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Plex To Launch a Store For Movies and TV Shows
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this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2024
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Not me. I set up my server last November and tried Plex. It reminded me too much of too many services starting to lose their way. Given recent events it looks like I was right. We use Kodi because my partner prefers it, but I really like Jellyfin myself. It was a learning process but really only took two or three hours with research time to set up. Costs me nothing and I don't have any ads, upselling, or any other BS that will eventually turn into more extreme attrition.
Plex is definitely trying to monetize and I am wary of how they will reconcile all of the discount lifetime passes that were sold over the years
But I still think it is "good". Yes, they are adding in hooks for different services and are technically a service of their own (every month there is a "free" movie they offer that I tell myself I will watch and then I never do). But all of that can pretty easily be hidden if I just want access to my library and the libraries of my friends. Its very much a case where the extra features are not getting in the way of the core functionality.
I have "see if jellyfin is viable" on my todo list and have been checking in for years now. Basically every time I do it is "This looks better than it used to be but X or Y is still a headache". Hopefully that will change if/when Plex shits the bed. But they haven't so it isn't really a concern for me.