Brace yourselves - Plex users will be coming here in droves.

[marriedman 85]

I honestly don't understand why people have stayed with Plex through the years, but this has got to be the proverbial straw that breaks the camels back:

https://www.neowin.net/news/plex-starts-paywalling-streaming-of-your-own-content-to-increase-revenue/

This of course means that the forum will be inundated with posts like, "Plex does this, can you make Emby like Plex?!"

Ugh...

[GrimReaper 4739]

Tbh, I thought they already implemented that across their ecosystem few months ago (April 29 onwards), when they increased pricing. 

Edited November 26, 2025 by GrimReaper

[Q-Droid 989]

11 minutes ago, marriedman said:

I honestly don't understand why people have stayed with Plex through the years, but this has got to be the proverbial straw that breaks the camels back:

https://www.neowin.net/news/plex-starts-paywalling-streaming-of-your-own-content-to-increase-revenue/

This of course means that the forum will be inundated with posts like, "Plex does this, can you make Emby like Plex?!"

Ugh...

That's been going on for years. The forum is full of "why can't Emby be more like Plex?" posts.

I doubt it'll be a problem.

 

 

[yocker 1247]

43 minutes ago, Q-Droid said:

That's been going on for years. The forum is full of "why can't Emby be more like Plex?" posts.

I doubt it'll be a problem.

 

 

I don't think to many will switch to Emby.
People will take a lot of abuse before wanting to change from what they are used to, humans are habit creatures after all.
More importantly though is the fact that if you go through r/plex or any other forum the nobody mentions Emby and only Jellyfin even though they acknowledge that their equipment like Samsung most likely isn't supported.

It's funny though, if you mention Emby to the Plex users you will often get a "but it costs money" back even though they happily shelled out a buttload for Plex.

 

[marriedman 85]

2 hours ago, GrimReaper said:

Tbh, I thought they already implemented that across their ecosystem few months ago (April 29 onwards), when they increased pricing. 

I knew they had a paywall for something, but I assumed it was external media. From what I gather, if you want to watch your own media from outside your LAN, now you have to pay. On top of everything going through their server. It's like Microsoft or Google came up with this crap.

2 hours ago, Q-Droid said:

That's been going on for years. The forum is full of "why can't Emby be more like Plex?" posts.

What the devs should do is make a list of these people and start charging them extra monthly so that they feel more at home!

1 hour ago, yocker said:

It's funny though, if you mention Emby to the Plex users you will often get a "but it costs money" back even though they happily shelled out a buttload for Plex.

In my circle of family and friends, I am a notorious bargain hunter (aka tight ass). I think I started using Emby and within a week or two purchased the lifetime license. I think Emby is a bargain and even for any hiccups - maybe even a headache or two - and it is head and shoulders above anything else I tried. There is no simpler way to share a library with elderly parents than Emby in my opinion.

Now if there was just a way to remap remote crapware buttons, I would be in cinema nirvana...

[marriedman 85]

I'm kind of torn about the Plex users switching to Emby. On one hand, that's money for Emby. On the other, I can't stand the whining. 

[SikSlayer 249]

On 11/26/2025 at 9:30 AM, yocker said:

I don't think to many will switch to Emby.
People will take a lot of abuse before wanting to change from what they are used to, humans are habit creatures after all.
More importantly though is the fact that if you go through r/plex or any other forum the nobody mentions Emby and only Jellyfin even though they acknowledge that their equipment like Samsung most likely isn't supported.

It's funny though, if you mention Emby to the Plex users you will often get a "but it costs money" back even though they happily shelled out a buttload for Plex.

 

I agree. There are so many who are willing to deal with the headaches Jellyfin has, just because its free, and not to mention those who believe it's superior just because its open source.

Edited November 29, 2025 by SikSlayer

[marriedman 85]

7 hours ago, SikSlayer said:

<snip> ...not to mention those who believe it's superior just because its open source.

What is funny is that I am usually that guy. I will try to run open source software whenever possible (GPL v2 is my preferred license) but Emby & I just clicked. I had a particularly frustrating situation with Kodi and content updating.  There wasn't a Jellyfin client for LG at the time so I ended up with Emby. There was no looking back after that. 

[SikSlayer 249]

Indeed. As am I. I just an honest with myself and understand that just because its open source, doesn't automatically mean it's the best, or even really any good.

Remember that Jellyfin is a fork of Emby from when it stopped being open source. Too many were just taking from it and not giving back. Jellyfin it just doesn't have the resources and developers to maintain it and fix it's lingering issues. Thus, it's... rough.

People will excuse a lot for free, and for being open source.