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Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee.

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[–] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Come on, I love libre software as much as the next Lemming, but the Plex TV and mobile app is leagues ahead in terms of usability over jellyfin.

I still prefer jellyfin for many other reasons, but in terms of UX and UI for the average person it's an easy win for Plex

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

You must be having a wildly different experience than me then, because I don't even understand how you can make that claim