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So what I'm getting from the thread, this is Plex, minus the cancer, but also minus the features?

by andai 1mo ago

Mashimo 1mo ago
I think the biggest downsites for most people are the clients. Plex has still better client support on most TVs and mobile devices. And then maybe watch offline support.
iAMkenough 1mo ago
Open Source Plex that anyone can write a client for. I’m not missing any features after switching.
dev0p 1mo ago
What features is it missing, exactly?
- SamuelAdams 1mo ago
  I have always had issues with playing high bitrate BluRay remuxes, with HDR and DTS 5.1+ audio. Granted the last time I tried JellyFin was January 2025 so it is possible this has changed. Have there been improvements on this front?
  - dev0p 1mo ago
    Are you sure the client and the server are powerful enough? Do they support all required codecs? I have issues with 4k movies because my Jellyfin is served by a mac mini, and my client is an old Android tablet that doesn't support hardware decoding, but that is hardly Jellyfin's fault. Though they just updated ffmpeg to the latest version, so it might help.
  - lordfrikk 1mo ago
    I've been using Jellyfin for roughly 5 years, most of my library are Blu-ray remuxes (50-100 GB) and I haven't had a single one fail to play. My setup is Apple TV with Infuse connected to a LG C9 with a modern Yamaha receiver. Transcoding is a whole can of worms I chose to avoid by playing everything directly.
    - SamuelAdams 1mo ago
      I currently use the plex direct play feature on android tv with a Nvidia Shield Pro. Is there an equivalent jellyfin android tv app?
      - Draiken 1mo ago
        Yes there's an android TV app. It's not the greatest feature-wise but never had any issues
    - ku1ik 1mo ago
      Infuse is the magic ingredient that avoids the codec/transcoding issues other people sometimes experience. It supports direct play of pretty much every possible video thx to its built-in codecs. I’ve been using it for 2 years and I don’t think I had a single case of transcoding. It is paid, but worth it IMO.
  - kevincox 1mo ago
    This is almost certainly a you problem. Tons of people play remuxes with Jellyfin. I would check that your client supports the requisite codecs, and has a sufficient network connection. Or alternatively check that your server has enough horsepower (GPU or CPU) to transcode.
- distantsounds 1mo ago
  oh, i don't know, an easy means of sharing your library with friends, one of the best features of plex?
  - bigstrat2003 1mo ago
    What's wrong with making a friend an account on your server so they can log in? I've done it, it works fine.
  - deleted 1mo ago
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TiredOfLife 1mo ago
Jellyfin client on android is/was just a wrapper for webplayer so no native format support. Jellyfin server (when i last tried it 5 years ago) couldn't run on same raspberry pi that hapily ran Plex

So what I'm getting from the thread, this is Plex, minus the cancer, but also minus the features?

by andai 1mo ago

So what I'm getting from the thread, this is Plex, minus the cancer, but also minus the features?

I think the biggest downsites for most people are the clients. Plex has still better client support on most TVs and mobile devices. And then maybe watch offline support.

iAMkenough 1mo ago

Open Source Plex that anyone can write a client for. I’m not missing any features after switching.

dev0p 1mo ago

What features is it missing, exactly?

SamuelAdams 1mo ago
I have always had issues with playing high bitrate BluRay remuxes, with HDR and DTS 5.1+ audio. Granted the last time I tried JellyFin was January 2025 so it is possible this has changed. Have there been improvements on this front?
- dev0p 1mo ago
  Are you sure the client and the server are powerful enough? Do they support all required codecs? I have issues with 4k movies because my Jellyfin is served by a mac mini, and my client is an old Android tablet that doesn't support hardware decoding, but that is hardly Jellyfin's fault. Though they just updated ffmpeg to the latest version, so it might help.
- lordfrikk 1mo ago
  I've been using Jellyfin for roughly 5 years, most of my library are Blu-ray remuxes (50-100 GB) and I haven't had a single one fail to play. My setup is Apple TV with Infuse connected to a LG C9 with a modern Yamaha receiver. Transcoding is a whole can of worms I chose to avoid by playing everything directly.
  - SamuelAdams 1mo ago
    I currently use the plex direct play feature on android tv with a Nvidia Shield Pro. Is there an equivalent jellyfin android tv app?
    - Draiken 1mo ago
      Yes there's an android TV app. It's not the greatest feature-wise but never had any issues
  - ku1ik 1mo ago
    Infuse is the magic ingredient that avoids the codec/transcoding issues other people sometimes experience. It supports direct play of pretty much every possible video thx to its built-in codecs. I’ve been using it for 2 years and I don’t think I had a single case of transcoding. It is paid, but worth it IMO.
- kevincox 1mo ago
  This is almost certainly a you problem. Tons of people play remuxes with Jellyfin. I would check that your client supports the requisite codecs, and has a sufficient network connection. Or alternatively check that your server has enough horsepower (GPU or CPU) to transcode.
distantsounds 1mo ago
oh, i don't know, an easy means of sharing your library with friends, one of the best features of plex?
- bigstrat2003 1mo ago
  What's wrong with making a friend an account on your server so they can log in? I've done it, it works fine.
- deleted 1mo ago
  [deleted]

TiredOfLife 1mo ago

Jellyfin client on android is/was just a wrapper for webplayer so no native format support. Jellyfin server (when i last tried it 5 years ago) couldn't run on same raspberry pi that hapily ran Plex