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.

  • NastyNative@mander.xyz
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    16 hours ago

    I used jellyfin but prefer plex and since I use it locally its free and better than jellyfin. If plex ever charges for local use hello jellyfin!

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      6 hours ago

      Do you never leave the house for any period of time where you might want to bring some of your media?

      In short; do you never travel?

      Plex charges for downloading your own media through your own local network onto your own local devices.

      I’m not talking about remote streaming. I’m not talking about downloading media while you’re already out of the house. Nothing about local downloads to local devices should require Plex’s servers, so it should come at no cost to them, which makes it a pure cash grab.

      So yes, Plex does charge for local use :)