Comment on Help choosing an android tv box

NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• magicsaifa@feddit.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is there a good way to watch the streaming services on your TV without trusting either Google/Apple/Amazon to not spy on you with their hardware?

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  • MeowWeHaveAProblem@toast.ooo ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can use kodi on any old computer or a kodi device like Vero that uses OSMC. There are non official apps for most services. Some take a little time setting up, others just username and password. While kodi its self might not spy. The streaming services certainly still track what you watch.

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  • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Probably not.

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  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good question.

    For youtube, there are alternative frontends (piped etc.)

    I have no experience with the others.

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  • peregus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I went for an old small PC so that I can get 4K on Netflix with Edge (most Android box tops at 1080p or less, I don’t remember, because they are not certified by Netflix). I can watch YouTube videos on piped.com, use a VPN to watch contents available only in other countries and in this way no one is spying on me.

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• om1k@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If that is a true priority, then you do not want Android TV.

  Not even a raspberry pi with lineage os?

  You would also be hesitant with youtube and netflix

  I know. As I said, I’d be using Jellyfin for the most part.

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