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Plex starts narcing on its own users' anime and X-rated habits with an opt-out service, and it's going terribly (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 10 months ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 200 points 10 months ago (5 children)

This is simply a rehash/summary of an original article on 404media. Beyond that, you would have to be living under a rock to think that Plex was interested in what their users actually wanted. I ran a Plex server for years until I got fed up with trying to turn off some new self serving misfeature with every new update. It's been clear for years that offering a self hosting media server solution is simply a bridgehead for Plex to seek every more revenue opportunities, even for paying ~~victims~~ customers. I moved to and recommend Jellyfin- comparable user experience (minus the crap), use the same library, apps for all your devices, open source and completely self contained.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 55 points 10 months ago

Smells like windows, Facebook, Google, ...

Good starters but today will just crush you to earn that Q3 +3%

I don't even have anything like Plex, but because of you I'll check out lemmyfin, I mean jellyfin.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Problem is jellyfin doesn’t have apps on stuff, therefore my family can’t reach the content on their TVs without side loading and that’s so far beyond any of them it isn’t even funny

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What devices are missing support in your case? Not an exhaustive list of clients

[–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, an app for Samsung TVs would be great. Currently you need a complicated work around to get it working.

[–] joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

This Samsung app is the one thing I need to actually switch my family over to jellyfin.

I could do the workaround for myself, but I'm not doing it for others.

So for now I'm the only jellyfin user

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

An Xbox app that isn't just the web UI. Plex has a damn good Xbox app.

[–] HimDownStairz@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Damn good, is an understatement. The only app I found better than the Xbox app is using Kodi Plex Plug In, but the HDR is non-existent on that, so it's worthless to me.

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What does Kodi do better?

[–] HimDownStairz@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This madlad made a chart comparing which files /codecs transcoded or Direct Played a few years ago. I finally found it again. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-nOzJkgEmo_wrU3zyUy21qW8vJ-Vo1j_z6GLhQBiTOQ/edit?usp=drivesdk Edit: That's an old one, there was one updated with the Series consoles, but I can't find it. The Series Plex update (which may work on the others as well) rarely transcode anyone.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 9 months ago

Also even common stuff like Chromecast-ing will randomly break on Jellyfin and nobody can explain why.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 9 months ago

Enabling internet access is also a huge pain unless you're willing to raw dog the entire internet.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Which TV models?

[–] random65837@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What "stuff" are you referring to? Has the webapp, Android, iOS, Firesticks, Roku. What are you trying to run it on? Even my SmartTV has it in thier native store.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago

I'm gonna guess plugging in a roku is too much for them, too? When Arthur C Clarke said his magic quote I didn't expect that line to be drawn at shiny lights on a screen for most people.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

I don't think the anime titles are bothering as many people as the unintentional exposure of their pornography.

[–] BeefPiano@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does Jellyfin support skip-intro and skip-credits?

[–] sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Skip-intro is an unofficial plugin ATM but can vouch that it works decently well. Can't compare it to the Plex implementation since it has been quite a while since I've had Plex deployed.