Comment on Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 7 months agoA NAS box assembled out whatever parts you can get for near-nothing on the local used market.
Comment on Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 7 months agoA NAS box assembled out whatever parts you can get for near-nothing on the local used market.
Infynis@midwest.social 7 months ago
It’s just not convenient, and not everyone in my house is as techy as I am, so having it work like a basic streaming setup is important. I also don’t want to run more cables through the attic lol
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is the issue. Roku is good for kids, wife, and me, three vastly different skill levels. My garage? It’s just my PC hooked up to a receiver that can go to a projector or a TV. I need something a little more user friendly inside. A buddy has the Nvidia Shield that I think is solid, but the Roku I have at home has a fantastic UI, or at least one were familiar with, which I think is key.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Fair enough, dad uses a chromecast, mum has a miui android TV stick that started off ok but the new Android TV version is pretty ad-heavy. Siblings don’t have big screens at all, and simply use laptops and phones for media consumption.
Dads savvy enough that he’ll just use the HTPC he has if the chromecast gets obnoxious, but mom could use something more bespoke. Getting that for 10 bucks without having her trade in her digital soul so to speak isn’t happening. “Cheapest” option I can think of is something like an RPI with OSMC/Kodi/JMP + a FLIRC receiver. For that will cost a Shield or OSMC Vero starts looking reasonable.