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We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Emby is a one time purchase for a lifetime subscription and I don't regret it for one second. It's open source and free, but some features are locked behind purchase. Worth every penny, in my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Isn't enby closed source? Thats why Jellfyfin was created.

[–] cm0002 4 points 4 hours ago

Not JUST closed source, the project owner slammed the source shut with no discussion with the community and little notice nor did they even bother to consider any alternatives whatsoever

They went about it in the shittiest most unforgivable way possible for an open source project.

[–] Exulion 2 points 5 hours ago

As far as I know emby is a jellyfin fork that I think they took closed source? I also went the emby route after getting annoyed at how much Plex was pushing their own content. Emby felt more polished to me than jellyfin, I get that there is some community resentment over some of their decisions but so far I haven't had any regrets and have more control than with Plex.