I’m currently a Plex user and access it from Apple TV’s. I find this is a smooth and stable experience that everyone in the house enjoys and is comfortable. I also use PlexAmp on laptops, mobile and CarPlay.

I am interested in Jellyfin and am wondering if I can expect any hurdles or rough edges moving over?

EDIT: Thanks all for the great feedback and suggestions. I think I will give it a try in parallel with Influx and see if it’s worth the $100 lifetime purchase.

  • hoover900@ani.socialEnglish
    71·
    15 hours ago

    There’s no official Jellyfin app for TvOS. There’s a couple of apps that a log into JellyFin, but they all seem rough around the edges UX wise. Most of them do not have ability to search, nor filter watched movies/shows. You shouldn’t have any problem with setting up JellyFin, you just point it to your video library and it does its thing just like Plex. If you have multiple users, plan on having to do some reeducation on why things look and work slightly differently.

    Overall JellyFin is a slight downgrade in the UX compared to Plex, especially on the Apple TV, but should function the same in playing videos.