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I’ve got Jellyfin up and running right now on a DS620Slim NAS and it’s running pretty good so far. I’ve seen a lot of people say they prefer Plex over Jellyfin. What are the main advantages to plex?

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[–] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plex for sharing with others. Jellyfin for personal use only.

[–] AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why? I share my jellyfin server with others too..

[–] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plex is preinstalled on most smart tvs’s. And in ones with very limited app stores.

Also easy for others to make their own plex account, and you just give access to that user through the UI.

jellyfin requires more on the client side. Beyond what my mum can do on her own.

[–] AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My streamers just needed to buy a Google Chromecast with android TV.

[–] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a barrier many won’t cross.

[–] AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu 3 points 1 year ago

No media then :)