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Let's rephrase that: All the commercial streaming boxes suck now As mentioned elsewhere a single board computer like a Raspberry Pi running LibreElec + Kodi s
by the_third_wave 4y ago
Let's rephrase that:
All the commercial streaming boxes suck now
As mentioned elsewhere a single board computer like a Raspberry Pi running LibreElec + Kodi still works fine. Jellyfin is another good alternative.
It was clear from the outset that commercial streaming things would eventually turn into steaming piles of muck since that is the way all such things go. The same is true for "smart" televisions (and most other commercial "smart" things) as there is always the urge to "monetize" that extra channel which has been opened to the customer, to "partner" with "affiliates" to deliver "added value", to... turn everything into shit.
Run your own things instead using free software on your own hardware without ties to some data-leaching mother ship somewhere out on the 'net.
- zamnos 4y agoWhere does Plex fit in though? Because it's free but absolutely riddled with ads these days.
- defrost 4y agoThe Jellyfin of the hoi polloi? Plex is why Jellyfin forked away.
- theshrike79 4y agoRiddled? There's one section with their crappy D-list movies you can stream. You can turn that off easily.