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Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 (9to5mac.com)
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[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

never been a plex user, Jellyfin from the start, but if people are buying this for remote watch, tailscale is pretty easy to deploy, or wireguard is on a lot of routers these days

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I'm.not walking my in-laws through setting up tailscale to route to me from their TV

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, they clearly should charge for what they provide, dynamic DNS and user experience. It's just about the cost/benefit, which is debatable

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Great; how do I deploy it on a Roku streaming box?

[–] penguin@lemmy.pixelpassport.studio 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Like they said, on the router

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No; I’m not replacing hardware at remote locations to make this work. Plex works with everything that’s out there already.

I’ll ask again; how do I load Tailscale on my Roku streamer?

[–] penguin@lemmy.pixelpassport.studio 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then keep using Plex. You can't use tailscale on a Roku because Roku doesn't allow it, you have the most locked down, unmodifiable streamer out there. Almost any decent modern router or android based streamer can run tailscale. Even Apple TV with its notoriously closed off ecosystem can do this. If you're attached to Roku for some reason then keep using Plex. When it's time to upgrade hardware look for options that are more open.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s a long winded way of saying your wrong and your recommendation is not out of best intents for anyone asking but just blasting your personal preference and user needs be damned.

[–] penguin@lemmy.pixelpassport.studio 1 points 1 month ago

Or that your users need someone more competent managing their media and hardware