is Jellyfin worth it if you have a DLNA server set up already? (lemmy.tf)

submitted 8 months ago by sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to c/jellyfin@lemmy.ml

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I guess its as the title asks, is it worth hosting Jellyfin if you already have a DLNA server set up?

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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes and no.

I prefer Jellyfin for watching on desktop and iphone because it’s got a much nicer UI than plain DLNA for exploring my library.

For watching through my LG TV, I use DLNA because the TVs web browser is a shittier UI than its native media player.

I would love a good Jellyfin client for LG TVs.

[-] 69420@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

You can install the jellyfin app for older versions of LG WebOS, but you have to build and install it from a computer. Aside from that minor inconvenience, the app is pretty great.

https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos

[-] worldofbirths@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Do you know if the same is true for Samsung Tizen? I tried to install latest but it failed - was already planning on picking up a Fire stick to run it.

[-] 69420@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I don't know about tizen, but in my experience, the fire stick is pretty shit at running jellyfin. Have had good experiences with Roku devices though.