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I was considering submitting a bid for 10% of that – i.e. $3.50 – but then I realized that Warner Bros is the goddamn Loch Ness monster…
Plex sucks. Couple of days ago they started to ask for $2 per month to access my files from my tv. I switched to jellyfin and everything works great. Sorry for the rant.
How many user profiles does it support?
IIRC it’s a charge to use their relay servers, which you only need if you don’t have a direct connection to your media server. Setting up a direct connection isn’t always easy or possible especially for non-technical users, and does come at some small expense to Plex, so it’s not that weird to be a paid feature. But if Jellyfin meets your needs that’s a good thing, it’s probably got a better shot at avoiding enshittification long term.
edit: I was not remembering correctly, even direct (remote) connections are paywalled. You’d need to use some kind of tunnel to make Plex think you’re connecting locally.
I think you’re wrong. I have my ports open and I can connect directly to my Plex instance, but if I’m connecting from another IP address Plex wants my money.
Yep, I just double checked and I think it’s all remote connections, not just relayed ones. You can probably get around this by setting up a wireguard tunnel or something to make Plex think you’re connecting locally, but it’s definitely going to be easier to just use Jellyfin if you haven’t already set that up
Warner fires back with a counter offer where Plex has to purchase a WarnerPass. A subscription service where the available features and pricing are subject to change at any time.
Related pro-tip: if you use Plex and you also think it’s enshittifying, switch to Jellyfin. You can run it side by side with Plex and point it at the same library folders.
It’s wild to me that people still use Plex. It used to be free with no registration required, I left when they started wanting a user on their system since I knew that would end up turning into requiring a subscription.
I left when I saw all the attempts to send logs back to the mothership.
Its the only thing that roku supports
There is a jellyfin client for roku. https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-roku I don’t know what hoops you need to jump through to get it on the TV, but it might be worth your time and (mack of spending) money.
shit man, they must have added it recently! Thanks for the tip off, its actually available straight from the app page on my TV
Awesome, glad it helped!
Fingers crossed!
If Trump’s kids were getting a taste of that, Plex would genuinely be in the running.
