{
  "id": 3510351,
  "title": "In the Plex vs Jellyfin debate, everyone forgot the media player that works without either",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/in-the-plex-vs-jellyfin-debate-everyone-forgot-the-media-player-that",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/plex-jellyfin-kodi-media-player-without-server/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Plex and Jellyfin dominate the media-server debate, but Kodi can play local and network media without requiring either one.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Physical media looks better, but Plex gives me the one thing discs never could",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/physical-media-looks-better-but-plex-gives-me-the-one-thing-discs",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:01:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}