What other devices can serve the same purpose? I only really need to be able to run Playlet, Netflix, and Plex.
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I moved back to watching stuff on the browser in my PC
I’m running a thin client with Waydroid and Android TV images. It’s not perfect, but works pretty well with an existing BT remote control (PlayStation or some HDMI stick). Running the Jellyfin and some TV station’s Android apps and for everything else I’m using the browser with a bt keyboard.
Just so you know there are two Fox companies. The one that purchases Roku is not the new company. Research.
The parent of Fox News is Fox Corporation. It was enough to have the developer of a screensaver end his deal with them.
Plex
Plex has its own slew of issues and is known for enshittification. May I suggest Jellyfin instead?
Otherwise, listening in as well.
Jellyfin
I’d probably switch if I was the only one using Plex. I’d have to move quite a few users. I paid for lifetime long ago, so… 🤷
I see!
always can count on a jellyfin user to shame someone for using Plex.
Nah, no shame, it’s just that Jellyfin as a noncommercial solution is less mainstream, so if someone isn’t a permanent Lemmy resident, they may genuinely not know of its existence.
If Plex works for you, yay!
it will be FOX ads, mostly shoveling thier propaganda at smart tv owners. Fox newscorp, and not the DISNEY owned fox(the cinema side of FOX). murdoch was pretty smart in seperating the 2 companies.
I’ve moved completely to Chromecast. They also have some very interesting sideloaded apps (SmartTube).
SmartTube
tempting but… https://smarttubeapp.github.io/
“My development environment was infected by unknown malicious software, as a result of which a few builds may have been affected. Once the issue was detected, I secured everything with a full disk wipe, restored a clean setup, and now all builds are scanned with VirusTotal. The F-Droid version will also be verified before release.”
Looks like he acted quickly and the issue is resolved. But obviously only do what you’re comfortable with.
/me pays special attention to this post.
I have a pi 4 running lineageos TV and primarily using nuvio and smart tube. It’s great, consistent, and for the most part just works.
Although with the current price of them it probably only makes sense if you have an extra pi laying around
Get a dumb TV, a nice HDMI cable, have it hook to your PC. Watch things from your ad-free browser.
Where do you find a modern dumb TV nowadays?
I bought a 32" Westinghouse dumb TV for $149 from walmart several months back. I use it in my workshop where I don’t have wi-fi. I use an over-the-air antennae and wanted to just have it come on and play without having to go through menus and shit…
Sceptre still makes them. I bought a 50" 4K from walmart under that brand a few years ago
Just get any TV but don’t connect it WiFi or ethernet.
I’ve heard the only way to get a modern one is to basically get one that’s meant for commercial signage. =\
There also one from Sceptre but I guess they’re not the best TVs.
Yeah, I bought a Samsung Hospitality 65" TV and a Samsung Q-Series Soundbar. I like it, but I wish I didn’t have to spend the money I did to get it.
you can’t at any reasonable price and quality
NVIDIA shield
Unfortunately they’re now $300.
The bought more ownership but they still owned a chunk of it the whole time
first i’d look into if there are any jailbreak options for the device you already own
Recommend Jellyfin over Plex if you have the ability to switch.
Or if you want an instant streaming option similar to Netflix/Hulu/etc. try Nuvio instead (or Stremio). It takes some configuration but it’s not difficult to figure out. I’ll give you a hint: sign up for Premiumize then install these plug-ins to get yourself started: Comet + Watchly + Streaming Catalogs
Good tip for those who don’t have the ability to sail. 🏴☠️
FYI it’s piracy but Premiumize will keep your ISP off your ass. No VPN needed.
I tried to switch to Jellyfin a long while back but didn’t get far because I couldn’t get it to keep the folder-based organization structure I already had in place for my library. Is it still the case that Jellyfin doesn’t allow folder-centric navigation?
I can do folders on my Jellyfin setup, seems to work. :)
Sweet! I’ll have to set it up and try it again!
I believe it’s possible? It’s not something I use but it could be worth looking into again if you prefer that.
Sweet, I’ll have to check it out again! Thanks!
My pleasure, good luck!
I’ve been working on a setup similar to this. I’m not sure if I’m going more this route or Plasma Bigscreen. I got a bit into it and then the decade old laptop I was repurposing started having bios issues, so now I’ve got to update bios to the latest version for that hardware and if that doesn’t fix it, I’ll harvest it for parts and build something with its corpse.
I’m on an Onn 4k plus with projectivy launcher which itself is so much better but also with a few remote buttons remapped, some sideloaded apps like smarttube and it’s such a better experience from my old Roku.
This is what I did too! I’m pretty happy with it
I have one of these in my liv8ng room and one in my office. Irs so easy to use that I gav3 one to my 75-year-ole mom snd my nephe2 with cerebral palsy. Theyre the nest bang for your buck in streaming boxes.
Do you need a Google account do use this?
I couldn’t do this without signing into a Google account first. Does it depend on the device or am I doing something wrong?
Actually, I think you have to sign into a Google account for the initial setup, but then you can go about degoogling it after enabling Developer Options.
What launcher do you use? The regular one simply refuses to stay connected to my wifi
Plenty of other great launchers mentioned (Projectivy is damn good) but I thought I’d put in a vote for FLauncher. It’s blood simple: here’s a screen listing your apps. THE END.
You can change the background wallpaper, make different sections for different apps, hide/show specific apps and sort them as you will, but that is it. Perfect if you only plan to go back to the home menu when you’re switching between apps (like me).
Projectivy Launcher is quite good. I’d also recommend these ones:
https://apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.leanbitlab.ltvL
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.luncher.launcher
