abbadon420Jul 26, 2023

Is a plex subscription worth it?

https://lemm.ee/post/2078553

Is a plex subscription worth it? - lemm.ee

I want to unlock the ability to view content on my mobile device. I can do that with a one-time purchase (payed with google opinion rewards) or with a subscription. I want to unlock the ability for my entire family though, across multiple devices. Do I have to pay the “one-time payment” for every device? If so, the plex subscription might be worth it. Is there any other major benefit to having a plex subscription?

Show threadJeenaJul 26, 2023
Normally people are using jellyfin.org although i have never used it so I’m not sure if it offers the same functionality but it’s worth a try.
The Free Software Media System | Jellyfin

The volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.

Show threadnofunbergJul 26, 2023

Jellyfin has more functionality but is a lot more technical to set up. I didn’t think it was worth the effort since I already have a Plex server running, but I could see going through that if I didn’t.

Been running Plex with a lifetime pass for around a decade. Worth it for me for sure.

Show threadpaul

It’s really easy to set up if you use Docker.

I want to use Jellyfin, but the clients just aren’t up to par with Plex and last I checked Jellyfin won’t transcode downloaded media.

Jul 26, 2023 at 1:34pmWeb
Show threadanteatersJul 26, 2023
Jellyfin does hardware transcoding.
Show threadpaulJul 26, 2023
Last I checked, if you wanted to download media to a mobile device to watch later, you could only do that at full quality. Has that changed?
Show threadanteatersJul 26, 2023
Ah I see, I have misunderstood. I checked and you are correct that it is not possible to download anything but the original file.