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87: Jellyfin January

Dec 30, 2022
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ADVICE

Try Jellyfin For One Month

  • For January, disable Plex and run Jellyfin to test it as a Plex alternative for a month.
  • Use the challenge to find client, transcoding, and admin gaps and help grow Jellyfin's userbase.
INSIGHT

Use Drives Project Momentum

  • Running and using an open-source alternative builds community, finds bugs, and helps sustainability.
  • Without active users and contributors, projects like Jellyfin will struggle to mature and compete with polished commercial products.
ADVICE

Validate Hardware Transcoding Early

  • Test hardware transcoding (Quick Sync, NVIDIA) early because it's a common failure point.
  • Ask other users to report results for different GPUs to identify platform-specific issues.
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