• aodhsishaj@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    XBMC became Kodi, you can still get that 10ft UI and it integrates with local media files like ripped DVDs and Blu-ray, or it’ll interop with any streaming service, or it’ll interop with high seas URLs.

    That gave way to Plex, which is a webapp to host your local media, which has grown very large and is out of favor. Jellyfin and others have taken up the mantel.

    In-between the two are the *arr suites of software which automate file sharing.

    It’s a rabbit hole if you’re interested. Feel free to google any of these names and you’ll find a glut of how to articles online.

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      6 months ago

      That gave way to Plex, which is a webapp to host your local media, which has grown very large and is out of favor. Jellyfin and others have taken up the mantel.

      I think you overestimate the prevalence of Jellyfin. Plex is still more widely used, for good reason

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      6 months ago

      Yeh, I’ve looked at a bunch over the years. None have that DVR ability that windows Media Center Edition had.
      I feel like I should build up an arr stack, go down that rabbit hole, spend my streaming subscription money on a VPN and a private tracker (or whatever is required).
      I just haven’t yet.