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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (14 children)

I liked Jellyfin when I tested it last year but it had 3 show stoppers for me.

  1. Samsung app was flakey and had to be side loaded.
  2. Each profile had to use a password and had a full keyboard to enter. Needs a no password option, and a pin pad option.
  3. Not everything played successfully.

Have any of these things been fixed?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (5 children)

1: The official Android app didn’t work?
That’s strange as I run it on a Samsung and Pixel straight from the PlayStore. What were your problems?

2: This is not required as long as the profile is set up wthout a password.

3: This depends on the client and codecs supported by it. Newer phones support most, or is able to transcode. Weaker/older units are not.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They're probably talking about Samsung TVs, not their android phones/tablets. Installing jellyfin on those things can be a chore. My experience with LG was similar. The official build was out of date and riddled with issues that didn't exist on other versions. It refused to play videos that worked well enough on other devices, transcode or no.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah tizen based TV. So no android apps.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

That thought didn’t cross my mind, and you must be right.

I’d say go for a streamer of some sort as a solution. Not had many issues on the CCWGTV.

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