kiol@discuss.online to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoPeople who are staying on Plex, have you tried Jellyfin? What about it do you not prefer? (real question)message-squaremessage-square460linkfedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1312arrow-down1message-squarePeople who are staying on Plex, have you tried Jellyfin? What about it do you not prefer? (real question)kiol@discuss.online to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square460linkfedilinkfile-text
Honest question, because I know multiple people who are not looking to jump ship since they already have the Plex Pass.
minus-squarekiol@discuss.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·21 days ago Swiftfin app for Apple TV is free. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swiftfin/id1604098728 There is also the more recent Moonfin: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moonfin/id6761283970 So, two free options for tvOS / Apple TV.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·21 days agoI’ve had little luck with Swiftfin. Last time I tried it, it wouldn’t connect to my server by IP: port.
minus-squarekiol@discuss.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·21 days agoThat happened to me related to needing http:// https:// before the ip, then it worked. Also added avahi mdns, to use hostname.local instead of ip
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoBoth are not nearly as polished/finished as the Plex app on AppleTV
minus-squareMacStache@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoFirst time I’ve heard of Moonfin, but it looks really promising. iOS version works great, need to check tvOS version later this weekend! Thanks!
So, two free options for tvOS / Apple TV.
I’ve had little luck with Swiftfin. Last time I tried it, it wouldn’t connect to my server by IP: port.
That happened to me related to needing http:// https:// before the ip, then it worked. Also added avahi mdns, to use hostname.local instead of ip
Both are not nearly as polished/finished as the Plex app on AppleTV
First time I’ve heard of Moonfin, but it looks really promising. iOS version works great, need to check tvOS version later this weekend! Thanks!