Jellyfin's getting there. Slowly. It serves my needs alright, though I must admit I don't push it too hard, and it does seem to be actively improving, and willing to do what I tell it to. Rather than Plex which seemed to get worse, and change things away from the way I wanted them with each update, prompting me to switch in the first place.
I'd love to use something like jellyfin, but I've got a bunch of technologically illiterate people using my Plex server. They can barely use Plex. And there aren't jellyfin apps on some of the devices they use for Plex.
Yes, the limitedness of well supported jellyfin apps is one of it's biggest weaknesses in my opinion. Making things like this pick up and play is important for people trying to administer it for others.
Jellyfin on Roku was basically perfect and no harder than any other streaming app aside from perhaps slightly clumsy controls during login. Web and computer App were also nearly perfect. Android app worked fine most of the time but occasionally did something weird. Minor stuff easy enough to troubleshoot, but not ideal if your mom is trying to binge watch her British soaps.
It's too bad Jellyfin and Emby are such broken and roughshod competitors. They're also unusable, mainly because they're barebones skeletons with only the most basic functions and don't even run well
Have you actually tried them, especially recently? I run my server with Emby, and have had absolutely no problems at all. Not only does everything work reliably and as expected, I've also been able to share my server with multiple family members that are barely able to use a smart TV. I tell them to install the app and what to type for the server information, and then it's like using any other streaming service for them from there.
I'm curious what features you think Emby is lacking that are necessary, or what aspects of it haven't run well for you. I know Plex has additional features that are unrelated to serving video media (like the game streaming add-on), but I wasn't under the impression it has much in the way of media features that Emby lacks.
I still watch my own media on a plex docker on synology. Not sure what its taken away in the past 4 years I've run it. But they've also been pushing their own content, i just unpin it from my sidebar
Jellyfin's getting there. Slowly. It serves my needs alright, though I must admit I don't push it too hard, and it does seem to be actively improving, and willing to do what I tell it to. Rather than Plex which seemed to get worse, and change things away from the way I wanted them with each update, prompting me to switch in the first place.
I'd love to use something like jellyfin, but I've got a bunch of technologically illiterate people using my Plex server. They can barely use Plex. And there aren't jellyfin apps on some of the devices they use for Plex.
Yes, the limitedness of well supported jellyfin apps is one of it's biggest weaknesses in my opinion. Making things like this pick up and play is important for people trying to administer it for others.
Jellyfin on Roku was basically perfect and no harder than any other streaming app aside from perhaps slightly clumsy controls during login. Web and computer App were also nearly perfect. Android app worked fine most of the time but occasionally did something weird. Minor stuff easy enough to troubleshoot, but not ideal if your mom is trying to binge watch her British soaps.
Have you actually tried them, especially recently? I run my server with Emby, and have had absolutely no problems at all. Not only does everything work reliably and as expected, I've also been able to share my server with multiple family members that are barely able to use a smart TV. I tell them to install the app and what to type for the server information, and then it's like using any other streaming service for them from there.
I'm curious what features you think Emby is lacking that are necessary, or what aspects of it haven't run well for you. I know Plex has additional features that are unrelated to serving video media (like the game streaming add-on), but I wasn't under the impression it has much in the way of media features that Emby lacks.
I pray the guys who made VLC will do something to replace plex. I know it's too much to ask but if only...
I still watch my own media on a plex docker on synology. Not sure what its taken away in the past 4 years I've run it. But they've also been pushing their own content, i just unpin it from my sidebar