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What are we doing for TVs these days software wise? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been using kodi but it just so limited and clunky. Android TV is better but that is a major challenge since Android TV is very tied to Google with not much existing outside of Google.

What I am looking for is a device that can work with mostly Jellyfin. I don't use any streaming services. It would need to work flawlessly with a remote and I am looking for something that maintains itself mostly.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Cheapest TV you can find that has the specs that you are interested in combined with a $50 pawn shop laptop and an inexpensive wireless keyboard and mouse.

Linux is optional but highly encouraged.

Connect that to a USB dac which is then piped into an amplifier for 2.0 sound.

I could probably rig up a subwoofer for a little extra oomph but none of the amplifiers I found at the thrift store have a way to turn off a powered amp or power an unpowered one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I have a TV. I just need a good TV box which probably will be a old RPI

Also I would rather continue to use Kodi over a keyboard. At least with kodi I can use my phone to control it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A 4B is kind of the minimum for newer Librelec versions. Still cheap and fanless with a good heat sink case. I've learned recently about CEC and it works on my old Panasonic with Viera but I keep a little Bluetooth keyboard around too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It works fine on a rpi3 (osmc)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

yeah I've got both. The 3 won't play the really hi red movies without down sampling from the server

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Recently got this for my laptop/TV in the bedroom, this thing is awesome.

It's a keyboard/touchpad/basic IR remote

https://a.co/d/5UbzJGv

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have a portable USB/Bluetooth DAC with jack, that get's me high quality music if rigged to my pc and can switch to phone/tv-box with a tap.

Doesn't annoy my neighbors and is a better DAC than those built in wireless earbuds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Another option would be one of the t95 Android boxes. There are some really great tutorials on how to replace their stock firmware with a Linux and get all of the activity and availability that you would typically need as a media box out of them for just you know $25 and 3 to 8 hours of your time depending on how tech savvy you are and what your luck of the draw is.