I have an old Xiaomi Box and it’s absurd how over the years it went from a purely functional media device to a complete shit show covered ads. Genuinely disgusted me every time I turned the TV on. I couldn’t stand it anymore, I had to tear out the launcher with ADB and replace it with FLauncher.
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helenslunch@feddit.nl 11 months ago
I just can’t recommend anything with Android anymore. The enshittification is real. They’re already rolling out full-screen video ads in the OS. Even Plex lived long enough to become the villain.
I’ve just been plugging in my laptop. Super inconvenient but that’s where we are now.
bear@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 11 months ago
What exactly is your problem with Plex? I’ve used it for years and there’s not even a hint of ads. They bow offer their own content as well, but you can simply remove that (or just not add it in the first place) from your start page. Other than that?
helenslunch@feddit.nl 11 months ago
All kinds of problems. Most recently they’re sharing your friends recent activity to you via email and vise versa, without your consent. Also I have removed their own content from my dashboard several times but they keep rearranging it and re-adding it.
stellargmite@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is this via social / account stuff within the plex ecosphere ? Ive never used any of that (wittingly) including seperate user accounts in my household. Is it between such accounts you’re referring to, or more insidious than that ? Ive been plexing for some years but always have one eye on jellyfin. If theyre doing anything dodgy with data I will jump. Need to have another look at their policies and settings - its been a while. Good to have a headsup.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Jellyfin is not a for-profit project so there’s no motivation to push non-sense like that.
There’s also no motivation for them to dedicate a ton of resources to build a slick or easy to use system, but those are your choices.
ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Interface is riddled with stuff that isn’t on my local network.
I just want something to manage the stuff on my local network!
jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Jellyfin has no shareholders to push the enshittification
Grey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Emby gang
somegadgetguy@lemdro.id 11 months ago
I’m back to a full computer again too, and if you don’t have a laptop handy, the new little mini PCs are surprisingly affordable too. If you don’t want to build a raspberry pi.
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Which mini-pc would you recommend? RPis are not sold here officially and thus very expensive.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 11 months ago
RPi’s probably not a great option anyway. Too low-powered for streaming video.
I’d probably recommend one of the used USFF office PCs w/ X86 processors commonly for sale on eBay for cheap. Bonus: These are the same ones people will recommend for low power homeservers so you could have it running those as well.
Lemongrab@lemmy.one 11 months ago
What about a chromebox flashed with some linux os? Nice and cheap mini x86 pc. Just picked one up for 35 bucks with an i7 6th gen, just hoping it uses sodimm and isnt integrated on the mobo.
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
The Dell Optiplex micro form factor might be a good option. You can get them cheap on the second hand market (at least here in the US).