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> Theoretically I could watch amazon prime by plugging something that doesn't spy into an HDMI, and the TV can report very little spy data back. I’d be interes

> Theoretically I could watch amazon prime by plugging something that doesn't spy into an HDMI, and the TV can report very little spy data back. I’d be interested in people’s recommendations for this. Can you use a raspberry pi, for instance, and get good performance, and access to online services like Netflix? Do most people use some open source set top box software, or just raspbian and a browser?

AdmiralAsshat 8y ago
The NVIDIA Shield TV is a capable Android-powered set-top box that should be able to run Netflix without a problem, and has a pretty decent history of getting OS updates[0]. Had I not already built my own HTPC shortly before it came out, I probably would've gone with that. Kodi (which powers most RPi-based HTPC's) had a Netflix add-on for awhile, although last I checked it was more or less just the page running in a browser.
- paulie_a 8y ago
  Nvidia shield tv is awesome and runs Kodi also. Plus support for casting from my phone. I highly recommend it.
- maccam94 8y ago
  Kodi 18 (still in alpha) has inputstream and plugins for Netflix and Amazon that don't use a browser.
phobosdeimos 8y ago
Why not just plugin a laptop via HDMI? This worked 10 years ago and it still works today.