Jellyfin and Emby already exist, along with a ton other tools and services.
At first shake it seems bold of Plex to take the Disney+ approach, but the proof speaks for itself. If ads don't hurt monthly active users, then anyone annoyed by them can always pay more or move elsewhere.
Hey, it's me! I was livid when I wrote this. Some people on Mastodon questioned whether I was sure I didn't accidentally watch a streaming version instead. To get in front of that here on HN: I'm absolutely, 100% positive that I told it to play the local version stored on my NAS. I've used Plex for years, I ripped the DVD to my NAS myself, and I know how it all works. I was watching a my own household copy, on my own LAN, and Plex kept interrupting it to show me ads.
Now, it might've been a bug, and I'm a lot more forgiving of that. However, if that was a trial run to see if people complain? Aww yeah, we're going to be doing some complaining.
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[ 1.6 ms ] story [ 11.6 ms ] threadAt first shake it seems bold of Plex to take the Disney+ approach, but the proof speaks for itself. If ads don't hurt monthly active users, then anyone annoyed by them can always pay more or move elsewhere.
Now, it might've been a bug, and I'm a lot more forgiving of that. However, if that was a trial run to see if people complain? Aww yeah, we're going to be doing some complaining.