Comment on Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

• Ilikecheese@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  God, if I could just install SmartTube and Kodi/Stremio on an Apple TV, I’d convert in a heartbeat. Until then, I’ll keep my Shield TV Pro.

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  • mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Install libreelec onto a raspberry pi 4. Its a linix OS that automatically boots into Kodi.

    It has an ad free youtube addon that has no ads, which you can augment with a sponsorblock addon.

    If you have or jellyfin, but intergrate really well with kodi. For plex, use plexkodiconnect, for jellyfin, use the jellyfin kodi app.

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    • Ilikecheese@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I used to be into that sort of tinkering and custom install/configuring of all sorts of software. I probably still have 2-3 flircs in a drawer somewhere.

      These days I just want to be able to buy something, plug it in, and have it work. The idea of installing a plex/jellyfin server and a custom OS on a pi might as well be the same as getting a 4 year degree at this point. I’m sure it works out great for loads of people, but it’s definitely not something I’m interested in.

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      • mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thats all well and good mate. Id say youree a couple of YouTube vidoes away from getting the above done, but if you aren’t interested that’s no problem.

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    • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What about the remote?

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      • mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Flirc has a great remote if you go with the above called the skip.

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    • teichflamme@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I used Kodi for almost a decade and switched to firetv because add-ons were breaking constantly. Netflix worked maybe 20% of the time.

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  • TwanHE@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Chromecast with stremio is still the perfect streaming setup for me, now if only the voice recognition on the remote was a bit less shit.

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    • CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Chromecast with stremio

      Just so that people are aware, from stremio’s privacy policy…

      The analytics technology we use is Google Analytics. To learn more about Google Analytics and your privacy, visit www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics you can use various browser addons such as tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or www.ghostery.com .

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• loki_d20@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If only it didn’t require me to buy a newer iPhone or iPad to validate my account.

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  • a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pretty sure you don’t need one. I’ll look into it later tonight and get back to you though

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    • Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You don’t. I’ve set one up without a single other Apple device in the house.

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    • loki_d20@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In order to update my iTV, they tell me I have to have a newer phone.

      Similar to: reddit.com/…/apple_tv_is_now_unusable_without_an_…

      Now you can use it, but guess what is required for future app updates? Later OS updates. It’s a trap.

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      • IamAnonymous@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Are you the OP in that post? There seems to be an Apple account issue. It doesn’t ask for this for a software update. The screen comes up when you add an Apple ID. I recently signed out of my Apple TV and got the same screen. I used the physical remote and entered my credentials. I didn’t need to use my phone, even though that was an option.

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      • a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        II don’t know how to fix your problem but I am curious about it.

        I assume you have an old iPhone tied to your iCloud account. What happens if you untie that phone and wait like a day (some iCloud stuff is weird and can take about 24 hours to update server side info)

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  • lemann@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well that’s destroyed any interest I may have had in them

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    • IamAnonymous@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That information is incorrect.

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• PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Agree 100% with this, and I’ve tried most all of them.

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