The firestick is what I chose as my TV’s, a 10yo LG, jellyfin client. Works as intended, better really. One day I’ll block the stick’s internet connection, and it’ll be the almost perfect device, in that it plays almost anything natively. My server is a rpi4 so anything I can do to stop transcoding, I do.
Comment on Looking for MiTV box replacement
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 months ago
AppleTV\
Roku\
Firestick\
Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Block it sooner than later; the older they get the more they run like crap.
aksdb@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If the AppleTV allowed side loading, it would be my dream device. The UX and the speed of Apple devices are just so damn pleasing. But the artificial limits they impose on what you can run on them is damn frustrating.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
UI is garbage and remote sucks. I like the spec but my god is typing on the remote cumbersome. Intentionally so but it makes me hate them more.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
But that’s just the Mi box with a different name…
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So what box do you think exists that will play protected and non-protected content with a 10ft interface?
Only thing left I can think of is the Nvidia shield.
TechAdmin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yep, asking for something I’m sure a lot of us would love to have, a ready to go TV remote control style usage, but rather than having discussions about why those options aren’t viable just downvoting.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Thank you.