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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

submitted 1 day ago by Sl00k@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why would you ever bother to use either option when you can just access it via the WebUI on Firefox?

[–] synestine@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because that basically requires transcoding for modern codecs. H265? Transcode. Subtitles? Transcode. The JF client on the same hardware can usually direct play.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh fair enough, I'd highly recommend enabling transcoding anyway it just eliminates all sorts of issues like this.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Don't ask me? I'll ftp before I'll WebUI like so, but for online viewing, I'll take streaming please. My kids, wife, and mother-in-law find that a million times more convenient.

Meanwhile, there's a dude in these comments hating on the notion that Jellyfin's app will download the Raw file for offline viewing purposes. Please, do not ask me to pretend to care what is going on in that person's head. In my world, using VLC to play my files is a perk. Gimme that yummy 2x or slow-mo as I see fit, please.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

WebUI is streaming though on desktops though and I assume they're also using iOS/Android/TV which all have clients, so I'm trying to get at the difference there.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 50 minutes ago

I thought their implication was that they would use the WebUI for downloading videos for offline watching later. Beyond that, I don't really know or care; Their suggestion was weird to me, but I took it at face value and replied accordingly.

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I use Findroid for its great UI but also its ability to download and watch offline. It's a better experience and I was surprised Jellyfin Android didn't support it.