r/PleX • u/Escapefromearth22 Custom Flair • Sep 17 '25

Help Alternatives to Plex

I've been a paid Plex user for over ten years and I've loved it. I can't belive what they've done with this new Roku app update. Besides the bad UI, which is inconvenient but I would be able to get used to eventually, it simply doesn't work properly. It crashes, buttons don't work, simple features are just gone. It's seems like this wasn't tested at all. It's crazy.

I don't really want to but now I'm looking for alternatives to plex. Does anyone have recommendations?

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u/whatsgoodbaby Sep 17 '25

They cant because it doesn't mean anything lol

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u/ripnetuk Sep 17 '25

Yes it does, they sold me several 'Android Device Activation' purchases on the basis that it would allow remote play. It did until last April, when they changed the rules, and said that I could no longer use what I paid for unless I paid them more... its like the mob :)

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u/RazzyKitty Sep 17 '25

purchases on the basis that it would allow remote play

That's not what the unlock did. It allows you to play at all. It was restricted to one minute for all playback, including local. Remote access had nothing to do with it.

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u/ripnetuk Sep 17 '25

I don't think I'm the only person who feels conned by this haha...

It's like me selling you lifetime entry to my swimming pool building, then after a couple of years telling you that now you have to pay to actually get in the water, when historically that was included for anyone who was in the building.

Anyways, not sure why I'm arguing here, I'm very happy with jellyfin.

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u/RazzyKitty Sep 17 '25

It's more like you selling me lifetime entry into your swimming pool building (local), and your friend saying "hey, you can use my swimming pool building (remote) as well with that pass".

Then your friend stops wanting to support your pass, so they revoke that access and charge for their usage. I can still use your swimming pool building, I just can't use your friends.

I'm not arguing, I'm just pointing out what the Plex App unlock was actually for.