![]() ![]() Companies come and go, and just because Plex, Inc. But there are no guarantees for Plex, either. I've heard that refrain so many times, and yes-if we're talking about a hobby project run by one passionate individual-that's a possibility.īut if you glance for half a second at the activity around Jellyfin, from GitHub to Reddit to Matrix chat, you'll see a vibrant and active userbase with many individual contributors. Many articles comparing Jellyfin to Plex contain a bit of anti-open-source FUD: "because Jellyfin is developed by a community and not a company, updates could be slow, or never happen, since nobody's really controlling it." ![]() The price isn't excessive, but it does cost extra, either $5/month or $120 for permanent use. Plex also paywalls some of the most useful features, like hardware transcoding and app downloads. 'corporate.' Especially around content partnerships and the way Plex markets itself. While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it feels like some of the major features and initiatives are more. Plex, on the other hand, is run by a commercial entity, and is closed-source software-even though parts of it are built around open source components (notably, ffmpeg). I also like how the source code (and major components) are all open source, and freely available on GitHub. Their contribute page emphasizes the fact that Jellyfin is powered by community. On a basic level, as a very strong proponent of (free and) open source software, the community behind Jellyfin is more palatable to me. ![]() Many people never heard of it, and those who have often don't know why someone would choose Jellyfin over Plex, considering Plex's legacy. Today, I posted a new video, showing how I set up Jellyfin on my NAS, and explaining a bit more about transcoding, legal issues around breaking DRM, and acquiring DVDs and Blu-Rays on the cheap.īut I wanted to explain a little more about why I chose Jellyfin. Like cable networks and satellite companies before, they're raising rates (at a rate higher than inflation), stuffing their content libraries with filler that's not even worth the bandwidth to stream it, and shoving ads in paying users' faces.Īnd in my first video of this two-part series, I showed how I rip Blu-Rays and DVDs into my computer. Plex track radio just seems a lot better.The blog post Streaming services lost the plot detailed how streaming services have become the thing they were made to destroy. I listen to Roon track radio a lot and wouldn’t like to mis it. To me the lists in Plex are more enjoyable and more logical as a list. Here are two examples of the radio function in Roon and in Plex. I suggest and hope that Roon focusses on what is their core business and keep it the best in the market. Roon is still superieur when listening to music with my Hegel and Harbeths via HQplayer.īut I do think that Plex made a gigantic step with Sonic Similar and surpassed Roon in that area. I don’t wish to replace Roon with Plex as I think they are two very different pieces of software. Also Roon loses connection sometimes or pauses long between tracks, while Plex has never done that to me. Roon loses connection when i pause the music, but when I pause with PlexAmp and turn on my headphone a few hours later, PlexAmp immediately starts playing from where it left off. In the way I use it, PlexAmp is better than Roon for use with headphones and bluetooth. Hmmm, wish that was the other way around. Yesterday I fed the PlexAmp track radio choices in Roon to make a playlist. I want to like ‘track radio’ in Roon, but I often get strange tracks, so I change to my playlists. I think that Roon is depending heavily on Tidal or Qobuz features, maybe even to much. Must say I don’t have a streaming subscription like Tidal or Qobuz. I enjoy it immensely with the PlexAmp app and headphones. It is spot on and chooses similar sounding tracks in a small bandwidth. With 10k lossless albums accessible to both Plex (pass) and Roon (lifetime), I can say that Sonic Similar or Super Sonic is amazing. ![]()
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