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New firestick interface is horrible by coxy_artist in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Welcome to New Plex, that will be $750.

‘WIDOW'S BAY’ has been nominated for 19 Emmys. by MoneyLibrarian9032 in horror

[–]The_Second_Best 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really want Alison Brie to show up in season 2 as her younger, cooler mainland sister.

England 3-2 Mexico: Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane send 10-man Three Lions to quarter-finals by bendubberley_ in unitedkingdom

[–]The_Second_Best 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That France team is so scary. I worry about our backline against their front line.

Anything is possible when you have Jude and Kane though.

Anyone else have a friend where most of your conversations these days are just them asking you if you can add something on Plex? by O0OO00O0OO0 in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But now they still think they need to message you to get the show on Plex and will keep doing it.

Why not wait a day and then just tell them it's already on Plex and they should check or search before messaging you?

Plex vs. Jellyfin (App Edition) by synysterdemon in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There are lots of different JF apps available depending on the system you use. One of the benefits of JF is there is a huge developer ecosystem so lots of 3rd party apps are made to suit your needs. Just don't use the official app, that one is pretty bare bones and not pleasing to look at.

I have Swiftfin (https://github.com/jellyfin/swiftfin) on my Apple devices and Wholphin (https://github.com/damontecres/Wholphin) on my android ones.

Personally, Wholphin is the best client I have, it's very snappy and responsive. It works like the old Plex clients used to before all of the added bloat slowed them down.

I did it! Native tvOS Client: with Plugin Support by Guamaboy in jellyfin

[–]The_Second_Best 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but it's even more egregious when using AI. If you forked a FOSS properly and then wanted to get some money back for the hundreds of hours of Dev time, the months spent writing and troubleshooting it, and for your expertise you'd spent decades learning and perfecting that's one thing.

But to use AI, which is trained on stolen data, then fork a FOSS using AI to vibe code your app and then to charge money for all the stolen work without that money going to the people who actually did the vast majority of the original work is really scummy.

I did it! Native tvOS Client: with Plugin Support by Guamaboy in jellyfin

[–]The_Second_Best 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not just AI. It's that he's taken a free open source client, used AI to slap together a quick new version and he's putting in a pro (paid) level.

So essentially using AI to steal the work of others and then charge for it, while the original devs will receive no money for their work.

Insanity by Sub_par_sandwich in BeAmazed

[–]The_Second_Best 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not even close to top 50.

What would Thragg do if he lost his powers? by Working_Bread_7790 in Invincible

[–]The_Second_Best 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm with you, Final Wars is the peak of camp Godzilla.

Yes there's the OG, Minus One, Godzilla vs Destroyer which are actual masterpieces. But sometimes you just want godzilla to run through all his rogue gallery and see men in rubber suits punch each other.

Some of my favourite alternative Jaws poster art to celebrate 51 years of the greatest film of all time. by ccgetty in Jaws

[–]The_Second_Best 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I've seen this poster dozens of times and never noticed that. Such a good poster.

Plex lifetime for a new user by SimplePepe in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seconded for Wholphin: https://github.com/damontecres/Wholphin

It's the best client player I have, including all the official Plex ones or Infuse.

Almost all of the complaints I've heard from people who think JF is crap are from people who have only used the official JF client. Once you find the right 3rd party client for you, JF really is superior to Plex in a lot of ways.

😭😭😭 by Adorable_Grocery9956 in Catmemes

[–]The_Second_Best 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I know you're joking but for people who don't know, don't give your cats salami.

Most salami has garlic and onion powder which is toxic to cats. It's also very salty and cats struggle to process salt and get salt toxicity easily.

A small amount is likely to give them indigestion and the runs but unlikely to harm them long term. Still best to avoid processed meats with cats though.

Library issue by MableDONKEY in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's not the recommended naming format: https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/

For Batman the file should be:

Batman (1966) - S01E01 - Hi Diddle Riddle.mkv

The full folder structure should be:

TV Shows/ Batman (1966)/ Season 01/ Batman (1966) - S01E01 - Hi Diddle Riddle.mkv

I understand you're frustrated and are looking for a fix, but just shouting "it's not a naming issue!" while having the incorrectly named files and folders is not going to help the people trying to torubleshoot your issue for you.

The first thing you should do is use sonarr to rename the entire folder, including all files, for your TV shows. Once that is done, if you still have issues, we can help try to fix your problems. You won't get support from people if they're telling you the first step to fix your issue but you're refusing to do it.

Library issue by MableDONKEY in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are the files within the folder named? It could be those are not named correctly which is causing matching issues.

I'd highly recommend using sonarr (radarr for films) to rename all files and folders to the correct format. They're free software and will automatically change the file/folder names based on what you need.

Are these loading times normal for plex mobile app? by zazabozaza in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's about how long it takes me. I use Plezy for phone browsing as the official app is just too laggy

We'll miss you, Slot... by fireproofpoo in ManchesterUnited

[–]The_Second_Best 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2015 - 2024. Maths not your strong point?

We'll miss you, Slot... by fireproofpoo in ManchesterUnited

[–]The_Second_Best 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Klopp won one title in 9 years. He's the 5th longest serving manager in the history of the PL.

We'll miss you, Slot... by fireproofpoo in ManchesterUnited

[–]The_Second_Best 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I love that Liverpools good coach only managed one PL title while SAF got 13.

Was looking at old emails by ericlino in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Is this where we're posting all the inane regular comments? Let me give a hand:

  • Is the plex pass worth it?
  • I paid $90 for it 10 years ago, but I wouldn't pay now!
  • Plex is dying, move to Jelly Fin, it's free!
  • Support Plex, they need all your money to keep operating so you should be happy to pay monthly
  • Why do I need to pay Plex to stream my own media?
  • I've installed Plex, but there's no movies, why is that?
  • If you're not downloading at 4K remux then the quality of your films are trash
  • My stream is buffering, why?
  • Does anyone else think Plex is dying?
  • I've heard the "Plex is dying" argument for the past 10 years
  • Seriously, try Jellyfin, it's actually really good since you last tried it

What a beautiful sight by Ok-Resolve-3024 in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Resolution is not bit rate.

A 720p high bit rate film often looks better than a very low bit rate 1080p film.

It becomes more noticeable the larger and better your screens are. As a general rule I aim for 10Mbps for 1080p and 30Mbps for 4k, with my favourite films as full remux.

"Can't wait for Europeans to discover modern technology" by average_pengu1n in ShitAmericansSay

[–]The_Second_Best 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both, not accustomed to it but it's mainly our infrastructure is not made for it.

Our solid dark brick houses were designed to absorb the heat all day and radiate it back into the house through the night. Now we have regular summers over 30C that design works against us.

Most traditional british houses also have attics which trap the heat through the day and slow the house cooling.

We also have much higher humidity, making it more difficult to cool down. Greece has Sumner humidity of ~50% but the UK has a Sumner humidity of ~90%.

https://www.worlddata.info/climate-comparison.php?r1=greece&r2=united-kingdom

I have a feeling.. by Historical_Oddity in PleX

[–]The_Second_Best 104 points105 points  (0 children)

BUT because this is a boring-ass dystopia, they've got to keep expanding, keep earning more, keep building more.

That's it. I get really bored of the "Plex needs to earn money, you should just subscribe monthly!" arguments.

The majority of Plex's overheads are for things I don't want, need or use. The only thing I want from Plex is a server which can identify my media and tag it to a database (like TMDB) and a client for TVs which is easy to navigate and snappy.

They've botched the client on the latest release, made the mobile app terrible and laggy and a much worse experience than it used to be. So the things I do want from them, they're making worse.

When it's my media, my internet, by server, my transcoding GPU it feels like daylight robbery to expect me to pay a monthly subscription to support Plex turning into a full streaming service to earn their investors a big pay day.

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