I feel like other streaming platforms will follow the same process as they’ve proven it’s worked.

  • @[email protected]
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    41 year ago

    That’s a good thought and would probably work if I lived alone and only watched one thing at a time.

    But I would say it depends on your use case and the size of your household. We are 4 ppl in my family that watch different content on the same TV at different times of the day. We have Netflix (the wife’s show is here), Disney (kids), HBO (me), Viaplay (family movies in my native language when we all watch together). I have been sharing thease accounts with my brothers family but we are about to move to Plex, I would rather buy DVD or digital releases and host it myself then use all thease subscriptions.

    If they would price it better, could work together and all be used in the same interface on my tv then maybe I would be willing to go back.

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      61 year ago

      I have spent thousands of dollars over the years on my Plex setup. I’d caution against the assumption that switching to Plex and hosting your media is going to be cheaper in the short run, or maybe even the long run, than paying for streaming services. Depending on your use case you may even need to pay for Plexpass. (Hardware encoding, iirc, is locked behind their Plexpass subscription.) And factor in the inevitable troubleshooting you’ll have to do when something doesn’t work for your brother’s family.

      Do the math for yourself, is all I’m saying. It’s not automatically the better solution.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        Those are all good points and I’m happy you replied, as it will probably help other who read this 😊

        However I already have a Plex server for my older media (VHS 😅 tapes) that I have converted to digital, that’s hosted on my NAS, and lifetime Plex pass. I have been meaning to look into open source replacements but many older smart tvs only have Plex 🤷

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          I should probably have mentioned as well that the inconvenience of having multiple apps are a bigger hurdle for my family then the cost, as that pushes us towards things like Plex where the kids could find everything in one app