… Plex treats offline viewing like a luxury feature Regardless of what media app you use, offline downloads are simply invaluable when you travel regularly or deal with unreliable internet. …
… Having moved from Plex to Jellyfin, I've grown to appreciate a more lightweight approach to handling media streaming. Offline playback is now more important than ever when we're constantly on the move inside fast-moving vehicles. …
… Offline playback is also well-supported. Plex's offline media support has been abysmal on smartphones and tablets, to the point that for a while I just switched to manually moving files. …
… Instead of forking out for multiple streaming services, I prefer to purchase our media from a variety of sources. The same goes for music, and I've amassed quite a collection of physical media, mostly CDs and vinyl. …
… Jellyseerr integration works brilliantly with Jellyfin No more manual media requests If you've ever shared your media server with friends or family, you'll know exactly how media requests usually work. …
… The entire experience is geared around your media, laid out in a way that makes sense for discovering your own personal media. …
… It also works well if you still use physical media. …
… More features were locked behind the Plex Pass, which isn't a huge deal since development needs to be funded, especially at this scale, but it's how Plex started to evolve from streaming local content to mixing in other platforms and free, ad-supported media that I halted to ask myself, "Is this st… …
… You don't have to worry about the manufacturer taking the device offline in the future. …
… Ditch the high-friction smart bulbs and buy a handful of offline, local-polling smart relays. …