I ran it for a while and it was a little confusing to set up but worked well in the end. I did have some major issues with trying to use it alongside my HDHomeRun (local antenna channels) in Plex. xTeve allows you to combine the two programming schedules into one since Plex only allows for one at a time, but for whatever reason the output would come out all scrambled with shows being tied to the wrong channel. It seemed to work fine in Emby, so it should work fine in Jellyfin, and you likely wouldn't even encounter this since most people don't have live TV setup anyways.
Fan of Mullvad but just be aware its not what you want if you're using a VPN for torrenting. They had to remove their port forwarding feature due to some bad actors ruining it for the rest of us.
Its funny I've run into this same issue at work in addition to Microsoft asking for my SSO but then giving me some Outlook code as a two-factor verification that I've never once had work properly (the code never shows up in outlook on my work phone or PC and I always have to go to the "use other options" and do the SMS code.
I'm not sure why you're referring to the Pi4 since it doesn't require this entirely non-standard power supply and isn't their current flagship model. Nobody is asking for old models to be retrofitted with voltage regulators so that they don't have to use a power supply that they already don't need to use.
You say you don't use or recommend the Pi5 and yet you're seemingly arguing that its power supply requirements aren't a big deal and that improvements should absolutely not be made to it.
Most laptops today use power supplies that meet or exceed those specs.
Non those are USB-PD power supplies that increase voltage up to 20V in order to deliver more power. No USB standard that I'm aware of offers 5A at 5V.
As far as heat goes, these devices already need heatsinks and case fans, so the difference seems negligible.
Also, good luck using a Pi5 any further than 3ft from a wall outlet unless you want to rig up your own power supply using some 14/2 Romex with a USB C connector soldered to the end.
These bastards grifted $300 million dollars from my state to build a single website for the Healthcare exchange after the ACA was passed. It never once worked and was scrapped for the federal government's own version immediately after its "release." To be fair, I also blame our state leaders for this as even your average moron could see this coming from a mile away. Even if it did work, who the fuck would spend 1/3 of a billion dollars to build a webpage.
Low power draw but ridiculous power supply requirements of 5V5A (depending on the model) with a USB-C connector which isnt a thing outside of this specific application meaning they're going to be expensive and hard to source. They should have just done a barrel plug or put an effing voltage regulator on board like Arduinos.
Because most instances don't have that many users and the admins probably have all this infrastructure in place already for other purposes and dedicate some of it to their instance.
This is a whole subgenre of EDM called Jungle, which is probably why they aren't popular as it was never super popular to begin with and they are one group in a sea of groups.
I ran it for a while and it was a little confusing to set up but worked well in the end. I did have some major issues with trying to use it alongside my HDHomeRun (local antenna channels) in Plex. xTeve allows you to combine the two programming schedules into one since Plex only allows for one at a time, but for whatever reason the output would come out all scrambled with shows being tied to the wrong channel. It seemed to work fine in Emby, so it should work fine in Jellyfin, and you likely wouldn't even encounter this since most people don't have live TV setup anyways.