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That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to c/plex@lemmy.ca

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I was just forwarded this someone in my household who watches our server. That's it folks. I've been a hold out for a long time, but this is honestly it.

They want me to pay to stream content that I bought from my hardware transcoded also on my hardware.

I'll say it. As of today, I say Plex is dead. Luckily I've been setting up Jellyfin, I guess it's time to make it production ready.

Edit I have a Plex Pass. More comments saying "Just buy a plex pass" are seriously not getting it. I have a Plex Pass and my users are still getting this.

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All I know is I've been told over and over and over that Plex is better than Jellyfin because of reasons, so this latest move won't have me changing my mind!

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[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m all for switching to FOSS alternatives but this is like complaining that video game companies charge you for playing games on your own computer. Maybe they’re just struggling financially.

[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

More like complaining if a game company comes back to make your game worse after you paid.

"Yea I know you were enjoying Elden Ring and paid for it and host the multiplayer server yourself, but for reasons, all endgame content is going to require players to login and verify a subscription status to play online. Also greatsword have been depreciated and will be relaunched as a separate client: Elden Sword."

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Been using Jellyfin since plex started to annoy me for using it without an account.

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[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Just buy a Plex Pass, damn. If you really like the software and it does everything you want, but you just want all the features for free then move to Emby or Jellyfin or whatever. I do hear Emby and Jellyfin have some good qualities but I haven’t tried them myself.

Personally, the lifetime Plex Pass was one of my best purchases ever, but if you’re against paying for it, then you do you.

[–] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's all great until they eventually revoke your lifetime pass too and make it a subscription. If you think corporations won't do something scummy like that I have a bridge to sell to you.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Call me when it happens. Until then, that’s just speculation masquerading as a justification.

My lifetime pass from 2017 for $100 still works just the same as the day I bought it. I’m almost down to $1 per month for my overall costs. It’s ludicrously cheap compared to other entertainment options.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The thing is, a the length of a lifetime license isn't defined by law.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So? How does that change my perceived value of the product I’m using today?

“They could change your license tomorrow!!!111!1”.

Ok. And then at that point I look for alternatives. I guess I don’t understand the rage at whatever future possibility you are sure is going to happen any second now.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Then your so called lifetime license of 150 bucks is worthless, all your efforts you will no longer be able to enjoy.

You are enabling this enshitification!

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 0 points 3 days ago (9 children)

and what the hell do they think they deserve my money for anyway? What feature have they brought server owners over the last... 2 or 3 years? Seriously what have they done for us? Last thing I remember is credit skip - which was years ago now.

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

They can just adjust their pricing like that without a warning before hand? Who do they think they are?

Sad to see Plex becoming another target of enshittification.

enjoy intro pricing on a Remote Watch Pass

why would someone enjoy paying for what was free?!

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Right? Absolutely ludicrous. I can't get over how they can be so arrogant to think they deserve money for that. It's core functionality that existed before they forked off of emby. They didn't even write that code. Then they have no infrastructure for it, because it transcodes and streams from my server over my network. Any infrastructure they have in that process is nothing I wanted (looking at the auth that for some reason needs to phone home).

No, this is too far, I'm officially leaving Plex.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Incorrect.

They are not charging for local streaming on your network. They are just charging for remote streaming, something that wasn't part of emby, does use their servers and network bandwidth, and chews up a huge amount of development time.

For comparison, do let us all know which media server youre jumping to that supports secure and seamless remote streaming across a wide variety of devices and ecosystems

Just buy a lifetime Plex Pass and pay for the software you use. If you had years ago this wouldn't be a problem and you literally would not notice that money being gone at this point.

$150 to perpetually operate a media server with free software updates is a ridiculous deal.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You know what's a bigger deal? Zero bucks (but please donate to jellyfin as it's only fair) when you already have your server from which Plex streams your content from and add Wireguard for remote access.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Lmao.

It's so unfair that plex charges an incredibly small amount of money for development...

also donate to jellyfin development it's only fair.

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Define remote streaming, because they all support it unless there's some term I don't know about. Jellyfin allows me to remote stream out of the box - just like Plex used to.

The only thing I can think of that you're referring to is the proxied streaming thing, which I don't care about anyway. Jellyfin connects directly to my new server

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Streaming outside your local network. And no jellyfin does not.

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