Comment on Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client

merthyr1831@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• keyez@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are a couple of devices, a few months ago during a similar discussion on Lemmy I saved this but doesn’t seem to be many videos or reviews out in the wild

  www.pishop.us/product/vero-v/

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  • nix98@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is very interesting. Do you know anyone who has actually tried these?

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    • keyez@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t but searching online there’s a couple of YouTube videos. Also there’s a couple recent threads on AV forums talking about the device. Seems like it gets plenty of updates and attention but no I haven’t gotten a solid recommendation yet. I’ll probably give it a shot here in a few months assuming that US store price doesnt go up further

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• Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Both use Linux under the hood. You can even install LineageOS on some TVs.

  The only reason AndroidTV is bullshit is the manufacturers because casual users want shit like Netflix and Prime preinstalled. Google TV in particular comes with a lot of crap and the ads, which believe it or not some users take as a feature.

  But that’s not inherent to Android TV as an OS, it’s exactly like Android phones and manufacturers preloading a bunch of crap to make an extra buck. If your run AOSP you get none of that crap, and it’s fully open-source.

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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I think it’s a chicken and egg problem. A FOSS Roku-replacement needs apps to make get popular, and manufacturers won’t port their apps until it’s popular. Basically, manufacturers need someone with a big marketing budget to help them feel comfortable investing in a platform, but that’s not going to happen with a nice FOSS platform.

  Maybe if we collectively raise like $100M or something, we could put together a big enough marketing budget to convince some of the bigger names (Netflix, HBO, etc) to take the risk, and the rest will follow if it’s popular enough. Maybe.

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