Even if you want streaming, don’t use the TV’s apps. Use a Chromecast or attach an entertainment PC to it. Chromecasts can be replaced for cheap, PCs can be upgraded. Neither is true of a “smart” TV.
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Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 8 months agoIf you dont mind me asking - what do you use your TV for?
If it’s a gaming, or watching movies off your home server, that makes sense.
kescusay@lemmy.world 8 months ago
AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve got a cable DVR and a Raspberry Pi running LibreElec plugged into it.
I’ve only experimented a little with gaming since I don’t own a console and my PC is in another room. I had the whatever the Steam software is installed on the Pi for awhile, so I could stream games from the PC.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
A lot of the people making the suggestion are paying for a box. It might look the same as the built in Android TV a lot of the time, but you can have something that doesn’t choke loading apps as often, or a box you specifically chose for better support or more ability to modify the base Android.
deweydecibel@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Nvidia Shield line is being left to twist in the wind and it’s a god damn shame.