okay just to start things of; I AM NOT AN ADVANCED USER, I WOULD SAY BOTTOM OF INTERMMEDIATE AT BEST!!!

im planning on ditching my chromecast for a little mini pc with plasma bigscreen, so i’m just wondering what distro would be good for that. I’ll also be hosting my jellyfin server, and maybe game too but idrk

    • TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml
      0·
      5 days ago

      Oh I agree, chromecasts and any android streaming box are a hard no. It’s just really important to recognize that replacing one with a mini pc is going to be much more expensive than just using a better streaming box.

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        5 days ago

        So what IS a better streaming box if Chromecast and Android are out? IIRC Roku is enshittifying and Apple TV is great, but it’s even more proprietary and locked down than an Android box. Shield is also Android I think?

        • TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml
          0·
          5 days ago

          I use appletv. It’s the best available option I’m aware of and certainly the best one in the ~$100 price range.

          • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
            1·
            4 days ago

            I’ll agree that it’s a good device, but this being the Linux community, I suspect most people would prefer something running open source software.

            Also apparently these days it’s like 250€, 320€ with ethernet and extra storage. No longer feels like a good deal to me, I had one when it was ~170€ with ethernet.