←back to thread

From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

(www.ctrl.blog)
333 points indigodaddy | 3 comments | 13 Nov 22 02:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.639s | source
Show context
apexalpha ◴[13 Nov 22 12:11 UTC] No.33582336[source]▶
These kind of threads always bring mostly negative comments out.

So let me just add that I've been using Plex for years to play 4k HDR files for myself and transcoded versions for family and friends.

And it works beautifully!

No complaints really. There's clients for all devices family has, I have all my files, I can share to friends, etc...

Yes, they've also added a new streaming service. I really don't see the issue, just disable it if you don't want it.

For me Plex has always worked fine. Good product.

replies(3): >>33582870 #>>33583441 #>>33595486 #
1. cogman10 ◴[13 Nov 22 13:32 UTC] No.33582870[source]▶
My pet peeve with plex is they aren't really focusing on the fundamentals.

Checkout this issue [1]. A 2 year old request to support a newer codec, AV1, with seemingly no support in sight.

Or you've got the fact that plex's transcoding STILL only targets h264 (and gives limited options for bitrate/resolution targets). Most hardware support H.265 (and some newer hardware supports H.266 and AV1).

It's a product that was originally built on serving a media library and it's pushed most of us to working around it while the business is clearly focusing on other priorities.

[1] https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-support-for-av1-coding-standard...

replies(1): >>33582978 #
2. Deukhoofd ◴[13 Nov 22 13:42 UTC] No.33582978[source]▶
> Most hardware support H.265

But software support is lacking, especially in browsers. It's licensing scheme requires developers to pay for a licence to support it in their application, which means that no open source developer is going to get themselves burned on it. It's the singular reason that AV1 was developed.

replies(1): >>33583030 #
3. cogman10 ◴[13 Nov 22 13:50 UTC] No.33583030[source]▶
Funnily, plex supports H.265 (just not transcoding to it).