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minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoBecause I don’t want it to take up too much space? My phone has a ton of storage but I would still rather not spend tons of it at a time…
minus-squarevividspecter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·2 days agoStore the original library as FLAC, then transcode on-the-fly (or once if you don’t want to use something like Navidrome or Jellyfin).
minus-squareSemperverus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoThis is pure elitism refusing to see another point of view though. FLAC is an excellent format, but it is a format that doesn’t meet everyone’s needs.
minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYe, when outdoors in my wireless headphones, I won’t even hear the difference.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·edit-22 days agoPlex. I’ve had my whole personal collection available to stream for a long time now. I only waste space with downloaded tracks if I know my drive is going to take me offline.
minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoHaving to rely on an internet connection for your main connection would be inconvenient as hell.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoHow? It’s never failed me once. It’s literally just like Spotify except my own collection.
minus-squareEkky@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoThere’s a reason I don’t use Spotify. Well, there are multiple reasons I don’t use Spotify, but one of them is because I live in an area where stable cell tower connections aren’t a given.
Because I don’t want it to take up too much space? My phone has a ton of storage but I would still rather not spend tons of it at a time…
Store the original library as FLAC, then transcode on-the-fly (or once if you don’t want to use something like Navidrome or Jellyfin).
This is pure elitism refusing to see another point of view though. FLAC is an excellent format, but it is a format that doesn’t meet everyone’s needs.
Ye, when outdoors in my wireless headphones, I won’t even hear the difference.
Plex. I’ve had my whole personal collection available to stream for a long time now.
I only waste space with downloaded tracks if I know my drive is going to take me offline.
Having to rely on an internet connection for your main connection would be inconvenient as hell.
How? It’s never failed me once. It’s literally just like Spotify except my own collection.
There’s a reason I don’t use Spotify. Well, there are multiple reasons I don’t use Spotify, but one of them is because I live in an area where stable cell tower connections aren’t a given.