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Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability.

The company has yet to assign a CVE-ID to track the flaw and didn’t provide additional details regarding the patch, only saying that it impacts Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x.

    • Stillwater@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      I still use Plex because I have a lifetime pass from many years ago and Jellyfin isn’t yet as feature-rich and accessible on all of my family’s devices.

      I expect to someday migrate fully to Jellyfin once Plex is enshittified to the point is being a worse experience, but that hasn’t happened yet (with the Plex pass anyway)

      • beerclue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I’ve never used Plex. What are some of the features that you’re missing in Jellyfin? Genuinely curious.

        • Stillwater@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Honestly the primary reason is some specific device support, eg. my TV has a built in Plex app but not a Jellyfin app, so switching also probably involves new hardware. I also couldn’t get Jellyfin to work with another TV using Chromecast, but I’m getting rid of that anyway.

          Otherwise, maybe you can update me on these since it’s been a few since I last tried Jellyfin, some of the things that come to mind are:

          • Smart collections & playlists
          • Skip intros and credits
          • Overall slick UI
          • beerclue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            Client availability is valid. I use an android tv, that’s been easy for me. There are mobile clients for every phone and tablet.

            • I don’t know what smart collections are, but I do get automatic collections for franchises (like all “28 x later”) via a plugin. I don’t have playlists, but I guess I never felt the need for one… What would you use them for, binge watching franchises?
            • skip intro and credits is a thing, built in since a few versions (used to be a plugin)
            • the UI is subjective, and I don’t know any other one… I personally like how it looks, I customized quite a bit, easy to do via CSS.
          • keepee@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Skip intros and credits is available on Jellyfin.

            I think the Plex UI is still better than Jellyfin, but I’ve gotten used to it.

            Never used the smart collections when I was on plex, so can’t speak to that.

    • bread@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I’m still using Plex because Jellyfin refuses to play surround sound on my Nvidia Shield. I do have a Jellyfin server running alongside Plex, with synchronized progress, for the inevitable point where I will have to jump ship.

    • RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      People who bought the lifetime Plex pass, and have a huge group of friends and family already connected to their servers.