Streaming TV used to mean no ads. That's no longer — and this one chart shows just how many commercials are taking over your favorite streamer.
  • PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
    41·
    2 years ago

    I highly recommend getting one of those Logitech keyboards with the trackpad and running KDE Plasma.

    You can customize the desktop to be however you want, no ads. Install jellyfin or plex and profit

  • realcaseyrollins@narwhal.cityBanned from community
    2·
    2 years ago

    Hopefully that ad revenue is mostly going to the folks who made the shows and movies and not just the streamers themselves

    • Winged_Hussar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I made the switch this past year, and it was relatively painless. I even ran both concurrently for a bit just to make sure I had everything setup correctly.

      So far Jellyfin has done everything I had Plex doing - and a bit more because I never paid for the Plex pass.

      Only issue I’ve really run into is when ffmeg has an update if the server doesn’t reboot I have to manually reboot it. But I think that might be more an issue with my install (Ubuntu 20.04)

      • Dex@sopuli.xyz
        2·
        2 years ago

        Do you know if Jellyfin allows you to disable idle mode? I know Plex stops after 2.5hrs unless you pay for plex pass. That’s one feature that would motivate me to switch immediately. I’ve meant to switch but I’ve just been kinda lazy and putting it off for months.

        • vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          2 years ago

          It is disabled by default on Jellyfin. I put on Bob’s Burgers for my pets when I’m gonna be gone for more than an hour or two. Plex would stop eventually. Jellyfin goes until I manually stop it.

  • Yer Ma@lemm.ee
    1·
    2 years ago

    I haven’t seen an ad in a very long time, and I won’t be seeing them soon either