Why is Emby not mentioned more when talking about Plex alternatives???

[Woken 12]

Plex is for people who do not want to install a server but just an app on a fire stick to browse some channels that are from pluto tv app. The channels are not even live but some made up bunch of hosted media to look like live tv as how dizquetv does. For a person who likes to host their own media plex is a no go and users find that out when they install emby as there is a huge night & day difference in the two. Once in a while I see the plex app when browsing on fire stick and for a chuckle I install it and after a few minutes I get bored and delete it, nothing for me on it but a reminder of why I will not use it. I like to tinker with apps software hardware whether it's old or new sometimes I even install old azz software to get ideas on maybe a future project or something. Plex imo only really has one good thing and only one, share data with other servers is a great thing but other than that it's not a real home media server. A real home media server is not bloated with other peoples garbage and other peoples movies and ads and spam and fake live tv fukc it's a sad setup but they make money from people who have no idea what they could be using with a little reading. Plex is an other peoples media server not mine, my media server is what I choose and is why I use emby as a daily tv source for my family and myself. So @Gilgamesh_48 I don't think that emby needs to blow up advertising how good it is, smart people will figure it out also word of mouth is always a great thing. The real question is what's an alternative to emby? simple, there is none!

[MrRobotNZXT 6]

I started my media server with Plex, I can tell you the bland interface and multiple issues with transcoding and HDR tone mapping were the reason I looked for something better. Google didn't even come up with Emby, it was Synology Apps. I started looking into Emby and noticed that it performs better, can manage my 500tb of files with ease...........and wait for it, doesn't store settings and metadata in the registry. I'm not sure that Plex thought about how difficult it is to move computers with the massive mess around that Plex users have to go to. Emby is so much better with automatic backups for metadata, settings.......which can be reinstated in 1 CLICK. Store your auto backups to your account AND OneDrive and it doesn't even matter if your computer completely dies

Edited November 19, 2024 by MrRobotNZXT

[Gilgamesh_48 1132]

4 hours ago, MrRobotNZXT said:

I started my media server with Plex, I can tell you the bland interface and multiple issues with transcoding and HDR tone mapping were the reason I looked for something better. Google didn't even come up with Emby, it was Synology Apps. I started looking into Emby and noticed that it performs better, can manage my 500tb of files with ease...........and wait for it, doesn't store settings and metadata in the registry. I'm not sure that Plex thought about how difficult it is to move computers with the massive mess around that Plex users have to go to. Emby is so much better with automatic backups for metadata, settings.......which can be reinstated in 1 CLICK. Store your auto backups to your account AND OneDrive and it doesn't even matter if your computer completely dies

This thread was started by me. The answers I received explained everything to my satisfaction. This does not really add much to the to the reasons. While true it also seems that it offers nothing as it does not show the "why" behind Plex's tremendous exposure advantage over Emby. But I an currently happy that it is hard to find Emby as it reduces the problem where people charge for access to their Emby server because they cannot find Emby easily.

Just restating the reasons differently adds little or nothing to the discussion. 

[ebr 15672]

10 hours ago, Gilgamesh_48 said:

This thread was started by me. The answers I received explained everything to my satisfaction. This does not really add much to the to the reasons. While true it also seems that it offers nothing as it does not show the "why" behind Plex's tremendous exposure advantage over Emby. But I an currently happy that it is hard to find Emby as it reduces the problem where people charge for access to their Emby server because they cannot find Emby easily.

Just restating the reasons differently adds little or nothing to the discussion. 

I think he was just trying to add his experience corroborating yours.

As you know and mentioned earlier in this thread, there are multiple tens of millions of reasons "why"  they get more exposure but that's also exactly why they are moving the direction that they are - they have to provide a return on that investment.

IMO we don't really need to step up our game in marketing.  Instead, I think we need to step it up in development - and we're working on that.

[WingDog 5]

Hello!

I'm new here and today I learnt "Emby"

why did this happen? it's very simple - I'm PlexPass life-time user and I'm  tired of buggy Plex and helpless Plex's team. I have several open issues with STR and ton's of log files without any feedback.

now I'm looking for something other.

I found this thread while searching support forums for open cases and common problems of Emby. I have to say, that they are very-very similar with Plex - no public roadmap, no public backlog, unexpected feature's lifecycle and so on. Even UI is more than similar (Ebmy's is less accurate and polish), paywall options are the same and even problems (transcoder, offline mode, mobile clients) are the same. interesting. I even readout all Q&A answers (parts I and 2) guessed to find the date (or reason) of separation and outcome one of the team from Plex or something like that - but no, I was wrong.

and now I see "a shiny leader" - full of sh*t  and "a dark horse" - full of what?

I see the TC  @Gilgamesh_48is very unfriendly to PMS and fills all topics with strong words about it.

but I can't believe that similar UI, similar paywall, similar movie recognition (identification) problems and localized naming (Russian) has no generic roots.

 

 

[ebr 15672]

Hi and welcome!

I can assure you that our development team has zero crossover or ties with that other product.  There are few users still here that have been around since around 2009-10 that can corroborate that.

Please post any issues you run into and we'll do our best to help you.

Happy Holidays.

[bakes82 160]

On 11/19/2024 at 10:46 PM, Gilgamesh_48 said:

But I an currently happy that it is hard to find Emby as it reduces the problem where people charge for access to their Emby server because they cannot find Emby easily.

Really, all I see are emby shares out there, plus plex is cracking down on them, more and more emby shares out there. Won't be long till MPAA is knocking on their door asking what they are doing to prevent the illegal streams. Youd think they would block hetzner ips from emby connect at a bare min like plex is lol.