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0 points404mm1mo ago0 comments

Convenience. Jellyfin is becoming better and better but still lacks proper support for certain (Apple) devices, while Plex mostly just works.

That being said, Plex apps also lack proper support for HW decoding of some 4K codecs and their AppleTV situation is just plain sad (2 years without an update, no proper HW decoding).

With the Pass being $750, I’m expecting Jellyfin to become a more popular alternative than ever. I’d personally never spend this kind of money on Plex.

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Kirby641mo ago· 2 in thread

> That being said, Plex apps also lack proper support for HW decoding of some 4K codecs and their AppleTV situation is just plain sad (2 years without an update, no proper HW decoding).

What does hardware decoding get me on an Apple TV? It seems plenty powerful enough to decode anything I’ve ever thrown at it.

xvolter1mo ago

The official Plex app hasn't been updated to take advantage of all the hardware decoding support available on the Apple TV. I moved to Infuse, a paid third-app, which I use to stream my Plex media content.

Jellyfin official apps are sporadic though, so Infuse is popular for Jellyfin users because it is well maintained and allows you to direct stream content without transcoding as often as possible.

I'm also the developer of Aviato Media Server (https://aviato.media), which I just released publicly last week and is available only as a beta, and I am an ex-Plex employee.

Kirby641mo ago

That doesn’t answer my question. What does it get me? Why do I care if it uses hardware decoding or not if I can stream pretty much any content without any issues? It’s not like it causes stuttering or wastes a bunch of power because it’s using software decoding.

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mock-possum1mo ago· 1 in thread

> certain (Apple) devices,

Guessing you’re not talking about iPhones - fwiw Finamp works pretty well.

404mmOP1mo ago

AppleTV to be more specific

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