Is It Game Over for Plex? And is it Jellyfin Time? (ft. Alex

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Video Chapters
00:00 - British Culture & Opening Banter
00:39 - Introducing Alex from KTZ Systems
01:06 - Alex’s Background & Connection to Plex
01:33 - Video Goals: Plex Pricing, Remote Access Fees, Jellyfin
02:07 - Is the $249 Plex Pass Price Justified?
02:36 - Is This the End of Plex?
03:11 - VC Funding & “Shitification” of Plex
04:13 - Plex’s Struggles with User Retention & Monetization
04:40 - Is Plex Still Worth $249?
05:12 - Lifetime Pass Pricing Strategy & Developer Costs
06:32 - Comparing Plex with Rune’s Pricing Model
07:37 - Should Plex Ditch the Lifetime Model?
08:42 - Alternate Strategies Plex Could’ve Taken
09:47 - Locking Remote Streaming Behind a Paywall
10:53 - Plex Remote Access Fees: Fair or Not?
11:51 - The Relay Exception & Infrastructure Use
12:53 - The “First One Free” Strategy Suggestion
13:54 - Should Plex Have Created Plex 2.0 Instead?
15:05 - Plex Versioning & Customer Grandfathering
15:37 - Unraid Pricing Comparison & Strategy
16:38 - Lessons from TrueNAS & Hexos
17:14 - Final Thoughts on Plex’s Price Hike
17:43 - Innovating vs Feature Gating (Unraid vs Plex)
18:13 - Is Jellyfin the Answer?
18:46 - Plex vs Jellyfin: Userbase & Readiness
19:54 - Jellyfin Experience & Remote Access Limitations
21:04 - How Tailscale Solves Remote Access with Jellyfin
21:32 - Family Sharing Challenges with Jellyfin
22:03 - NAS Vendor Multimedia Apps vs Jellyfin/Plex
23:02 - The Hardware Transcoding Controversy
23:38 - Who the Price Change Hurts Most
24:14 - Pros of Jellyfin: Ownership, Community, Transparency
24:48 - Cons of Jellyfin: Client Polish & Maintenance
25:49 - Jellyfin’s App Availability & NAS App Center Issues
26:45 - Jellyfin Scaling Concerns with More Users
27:40 - Could Jellyfin Eventually Need Funding?
28:41 - Home Assistant’s Sustainable Open Source Model
29:48 - Thoughts on Emby’s Direction & Pricing
30:24 - Emby’s Paid Model vs Free Options
31:21 - User Frustration with Emby’s App Paywall
31:50 - Emby’s Identity Crisis Between Plex & Jellyfin
32:26 - Emby Going Closed Source: The “Rug Pull”
33:32 - Why Emby Content Doesn’t Perform on YouTube
34:33 - Final Thoughts on Emby & Its Position in the Market
35:01 - Closing Thoughts & Potential Follow-Up
35:27 - Thanks to Alex & Video Outro

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