The Kodi DB management is very unstable and you have to basically set it up with the mySQL DB for it to work properly across devices or installations. Also, metadata management is much better in Jellyfin.
Oh my experience has been completely different and 100% flawless.
Guess it is possible to have a stable setup as well. Have come across several DB corruption queries on the Kodi forums over the years and the ultimate solution for a lot of them ends up about rebuilding and rescraping the DB which can be irritating.
That's true, it wasn't behaving well with Matrix at all.
I think @vivek.krishnan is one
That's great. Subscribed back when lifetime cost $75. It's gone up since then. Tried Kodi prior and found Plex to just be easier to use but then again, Kodi is free, so there's that. Sharing Plex libraries is a thing and if shared enough is a heck of a lot better than most OTTs.
I use mine with web streaming and oddly enough the free movies they provide via Plex Movies have quite a few classics in them. Some hilariously bad ones too but stuff made for popcorn Fridays.
Not too sure. Everyone I know Chromecast or Firestick it. If you're a Plex Premium subscriber though you get all apps, all functionality etc. Personally I felt it's worth it, support an awesome team, and I paid back in 2014 I think. Been using it for 7 years which makes it about 15 dollars a year so far? Seems pretty reasonable.
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I admit they've deviated in part from just being your own media server but the key features I use it for are their core product. I do sometimes use the extra movies they got for some oddball classics, I actually use their audio Android app as my own FLAC streaming service when I'm out and about and I definitely use their stream anywhere feature regularly for myself, family and friends. Till they break it for me, I ain't bothering learning something new and if and when they do, I hope that the alternatives are mature enough to just be easy enough.Generally all the lifetime Plex users lament using Plex now because how it is being neglected in terms of stability, having features removed and meaningless ones added to simply get new users on board. Over the long term though people will keep moving away from Plex.
Does Plex value it's Lifetime Plex Pass users?
I think Plex has come to a tipping point. I just want to be able to play my media across all my devices and share the same with my family and close friends. It sounds easy when you say it quickly, but I appreciate it isn’t. It’s a moving target; new media formats/capabilities, updates to device...
Generally all the lifetime Plex users lament using Plex now because how it is being neglected in terms of stability, having features removed and meaningless ones added to simply get new users on board. Over the long term though people will keep moving away from Plex.
Does Plex value it's Lifetime Plex Pass users?
I think Plex has come to a tipping point. I just want to be able to play my media across all my devices and share the same with my family and close friends. It sounds easy when you say it quickly, but I appreciate it isn’t. It’s a moving target; new media formats/capabilities, updates to device...