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  • Is a RaspberryPi enough to display 4K media, or would a more advanced mini PC be needed?

    Your OP mentioned a PC. My point is basically that android tv boxes and even worse, commercial ones that lock you in, aren’t good solutions. You might as well get something that you can ssh into and do whatever you want with.

    You will get a better experience if you treat your tv as a desktop instead of a phone imo. You can also easily get a UI that feels like an apple tv, but still be able to access your desktop or access it from a laptop if needed.

    If you want to do fancy stuff, you will be stuck running around trying to find an app that doesn’t bombard you with ads while 10 lines of python would have done the job if you had something properly open and easy to use. There’s a bit of a learning curve I guess, but it’s nothing difficult.

    Ed: that last one wasn’t my down vote btw, I was kind of being a dick and I can understand the mirrored tone.





  • Grimy@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.worldSo, what to do about Smart TVs?
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    No that’s dumb. Just get a PC. It’s 2025, you can use your phone as a remote control if you don’t want a keyboard. They even sell little remotes with the keyboard included (search tv remote for htpc on Amazon, I’m talking about the Rii i8 model).

    The fire stick phones home and won’t let you do what you want with it either. It’s the exact same thing as a smart tv.