I have been using kodi but it just so limited and clunky. Android TV is better but that is a major challenge since Android TV is very tied to Google with not much existing outside of Google.

What I am looking for is a device that can work with mostly Jellyfin. I don’t use any streaming services. It would need to work flawlessly with a remote and I am looking for something that maintains itself mostly.

    • Matth78
      70·
      1 month ago

      +1 that’s what I do at home with my desktop and what is IMHO the best solution.
      Yet on vacation I use an old android box with Android Tv (SlimTv) and I have to say it’s nice to have a dedicated interface allowing use of a remote.

      • TCB13English
        21·
        1 month ago1 month ago

        Okay, but then the TV is still running all the same spyware.

        Update: just disabling wifi doesn’t guarantee 100% privacy anymore on a densely populated area. Nowadays you’ve stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who’s partner and what devices are in it.

        • akilou
          50·
          1 month ago

          Deny it wifi credentials and it has nowhere to send the stuff it’s spying on

          • TCB13English
            21·
            1 month ago

            That doesn’t guarantee 100% privacy on a densely populated area anymore. Nowadays you’ve stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who’s partner and what devices are in it.

          • TCB13English
            21·
            1 month ago1 month ago

            That doesn’t guarantee 100% privacy on a densely populated area anymore. Nowadays you’ve stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who’s partner and what devices are in it.

            • recklessengagement
              20·
              1 month ago

              Iirc that’s specifically for amazon devices, this was regarding Samsung TVs

              • TCB13English
                10·
                1 month ago

                Not specifically for amazon devices, they’ve opened up the network to “selected partners”, I believe Samsung isn’t on the list but that may happen at any point and to be fair did you read the ToS to know if they don’t have something similar already? What are their plans?

                • recklessengagement
                  40·
                  1 month ago

                  All I know is that I’ve never connected my TV to the internet and never gotten ads on it

                  Not saying more sinister things aren’t possible, but for my TV to connect to some kind of mesh net, it would probably need a firmware update, which its not going to get, because again, its not connected to the internet.

    • Taleya
      10·
      1 month ago

      Dedicated mini pc running vlc and retroarch with a network link to my 18tb file server schwing schwing

      • ComradeSharkfuckerEnglish
        20·
        1 month ago

        Good choice, I’ve been tempted to set up something similar myself

        • Taleya
          10·
          30 days ago

          Go a mini itx over nuc, you can add a half decent gpu and run 1964 as well