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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What are some missing features? I'm only familiar with jellyfin

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Iirc Plex supports transcoding for downloads, while Jellyfin only allows downloading the original file. But I've heard transcoding downloads is broken on Plex, so ymmv.

Intro skip is only available as a plugin on Jellyfin.

Also, Findroid has a better ui and supports downloads, while the official app has more features (ie. settings/admin panel).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Didn't know about findroid, looks cool

I'll probably keep both installed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

They have both good usecases. I have findroid installed on my families devices since all they need is just playing media. It is great for that.

I myself have both because I can administrate the server from my phone via the official app. I also use mostly findroid for watching my media.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Whilst some might not find it a huge deal, not being able to shuffle all episodes of a specific TV show is a deal breaker for me. I do have Jellyfin deployed and configured, ready to go for when the feature arrives. Plex feels a lot more polished as well, but I can get over that.

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

I shuffled all episodes of a show on jellyfin yesterday FYI. Not sure when it was rolled out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yep. It's there for me on the Android app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Also on Roku with a recent update

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

The latest roku updates have it. Unsure about the browser capability. I wouldassumed it has it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That feature exists on several Jellyfin clients. Which client in particular have you been using that lacks it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for letting me know (and to the others that did as well). I might be able to jump sooner than anticipated, I'll check my client tonight for the feature. I'm using it on the Apple TV, I think its the Swiftfin flavour of the client.

As a side note, it sure is a refreshing change to not be downvoted into oblivion for simply having out of date information and respectfully informed in the comments.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

If you're on AppleTV, another client worth checking out is Infuse, which is a paid app that has a Jellyfin intrgration. Swiftfin is quite a bit newer so it might still be less feature-complete.