Is the nvidia shield TV still the go-to box for streaming content to your TV?

I don’t really need much, just something that can pick up jellyfin. hulu/HBO/etc. is a bonus

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    332·
    7 months ago

    I just can’t recommend anything with Android anymore. The enshittification is real. They’re already rolling out full-screen video ads in the OS. Even Plex lived long enough to become the villain.

    I’ve just been plugging in my laptop. Super inconvenient but that’s where we are now.

    • somegadgetguy@lemdro.idEnglish
      7·
      7 months ago

      I’m back to a full computer again too, and if you don’t have a laptop handy, the new little mini PCs are surprisingly affordable too. If you don’t want to build a raspberry pi.

        • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          RPi’s probably not a great option anyway. Too low-powered for streaming video.

          I’d probably recommend one of the used USFF office PCs w/ X86 processors commonly for sale on eBay for cheap. Bonus: These are the same ones people will recommend for low power homeservers so you could have it running those as well.

          • Lemongrab@lemmy.oneEnglish
            0·
            7 months ago

            What about a chromebox flashed with some linux os? Nice and cheap mini x86 pc. Just picked one up for 35 bucks with an i7 6th gen, just hoping it uses sodimm and isnt integrated on the mobo.

                • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
                  1·
                  7 months ago

                  Oh, I would look into that first. Big problem with Linux is driver support and while you would think ChromeOS = Linux = same support, it unfortunately doesn’t work that way.

                  That doesn’t look like it would have SODIMM either…

                  I’m thinking about running WayDroid on mine…

        • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          The Dell Optiplex micro form factor might be a good option. You can get them cheap on the second hand market (at least here in the US).

    • Solar Bear@slrpnk.netEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      I will have an OG Xiaomi Mi Box and it’s absurd how over the years it went from a purely functional media device to a complete shit show covered ads. Genuinely disgusted me every time I turned the TV on. I couldn’t stand it anymore, I had to tear out the launcher with ADB and replace it with FLauncher.

      I wish Kodi wasn’t such a pain in the ass to deal with, especially for YouTube. We really need a new FOSS media center application. Until then, at least FLauncher works for now as a simple app switcher for a handful of Android apps.

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.deEnglish
      13·
      7 months ago

      What exactly is your problem with Plex? I’ve used it for years and there’s not even a hint of ads. They bow offer their own content as well, but you can simply remove that (or just not add it in the first place) from your start page. Other than that?

      • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
        4·
        7 months ago

        All kinds of problems. Most recently they’re sharing your friends recent activity to you via email and vise versa, without your consent. Also I have removed their own content from my dashboard several times but they keep rearranging it and re-adding it.

      • ebits21@lemmy.caEnglish
        0·
        7 months ago

        Interface is riddled with stuff that isn’t on my local network.

        I just want something to manage the stuff on my local network!

        Anyways… I now use Jellyfin a lot for the above reasons … until it doesn’t work lol.