Jellyfin is a popular free and open-source media server that's often considered the main rival to Plex.You can use it to stream your collection of TV shows and movies from a self-hosted server.There are Jellyfin clients for common devices such as smart TVs and smartphones, but the open-source community has managed to get Jellyfin working on some devices that you might not expect.
Add How-To Geek on Google Add as Preferred Source Follow on Google Discover A Nintendo Wii WiiFin puts Jellyfin on a 20-year-old console The Nintendo Wii was a revolutionary console that brought gaming to a whole new audience.The motion control of the Wii Remote made gaming accessible to people of all ages, and the console proved a huge hit for Nintendo.It doesn't seem like ten minutes since I bought my Wii, but incredibly, the console is now 20 years old.
A 20-year-old device is, of course, the obvious choice for a Jellyfin client, and that's exactly what the open-source community has built.WiiFin gives your Nintendo Wii an interface for browsing your media library, and supports movies, TV shows, and music.It includes popular features such as Continue Watching, playlists, and playback sync.
You can navigate the interface with a Wii Remote like it's 2006, and there's even direct playback for some formats, although many video formats still require server-side transcoding.Related 5 overlooked Jellyfin features I wish someone had told me about sooner These lesser-known features can really enhance your Jellyfin experience.Posts By Andy Betts A Wear OS smartwatch At last, you can watch movies on a tiny screen on your wrist Does watching your media through Jellyfin on an obsolete console seem too run-of-the-mill for your liking? If so, then what about streaming content that was made to be watched on a giant movie screen on the tiny screen of your smartwatch? Finwatch is an unofficial Jellyfin client developed specifically for Wear OS smartwatches.
Unlike watch apps that are intended to work as Jellyfin remotes, Finwatch can play media directly on the watch itself.It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "watching a movie." Finwatch requires Wear OS 3 or higher and works with popular watches including newer Samsung Galaxy Watches, Pixel Watch, and some Fossil devices.While watching a movie on a watch is a great proof of concept, you're probably not going to be throwing out your 4K OLED TV any time soon.
A car infotainment system DashTune brings your music library to your car Jellyfin on a car infotainment system sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen, but you don't need to worry.You're not going to get distracted by the intricate plot of while you're driving.DashTune is a Jellyfin project that's focused on allowing you to browse and play music stored on your Jellyfin server.
DashTune is built for Android Automotive OS, and allows you to browse albums, playlists, artists, audiobooks, and more through your infotainment system.You can play your audio content through the car's sound system, and it even supports offline caching, so that you don't need to worry about your music dropping out when you lose network connection.DashTune is an audio-only client, so don't expect to throw on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (arguably the best threequel of all time) to entertain your kids on a long drive.
What it does mean is that you can have access to your entire music collection when you're on the road.A hi-fi system A Raspberry Pi can turn Jellyfin into a high-quality music source Close If you do use Jellyfin for music, then this is another project that might be of interest to you.Volumio is music-focused software that can turn a lightweight device such as a Raspberry Pi into a network music player.
You can then hook the Pi up to something such as a hi-fi and stream your music from Jellyfin through a far nicer-sounding system than your typical smart speakers.The Jellyfin plugin for Volumio uses direct streaming, so the audio is streamed in its original format rather than being transcoded in Jellyfin.If you have lossless audio files and a high-quality digital-to-analog converter (DAC), you can enjoy them through your hi-fi without any unnecessary conversion.
A Nintendo 3DS A Jellyfin player you can fit in your pocket We started the list with a Nintendo device, so let's finish it in the same way.The problem with running a Jellyfin client on a Wii is that a Wii alone isn't enough.You also need to hook up a screen, such as a TV or a monitor, before you can enjoy your shows and movies.
A Nintendo 3DS has no such problems, since it brings not one, but two screens as part of the package.3dJelly is an unofficial Jellyfin client that really can stream video to your tiny handheld.You can browse your library using the 3DS controls and touchscreen, and watch in 144p on older models, with newer 3DS models supporting 360p and 480p too, if y'all want any more of them pixels.
You'll need a modified 3DS capable of running homebrew software, and a complete lack of regard for picture quality, but if you have those things, then 3dJelly could be for you.Before you start dusting off your copies of Avatar and Jaws 3, while it runs on a 3DS, you can't watch movies in 3D.Don't throw away your old devices just yet Just because a device has long been abandoned by the manufacturer doesn't mean it can't still be useful.
The open-source community has a strange fetish for making Jellyfin run on any old junk they can get their hands on.You may find that those gadgets gathering dust in your drawer are just what you need to watch all of again in honor of the late, great Patrick Stewart.
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