factor in for some people. Running Plex/Jellyfin/Emby/etc + arr's can be many times more expensive (even in the long run) than just paying monthly. The UI/UX is a huge reason. With a home media server you get: Consistent UI/controls * All content in one app * Download content to any device without restriction for offline viewing * Instant, full quality playback on LAN * Ability to screen capture/record segments of a show to share (not for pirating but for memes and the like) * * Old/unpopular/"censored" content is always available. ** * I maintain that blacking out screen capture by streaming services is one of the stupidest and most self-sabotaging things they could do. Why these services don't build in meme/annotation tools or clip export is beyond me. You have people ready and willing to advertise your show _for free_ and you cut off your nose to spite your face. ** No I don't think blackface is ok to do but anyone who can't see that 30 Rock is making fun of people doing blackface is missing the point completely. Also covering up what was said/done in the past does not prevent us from making the same mistakes again. It's a white-washing (sometimes quite literally) that benefits no one. I'm sure I'm missing a few other points but for some people it's _never_ really been about price or if it was initially about price it's not anymore, or so I've heard...