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stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 5 months agoThe smart TVs operate on Android TV, made by Google.
I’ve been self hosting as much as I can for awhile. The one thing I don’t have a good replacement solution for is Google TV. At least with alternate launchers and being able to install APKs (for now) it mostly works as a decent experience.
Back in the day wed hook up old desktops straight to living room PCs. There was no apps so we’d just go to websites.
I’d be surprised if there isn’t some kind of raspberry pi mini PC with a good guinerap around Linux.
Some people will use a PlayStation/Xbox as well.
Kodi is the open source alternative and it is a terrible experience compared to the purpose made sticks. It is confusing to use, and worse, very unreliable (my install would regularly completely break and crash on startup).
ripcord@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Eh, I gave up and bought cheap used Apple TVs to replace all the Android / Google TVs and Rokus in the house.
stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Apple TV isn’t compatible with some of the services that I use so h That isn’t an option either.
ripcord@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Like what?