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
    2·
    1 year 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
      0·
      1 year 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
          1·
          1 year 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
            01·
            1 year 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·
                  1 year 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·
          1 year 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).

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.deEnglish
      02·
      1 year 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·
        1 year 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·
        1 year 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.