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Also worth mentioning, Plex UI and UX is so much better than any of the apps I’m paying subscription fees to (7 currently!!!).

To pile up onto your example of Westworld, I was super annoyed when I subscribed to AMC+ to catch up on The Walking Dead, just to find out that only last few episodes of current season are available and since I was waiting for more to air, I am now SOL.

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Posting here to plug jellyfin (and swiftfin in TestFlight) - it’s really nice to have a full FOSS option on the AppleTV/iPhone.

My issue with Plex is their unceasing dark patterns and attempts to monetize users. Forcing centralized accounts and constantly re-pinning their “value add” channels made me leave them. Also eroded my trust with them, I wouldn’t be shocked to learn that they log all the media I watch in their app…

I like Jellyfin for what it is. I actually switched from Jellyfin to Plex recently because of frequent issues with crashing transcoder (the issue may have been on my side) and inability to download content for offline use on the phone or tablet. As far as the organization itself, I liked it more than Plex.

One beautiful bit of the Plex UX is having the clock time in the top right corner of the HUD in the player. It's very convenient and I don't think any other service (in the UK) has it.

no no no no no no... its all shit really. You can't really expect that "lets have everything here" tools get into tiny details of specialized tools.

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