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I've come around to thinking just having a cheap computer with a normal OS with a wireless keyboard + touchpad combo hooked up to the TV is less of a pain than
by handrous 5y ago
I've come around to thinking just having a cheap computer with a normal OS with a wireless keyboard + touchpad combo hooked up to the TV is less of a pain than the "friendlier" alternatives, for DIYers, because it's so much simpler to set up and maintain, at least for video libraries. About the only thing I miss with that is last-episode tracking for series.
Main down-side is that it can be harder to get e.g. surround sound and HDR working reliably with a VLC + filesystem-browser solution.
- severine 5y agoAgree. What is HN's budget recommendation for Linux friendly wireless keyboard+touchpad?
- jabroni_salad 5y agoHow important is the touchpad part? The Logitech K400 is pretty good. I would encourage you to look at the 'airmouse' category of products, though. I have the Wechip one and it works pretty well and detects as a standard mouse/keyboard. It has a mini keyboard on one side and a D-pad on the other, with a wii-mote like function for moving the cursor.
- severine 5y agoThanks, I'll search for airmice. A touchpad is not essential if I can attain the same functionality. edit: Some review of air mouse remotes https://fixthephoto.com/best-air-mouse.html https://fixthephoto.com/best-air-mouse.html
- timc3 5y agoI disagree actually when compared to something like the vero 4k+ Running osmc & kodi.