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by pickleglitch7 hours ago |
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upvoteby giancarlostoro7 hours ago|
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They already own Tubi (think Hulu alternative) which I've used when literally no other streaming service had what I was looking for, and is surprisingly decent. I assume this is the beginning of their leap into streaming, wont be surprised if there's other acquisitions that will take place in similar spaces.

Personally I never bought into Roku because I didn't think they'd last very long.

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upvoteby IshKebab7 hours ago|
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> Or roll my own, but I've tried that and found it pretty difficult.

I agree, there seem to be no good options for this. You can use Kodi or whatever, but I want something that supports playing my ... totally legally acquired content... and Netflix/Disney/iPlayer/etc. In a package that's silent and low power.

Doesn't seem to exist unfortunately. I guess the closest is Nvidia Shield. You can apparently still sideload APKs onto that... for now. I'll buy one when they release an update. I'm patient!

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upvoteby CrimsonCape1 hours ago|
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Yeah, this space seems pretty sparse. Some of the Radxa SBCs are getting closer to a hardware solution for your vision, but there isn't real mainstream software. A self-hosted DNLA server is probably the most realistic option but DNLA has seemed to fall by the wayside in favor of paid streaming and plex/jellyfin.

That said, Tailscale did not exist when DNLA was popular, and DNLA over Tailscale seems a really promising non-jellyfin avenue.

Ultimately the problem will be lack of hardware decoders and poor interop with Dolby, DTS, etc.

https://bret.dk/radxa-dragon-q8b-a-laptop-cosplaying-as-an-s...

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upvoteby IshKebab56 minutes ago|
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I think the problem is that legit apps like Netflix are super restrictive about what they'll run on. Even if you just do it through a browser you need to be using Chrome on Windows or whatever or they'll restrict you to 720p.
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upvoteby presbyterian7 hours ago|
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If you’re already DIYing, set up a Jellyfin server and then any of the streaming boxes will work.
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upvoteby pickleglitch7 hours ago|
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Jellyfin is great, but it is solving a different problem entirely.
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upvoteby NetMageSCW6 hours ago|
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Apple TV.
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upvoteby IshKebab5 hours ago|
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Fine for Netflix etc. but it's not going to let you run bittorrent or whatever without a lot of pain.
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upvoteby newaccountman27 hours ago|
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I would not recommend Apple TV. I like the computers and the phone, but the TV is disappoint. Would recommend Nvidia Shield or something.

What I am going to do down the line personally is just buy a gaming laptop and use that. Can play games via Steam and watch stuff via Windows apps (e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll).

Only problem of course is the laptop will be pricier, but if someone was going to buy a tv streaming thing AND a gaming system of some kind, probably cheaper.

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upvoteby iwhalen7 hours ago|
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If you already have a gaming desktop, I can recommend Shield for both. Streaming services work out of the box of course. Then I use Sunshine[1] on my desktop to stream to Moonlight on the Shield. Both have wired ethernet connections. Latency is not noticeable in most cases.

[1]: https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine/

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upvoteby newaccountman26 hours ago|
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Nah, gave my desktop to my sister :e
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upvoteby pickleglitch7 hours ago|
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I like the laptop idea, I'd go with Linux instead of Windows, and even then I think it would be a challenge to get it working well with a remote. Nvidia Shield is just Android TV, which means handing Google all your data. Of course, Apple TV means handing Apple all your data, but that seems like maybe the least bad option. I don't know, I'm just tired of all of this shit.
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upvoteby newaccountman26 hours ago|
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I feel like remote can be convenient, but that I could get by with bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad.

I wonder if it would be possible to operate the computer as a whole with PS5 controller :thinking:

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upvoteby mplanchard7 hours ago|
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Agree Apple TV is not especially impressive (like, it’s fine, but I especially dislike the remote). I mostly just use my playstation, but there are some apps (criterion being the main one) that are not on the PS, so I use the Apple TV for those
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upvoteby newaccountman26 hours ago|
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Can you watch stuff from PlayStation though, like Netflix? lol
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upvoteby mplanchard6 hours ago|
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Yes, it has netflix, hbo, hulu, crunchyroll, etc etc etc. Even Apple TV (the streaming service).

The only thing I use but isn’t on there is criterion.

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upvoteby newaccountman26 hours ago|
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Shit, maybe I should just get a PlayStation :0
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upvoteby mplanchard2 hours ago|
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I resisted buying an apple tv for a long time, because I was going to have a playstation either way for games!

The (relatively) poor quality and difficulty of hooking my laptop up to the TV for criterion eventually pushed me to get one just for that, since there’s no word on if criterion has any plans to release an app for PS

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