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

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

I absolutely love that Emby is such a third thought that they don’t even get a mention anymore. They fucked their loyal users over so much that they don’t even get mentioned anymore. Can’t wait for plex to suffer the same fate

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

I absolutely love that Emby is such a third thought that they don’t even get a mention anymore.

💯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Unless Jellyfin becomes more plug and play Plex will be fine. I like Jellyfin but there is a reason Plex is still around. People are willing to pay for how user friendly it is. Every time I've reinstalled Plex it just works with no issues. I can literally set it up at a friend's house once and never have an issue ever.

With jellyfin Its just never been that experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Yeah jellyfin just isn't as good. After having issues on LG webos where captions won't load for like 5 minutes and dealing with that for like 2 years I gave up and went back to plex.

I do like how jellyfin can stream av1

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Yes, I used to respond ever plex user try emby/jellyfin, not really knowing the difference

Looked into it and, it's going to turn out like plex again! Fuck them! Jellyfin all the way.

This always ends up happenning when you choose non copyleft software

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

I almost exclusively used both through Android with Chromecast, and I must say, I've had way more trouble with Emby than Plex.

Also on smart TVs, the Plex apps just have way fewer issues in my experience.