Baka-Mplayer vs Plex
When comparing Baka-Mplayer vs Plex, the Slant community recommends Baka-Mplayer for most people. In the question“What are the best media players for UNIX-like systems?” Baka-Mplayer is ranked 18th while Plex is ranked 20th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Needs no additional codecs
Pro Dailymotion support
Pro Uncluttered, simple
Pro Fast loading time
Pro Supported on many devices
It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.
Pro Accessible via web browser
A modern web browser is enough to get everything Plex has to offer.
Pro Added lots of media databases
Metadata for media files will automatically be updated by using media databases. This provides posters, movie trailers, descriptions, information about actors, etc.
Cons
Con No option to change subtitles charset
Absolutely no option whatsoever to set subtitles charset.
Con Needs registration
You need a PLEX account even if you use it on your local LAN.
Con Proprietary software
Unfree software.
Con No gapless audio-playback
Plex still does not support gapless playback of audio files such as mp3 or FLAC.
Con Playback error: This server is not powerful enough to convert video
More hardware requirements on Plex due to a useless/non-intuitive transcoder. When using lower spec hardware (eg SBC) Plex will not transcode or play HD+ videos. When compared to other packages (eg Jellyfin which transcodes nicely using FFMeg), Plex falls short on video playback and transcode settings to get videos to play (fastest/lightest option still fails).