cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/2333639

I was just forwarded this someone in my household who watches our server. That’s it folks. I’ve been a hold out for a long time, but this is honestly it.

They want me to pay to stream content that I bought from my hardware transcoded also on my hardware.

I’ll say it. As of today, I say Plex is dead. Luckily I’ve been setting up Jellyfin, I guess it’s time to make it production ready.

Edit: I have a Plex Pass. More comments saying “Just buy a plex pass” are seriously not getting it. I have a Plex Pass and my users are still getting this.

And for the thousandth person who wants to say the same things to me:

  • YES I know I’m unaffected as a Plex Pass owner.
  • My users were immediately angry at it, which made me angry. Our users don’t understand what plex pass is, and they shouldn’t have to, that’s why I had it. The fact that they were pinged even though it should have kept working is horribly sloppy
  • Plex is still removing functionality. I don’t care that “People should pay their fair share”. If Plex wants to put every new feature behind a paywall, that’s completely okay. They are removing functionality.
    • “But they have cloud costs”. Remote streaming is negligible to them. It’s a dynamic DNS service. Plex client logs in, asks where server is, plex cloud responds with the IP and port of where server is located. That’s it.
    • “Good luck finding another remote streaming” - Again, Plex just opens up an IP and port. Jellyfin also just opens up an IP and port (Hold on jellyfin folks I know, security, that’s a separate conversation). All “remote streaming” is is their dynamic dns. Literal pennies to them. Know what actually is costing them money? Hosting all of that ad-supported “free” content that they’re probably losing money on.

In short, I don’t care how you justify it. Plex is doing something shitty. They’re removing functionality that has been free for years. I’m not responding to any more of your comments repeating the same arguments over and over.

  • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
    52·
    3 days ago

    I don’t really understand the point you’re making. When something doesn’t work anymore it doesn’t work? This isn’t a threat I have to worry about until there are indicators it is a problem. Why should I ditch plex for a theoretical? What are you expecting me to do here?

    What if your ISP doubles the price of your internet? Better do gestures vaguely about it

    What if your computer spontaneously stops working tomorrow? That’ll be a problem if you depend on it.

    • HappyTimeHarry@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      Point is you are setting yourself up for disappointment in the future.

      Like you see this constant cycle of software becoming wosre as the companies want more and more money and your response is just “yeah but it wont affect my use case so i dont care”

      Yeah im sure when it comes to plex, the app based off making pirates into paying customers, it wont fall victim to the same thing.

      Gee leopards seem to be getting awful fat lately.

      • MaggiWuerze@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        I have both running, but Jellyfin simply cannot fulfill the role Plex currently serves. If there comes a point where it can and Plex actually deteriorates to a point where I don’t want to use it anymore I will switch. I just don’t get why the Jellyfin fanbase has to be so goddamn emotional about this

        • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          Truly some of them are so insufferable - it’s as if none of them owns an iOS or Android device or pays for any subscription services.