>>214394986
>PLEX

>>214394986
I switched to Jellyfin a few months back. Feels good, man.

>>214395449
you still got pwned

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I really dont give a fuck at this point, I use randomly generated passwords and 2fa on important shit like email and banking. after that who cares

my HDMI cable just works

>>214395487
He really didn't though

>>214394986
I think I use Plex without an account

>>214395449
>jellyfin
what did the girls say you had over since?

>>214395811
netflix and chill
plex and sex
jell and he smell

>>214394986
Is there some kind of mini PC OS I can use where I don't connect it online at all? Just the equivalent of having a bunch of HDDs connected to my TV with a Netflix menu?

>>214396320
Kodi

>>214396382
Can it be used as its own OS or does it need to be on top of something else?

>>214395811
You should have put "say" at the end of that sentence. Hope this helps.

>>214396424
yes, look into LibreELEC or OSMC

>>214395770
>my HDMI cable just works
virgin

>>214396608
Thanks, those seem like good options. Props, man.

>>214396424
I have it running on a Raspberry Pi.

oh no, they got my hashed password!!!!

>>214397353
cope

>>214396320
Like the other anon said, Kodi if you just want a self contained solution. I'd recommend Jellyfin if you want a client/server model that you have complete control of that lets you store all your media on one device and stream it to all your other devices over your local network, or even over the internet if you're willing to jump through some hoops.

I personally prefer something like Jellyfin because it lets me keep the noisy bits in a completely different room from my TV.

>>214395770
This
>inventing complex solutions to problems that don’t exist

>>214394986
Im not using jellyfin. Stop trying

>>214397994
Nobody asked. Besides Tubi >>> whatever the fuck else

>>214398035
tubi is not a media server, dummy

Shit

>>214396382
Can I install this on an android TV? Planning on getting one next month

>>214398909
yes, but don't buy a TV because of the OS. Buy it for the picture quality. You can always buy a box for it later. The built-in TV OS usually sucks, especially on cheaper tvs.

>>214398935
Yup, planning to get one with good pic quality first. Wanted to sideload apps too like Flud to torrent stufd directly to the TV. Would Kodi be a good companion to play the the download media files from Flud

>>214396542
MUCH APPRECIATED SAAR

>>214398980
>Yup, planning to get one with good pic quality first.
1) Don't worry about the TV OS at all. It can have Roku, FireTV, doesn't matter. You can always add an Android TV box.

2) Torrent to your PC and then just stream the files to your TV. Your TV or box won't have enough space for video. You can use Jellyfin, Kodi, or Nova.

>>214399096
>1) Don't worry about the TV OS at all. It can have Roku, FireTV, doesn't matter. You can always add an Android TV box.
I dont want to add any additional hardware to sideload apps


>2) Torrent to your PC and then just stream the files to your TV. Your TV or box won't have enough space for video. You can use Jellyfin, Kodi, or Nova.
I am planning to just get like 256GB or 512GB memory stick and use that as a storage device for all the torrent files and even sideloaded apps if the TV memory isnt suicient

>>214399149
>I dont want to add any additional hardware to sideload apps
Except the hardware on a cheap TV sucks and I doubt you will buy a top of the line TV.

>I am planning to just get like 256GB or 512GB memory stick and use that as a storage device for all the torrent files and even sideloaded apps if the TV memory isnt suicient
USB Sticks die fast when plugged into a TV all the time. Just store stuff on your PC and stream directly to your TV and buy more storage for the PC.

>>214399257
>USB Sticks die fast when plugged into a TV all the time. Just store stuff on your PC and stream directly to your TV and buy more storage for the PC.

I have a potato laptop that will hit a decade in a couple of years. Dont really want to stream it from a PC. I might get a new PC sometime next year if I am able to save up enough money for it though I am considering getting a console first.

I moved to a new place and would like to wait no more than a month to get a new TV. Was hoping to torrent and play movies directly out of this new TV since my laptop has started lagging a lot. I have a limited budget even till next year so this is what I was willing to live with,

I understand your suggestions would provide me a better experience but my circumstances and budget is restricting me for the time being

>>214394986
>>it's ok, they can have my info!
if you've ever used the internet they have your info

>>214399384
I have a stick I stick directly into my 10 year old Roku TV after torrenting and it works like a charm. Been doing it for 5+ years. Just codecs could get fucky direct from stick I have to be sure I download x264 not x265. It's a great half measure if you don't want to futz with a server yet

>>214399384
>I have a potato laptop that will hit a decade in a couple of years. Dont really want to stream it from a PC.
Trust me, its easier than using a USB stick. Won't lag no matter how much you stream.

> Was hoping to torrent and play movies directly out of this new TV since my laptop has started lagging a lot.
I've been where you are, pal and it doesn't work well the way you're planning. You're complicating things for no reason. Torrenting to the TV box is a pain. All you have to do is install Jellyfin on the laptop, stream video to the TV and you're done. You can also use SMB to stream video from the laptop. If you want to make your laptop faster, you can just buy an SSD instead of an HDD, and then you can just move the SSD to the new laptop. I used to be near broke and I wish I had just done that back then. Try to consider it.

>>214399491
>I have to be sure I download x264 not x265. It's a great half measure if you don't want to futz with a server yet

Maybe x265 would play with a better media player?

>>214399491
>if you don't want to futz with a server yet
A "server" is just installing Jellyfin on your laptop. Much easier than plugging a USB stick into your TV. I don't know why people plug USB sticks to their TV anymore.

>>214399525
I'm sure the "Roku Media Player" firmware could use an update but like I said it's a 10 year old tv and it still just werx™ even better than nee models because it loads less ads because it's so old kek

>>214399526
We're really splicing ball hairs about what's "easier". Nothing is "difficult" in current year it's really just what you want to do.

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HDMI chads stay winning.

>>214399625
you hired a hooker just to take that pic?

>illegally download 500 TB of media for free
>PAY someone to organize it for you with your credit card and save a permanent record of your illegal theft on unsecured third party servers FOREVER and save a permanent record of every IP used to connect to the service and what illegally downloaded shows you watched FOREVER
Yep sounds really smart.

>>214399625
I personally don't like the aesthetics of attaching a smaller device especially with a display to be attache to a larger display of the TV

>>214399064
You’re the Indian one for being an illiterate retard

>>214399770
They're "pirates" but can't wait to show off how much money they spend to consooom, like with plex and private trackers. In the end they are just failed normies.

>>214399770
Real pirates use shit like jellyfin plex is for Normie retards

>>214399149
512GBs? Nigga i’m over 2 Terabytes and still need more room…

>>214394986
My passwords automatically change 4 times a day. I login through copy paste. I get the copy paste login code through an encrypted key stored on a device disconnected from the Internet.

>>214400036
I dont really store much stuff over a long period. I regularly purge content that I havent touched for months. Even if I do need to watch it again then I would just retorrent it

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>>214400044
>4400044
Digits of encryption.

>>214394986
Whats the worst that can happen? I get some additional spam to add to my other mountain of spam email?
Who ever considers paying to use free software, I don't get it

>>214400140
The only time I ever got an email from my ISP for being a bad boy was for downloading Game of Thrones season 8 episodes and that was a thousand centuries ago.

Well shit, give me a better option then. I refuse to buy a smart tv, i'm good with my dumb tech.
Currently using plex through my ps4 and it's garbage, but still better than nothing.

>>214397886
My laptop doesn't have 120TB of space.

>>214394986
This has no bearing on you if you have never subscribed to the paid Plex plans or have no intention to do so in the future.
Such as myself, I just use plex locally so if I should ever receive the conmans email looking for a payment, it is a simple matter to ignore it.

>>214400008
Jellyfin didn't even exist when I bought a lifetime Plex pass with crypto for $70.
It just works and I see no reason to switch off of it. I don't even need an Internet connection to the server because I only use it in my own home.

>>214400288
>because I only use it in my own home
so why did you pay for the Plex pass then?

Change your password.
Nobody cares about your content.
Touch grass.
Move on.

>hashed password
This is unironically the least severe data breach I've ever been a part of
Nevermind shit like the equifax breach or the Healthcare company breaches, even the "benign" breaches still have loads of my personal information

This is just some numbers and letters that have nothing to do with me

>>214400324
For the Live TV DVR function which I use to record sportsball games.

>>214394986
How does this effect me? I sign in with Google

>>214399741
I thought she meant she was qualified to hook up the hdmi

>>214399384
As long as your TV, Chromecast, FireStick or whatever has native codec support for your media files, you can run a Jellyfin, Plex or Emby server on potato hardware. Trust me, I ran my server on an ancient AMD FX-6350 until a few years ago.

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>8TB HDD
>PC
>Plex
Kino set up

>plex
lmao,Who uses this shit? Who agrees to pay a subscription to access THEIR content via THEIR connection on THEIR NAS

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>>214400932
Subscription?

>>214394986
Really sad how far plex has fallen. It was a godsend in the mid 2010s.

>>214395770
This. What the fuck is the point of these convoluted schemes? Just plug in the damn cable.

>>214395811
>>214399064
Based pajeet.

>>214401040
It's pretty damn convenient having your library accessible from all of your devices and have things like watch position consistent across all of them, as well as having the ability to have multiple users and content /parental controls if you need them. It's just software man.

>>214399625
>starter apartment
>some bitch
some guy took this thinking he was showing off lol

>>214394986
Like I give a shit, I have a free account so what are they going to do?

paying sucks but I paid $75 one time for life. Jellyfin isn't as justwerks as Plex is sorry but it's not. I use it sometimes for myself in my home on my local network just to have it as a backup but as someone who has 6 people who use my server via remote access Plex is just easier and has better clients like for example smart tv apps which is what my users use. None of them access via a computer. I'm the only one who does

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>>214394986
>massive thread about people unable to connect back to their server after they changed their password and logged out

https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-access-server-after-password-reset/930524/83

bro just throw a DVD in your blu ray player or plug your HDMI cable into your TV

I hate how all of modern technology is a solution in search of a problem. Like those 1990s/early 00s infomercials abouot people who are unable to eat eggs or pour liquids into a container without the help of a shitty plastic gadget that costs 20$.

what is plex? i'm a boomer

>>214402490
A series of digital tubes that connects computer boxes, where you store all your pirated movies, to your TV or your phone.

KodiGODS won again

>>214402539
so it's for people that don't live at their computer like me.

>>214396542
>doesn't have an argument
>resorts to being a grammar nazi
You love to see it

>>214400262
Altair Hyperview free version

>>214399625
This is the /tv/ nigga from like 5 months ago who hired a hooker just to post a pic on /tv/ and pretend like it’s his girl
Lmao faggot

>>214401876
use jellfyin then
plex is shit tier, imposing if you don't pay to access your own content on your own nas

I remember I paid like $120 for the life time pass
Double checked now and apparently they are charging new users $250

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>>214399625
>hires a hooker and brags about it
>has the laptop open so you're distracted by a second screen
>the wall art is bigger than the shitty TV
>uses a mouse and keyboard when he could have a keyboard remote instead
>le quirky alien plush toy
>paying a woman by the hour to watch a cartoon movie with him
>probably ran out of money before he even got to smash

If you’re not using randomly generated unique passwords and an email forwarding service in the big 25 I don’t know what to tell you

>hdmi from computer to tv
>watch any of the shit on my pc on the teve
it's that simple, why do I need a server of any kind to do this when I can just drag my media player over to the tv

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>>214395811
>Jellyfin and put it in
Every time. Stay mad virgins.

Plex has gotten progressively shittier over time. I regret buying a lifetime pass

>>214403034
Because I'm not poor retard. Takes 2 hour setup to watch in my gym, bedroom, living room and remotely anywhere in the world. Jellyfin is free. All u need is a url and basic network skills.

>>214403211
>it takes 2 hours to take my laptop from one room to another

>>214395449

I switched to Booger instead, then to Goon and afterwards to Sob

>>214402856
cope

>>214402696
Hey numbnuts, I wasn't advocating for any specific software solution, so why are you attempting to correct me? You also clearly have no idea what is paywalled in Plex. The two main things people care about behind the paywall is the automagic remote streaming across the internet, which is fair because it uses their servers, and hardware accelerated transcoding, which is bullshit. However, if you don't need those features, then you can use Plex for free all you want. That said, Jellyfin allows you to use the transcoding abilities of your hardware without having to pay them for the privilege.

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>>214395770

>>214399741
newfag

>>214403743
You sound like you need to get laid bro

>>214400949
I-is that real?

>>214397886
Anon being a virgin because women get the ick from HDMI cables is a real problem thoughbeit

Plexfags will be like
>AAAAHHHH I NEED TO WATCH THIS MOVIE ON 3 DIFFERENT TVS AND 10 DIFFERENT DEVICES OR ELSE I'LL GO INSANE

been using Jellyfin for months, works fine.

but forgot to delete my Plex account, will do it now, thanks!

Jellyfin wins again
No amount of money would make me go to Plex again.

>>214402562
Ironically yes these people are some of the most terminally online computer nerds, and they get off on making their lives as technologically complicated as possible.

They also need to justify torrenting 500 GB 16k copies of whatever movies they'll watch only once, and having bought a 5000$ TV.

>>214403211
>I'm not poor, that's why I use a free program and torrent movies.
?

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>>214405250
why pay when it's free?

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>Plex
>Jellyfin
>media server
>Registration
Redpill me about these home media servers. How are these any better than just casting from phone (w. pirate site) into TV/media player? Especially considering how casting is piss easy.

>>214405600
>half a million dollars in fake monopoly money

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>>214405604
A subjective thing. It is quality of life when you have it set up. Everything you want just appears in the media player as soon as it is available. Jump on the couch, turn the tv on, open jellyfin and it is done. A solid experience overall.

>>214406804
But isn't it like a local media server? So you have to download stuff.

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>>214394986
>All you fags here for years rave about Plex and how perfect it is
>Ok fuck it, I've got about 1800 torrent files I'll try it
>It's fucking trash
>Crashes constantly even with my 900mbps internet
>Finally have it working well for a while
>crashes for no reason months later
>Go to my desktop to fix it
>Locked out for no reason
Yeah fuck off I'll stick to my blu rays and torrents with an hdmi you utter poofters.

>>214407296
literally not once in the years ive been using it has it crashed. sounds like user error

>>214399813
>turn off laptop screen
>???
>IQ has increased 5 points

>>214406844
>But isn't it like a local media server? So you have to download stuff.
To me you make it sound like an issue. Yes, you download stuff. It will be an issue if you are storage poor or live in a DMCA raped country. The server does all the downloading and organizing for you.

>>214405604
>>214406844
It's a matter of preference. If you don't care about downloading content to have in your personal collection then you can stream just fine.

>>214408201
No need to talk down to the guy, storage space isn't a flex. Some people simply don't care about keeping movies after they've seen them. Nothing wrong with that.

>>214408229
>No need to talk down to the guy
You're implying that was my intention. Simply stating a fact that if you don't have storage running your own server will not be for you. Not impossible to do it with like 250 gigs and just delete everything after watching. Just seems like a hassle if you don't automate that as well. Not seeding your torrents is something I don't like either.

>>214408517
He already indicated he's not interested in downloading, so this 'storage poor' nonsense doesn't apply. He streams and closes the browser when he's done. No seeding necessary. I do the same thing with shows but not with movies.

>>214408612
Forgive my autism.

Imagine installing some extra nonsense.

Just use VLC/MPV you absolute goose.

>>214394986
>Any account passwords that may have been accessed were securely hashed, in accordance with best practices, meaning they cannot be read by a third party.
wow it's fucking nothing

>>214408803
10foot interfaces are convenient though

lol

>>214394986
I still dont understand if plex is a streaming subscription service or software to create a local server to stream moviea locally

>>214410275
It's both basically, which is why everyone is telling you to download jellyfin because it's a home server streaming app without a sub.

i changed my password. Still using Plex jellyfags jelly cry harder keklmao

Imagine having the money for a home server. Fucking capitalist americans.

>>214410662
the point is to spend money to save money