• cm0002@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Easy, Plex can pass the spouse test. Jellyfin has yet to pass the spouse test…it’s getting there though

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          My spouse has switched from Plex to Jellyfin

          Maybe it’s time to try again? Or consider another spouse?

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        I tried Jellyfin and the performance for me was sooo much worse than Plex on the same system. Videos took forever to play. Also Plex is way easier for me to share with family than Jellyfin.

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          You can check to see if you can enable hardware transcoding. I find the delay is usually transcoding building up a buffer and if you have a good GPU/APU in your server it’s often a lot quicker.

          Pretty sure on jellyfin by default that is off. Mainly because you need to install some packages to get the devices available under linux usually.

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      2 months ago

      I have a private Plex server and all TVs disconnected from the internet. What does one have to do with the other?

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      Isolate the smart TV in restricted VLAN in your home network that can access your local media server but doesn’t allow internet access.

      Segmenting a home network like this is also a good idea for smart home/IoT devices.

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      I’m not seeing any replies that are super helpful for your question - so here’s what I do: throw a Linux desktop on a Raspberry Pi, or NUC and use the TV like monitor. Get a wireless keyboard/mouse combo and watch Plex through the appimage or just Firefox. Bonus, now any website that does video can be viewed on your big screen tv without dealing with any casting apps.

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      2 months ago

      Downvoted for what?

      I recommend either an AppleTV to watch WEB-DL or a Nvidia Shield Pro for REMUX if you don’t have a Samsung TV; otherwise a Zidoo.