The Service That Lets You Build Your Own Streaming Library Just Announced a Wild Price Increase
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The price of Lifetime Plex Pass plans will be increasing to $749.99 on July 1.

Plex has announced a massive price increase on the service’s Lifetime Plex Pass. On July 1, the lifetime subscription option will go from $249.99 to $749.99, an increase of 200%. The price hike will only apply to new subscribers, with no changes to monthly or annual subscription pricing.

  • warm@kbin.earth
    324·
    13 hours ago

    Surprise, surprise, a paid product with salaried developers has more features than a volunteer project!

    More people using Jellyfin, more people who will contribute, through code or donations. It’s worth a downside to swap over.

    • BakedCatboy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      8 hours ago

      Hopefully that gets better - I run both side by side pointed at the same folders so the exact same media is available in both. I offer all my friends the choice and list every alternate app I know of, inevitably they all prefer Plex.

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Because default settings arent always ideal…
        Some goes for the TV they use and whatever codec they can digest.

    • Babalugats@feddit.ukEnglish
      8·
      13 hours ago

      Especially given the new “lifetime” price. More people will switch to Jellyfin. Plex lifetime might be shorter.

    • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      11 hours ago

      More people using Jellyfin, more people who will contribute, through code or donations.

      Doubt.

      What about Emby? Why is that never mentioned?