With the simultaneous rollout of restrictions on account sharing and price increases/addition of advertising, I’m cutting back severely on streaming services.

I allowed my streaming subscriptions to grow without thinking about it. Without trying to remember the constant merging and bundling, I was subscribed to probably a dozen services at one point. They ranged from Netflix and HBO and Hulu to Shudder and Showtime. I had Paramount, Criterion, Disney, Peacock, and others. I’d do the typical thing where I’d search for a movie, find it is exclusive to a platform, and grab the free trial and forget to cancel. I excused it if I found a movie even every couple of months on it. There were still nights where it’d take an hour to find something I wanted to watch. I was probably closing in on $200/month all told, and I don’t have sports subscriptions.

I’m interested in learning what other people are doing regarding the price hikes and service compromises. Are you cancelling? Are you taking advantage of bundles with your internet services? Are you rotating on some interval? Or are you not changing at all?

  • pensa@kbin.social
    3713·
    8 months ago

    In my experience, Jellyfin is better than Plex in every single way.

    • lustrum@sh.itjust.works
      421·
      8 months ago

      I don’t disagree but it was hard enough getting my dad and grandma to work plex. I’m not changing now.

      Plex is working really well for me at the moment.

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        111·
        8 months ago

        Solid reason to stick to Plex. A few of my friends just stayed with Plex until they moved / their setup broke, and switched afterwards

      • Zikeji@programming.devEnglish
        71·
        8 months ago

        My entire family uses Plex and I managed to get them using it years ago. I still occasionally have to help them setup a new device.

        I’ve toyed with the idea of setting up Jellyfin for personal use, but I’m not ready to set aside the time it’d take me to get them on Jellyfin.

    • SeedyOne@lemmy.ca
      10·
      8 months ago

      What’s specifically so much better about it? We’ve got years of watchlists and customizations to our Plex and it works flawlessly but if there’s a compelling reason beyond “it’s the new hotness” I’m all ears.

      • pensa@kbin.social
        2·
        8 months ago

        Because it’s FOSS. I’m sure there are other reasons but if I am putting my pirated stash somewhere I don’t want a proprietary program to have full access.