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Plex is discontinuing its “watch together” feature (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 1 day ago by cantankerous_cashew to c/selfhosted

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is adding a URL too much? Jellyfin is also just login in addition to enter the server URL.

[–] turmacar 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes. Even with Plex I've had people just never log in. Or after I log them in and set it as a favorite they just never go to the unfamiliar icon.

Most of the problem isn't even Plex/Jellyfin/etc.'s fault, it's that the UI of smart tvs is a nightmare hellscape running on underpowered hardware and people just want to interact with it as little as possible. The absolute best thing would be to copy Netflix/Disney/etc and throw a QR code on the screen to sidestep that by throwing authentication to the phone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

I mean fuck yeah, probably. I share with my family and I had to check their email for them to prove that they received it.

[–] Evotech 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes. Anything harder than Netflix is too much

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

But it's easier. Instead of "Netflix" you type "yourdomain.com." And no payment or whatever needed, and it has the same login process as Netflix.

That's it. I call mine "media.mydomain.com," and my domain is really easy to remember.