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I started with jellyfin a month ago and I miss nothing. Total newbie, used free chatgpt to set everything up. I can access from anywhere.
The only thing I haven't done is to get the app to the Hisense tv so I use through a browser. Just didn't have time yet, not sure how that works.
hmm I wonder if it’s because of the recent subscription hike … hmmmm
intense HMMMM
I was using Synology's video server software. They had an app for android and IOS. Then Synology killed it and the only options were plex or Jellyfin. I bought into Synology because of their remote connection options. When I tried Plex they were making me pay per connected device. No way! Jellyfin became my only option at that point.
There's also Emby. And some other options.
You dont have to pay Plex per connected device, but you do have to pay something somewhere for remote streaming.
You used to have to pay for the mobile apps (though, not per device but per apple/google account) a while ago, maybe the previous poster was talking about that.
Presently "continue watching" is gone for me in android. I can't seem to avoid all these stupid "recommendations", and lately I find I've been using jellyfin more and more. I have run them in tandem for years.