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It is weird how FOSS is constantly reinventing this wheel. All the user wants is the ability to play media over the network and via USB. Think VLC on a HDMI sti
by 1970-01-01 2y ago
It is weird how FOSS is constantly reinventing this wheel. All the user wants is the ability to play media over the network and via USB. Think VLC on a HDMI stick. Simple and elegant. What we always end up with is a media server for the network, with torrents, RSS feeds, email alerts, weather, and a semi broken media player, almost as an afterthought. We want a hammer but end up with a hammer factory distribution center, warehouse, and a crane specifically designed to move around pallets of hammers.
- koolba 2y ago> Think VLC on a HDMI stick. VLC can stream on the local network directly to a chromecast. And surprisingly it actually works.
- ikr678 2y agoI do this now, but single guy who sees me using it will inevitably launch into an extensive explanation of how it is wrong/insufficient and some sort of media management server and phone app ui would be better. The file is on my pc, I want it on my dumb tv. A chromecast was the minimum number of steps to make that happen (an extra long hdmi cable was more expensive than a chromecast at the time) and works every time without internet or ads.