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  • NotKyloRen@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Can I ask why nobody recommends Emby? I’ve been using it for years with zero issues. The only thing I can think of is that Jellyfin exists and is free. Emby is sort of a middleground between Plex and Jellyfin; it has a paid license (lifetime option exists), but it’s closer to Jellyfin than Plex on the whole.

      • NotKyloRen@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Do you mind elaborating on that? It sounds like I got in on Emby after the rugpull. It works fine for me and I use it without the Connect (online account) feature.

          • NotKyloRen@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Thanks for the info. I’m sure it’ll also be useful to others reading the comments.

            This sucks because, functionally I have zero issues with Emby. But morally, this bothers me a lot. I thought it was going to just be because of the license (I think I paid $99 around Christmas a few years ago for a Lifetime license).

            Guess I’ll be switching to Jellyfin then and donating to the project. If I paid for Emby, there’s no reason I can’t donate to a free, open-source project being developed and maintained by volunteers.