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Getting an Amazon Firestick and putting Kodi on it is a great way to watch stuff locally if you have a NAS full of media Otherwise, look at getting an Intel Co

Getting an Amazon Firestick and putting Kodi on it is a great way to watch stuff locally if you have a NAS full of media Otherwise, look at getting an Intel Compute Stick. They are full PCs that plug into an HDMI port. Running VLC on these is a pretty good solution

attendant3446 2y ago
Only Firestick has crap software and slow as hell.
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
  The latest Firestick 4K Max is slow, full of ads, and locked down to where some of the more fun side-loading features don't work anymore like remote button remapping. I ditched it and got an Apple TV that doesn't force you to watch ads for Ford pickup trucks.
  - adamomada 2y ago
    But Kodi is available for the fire stick while you have to jump some hoops with third party signing services to keep it on Apple TV. It’s certainly better in other ways but this thread doesn’t follow
- Minor49er 2y ago
  Kodi is the only application I run on my Firesticks
  - attendant3446 2y ago
    I use it to run the Jellyfin client, but it's still painful to use because you can't bypass the Firestick home screen, which is bloated with ads and takes seconds to load. I find this unacceptable in a commercial product.
ssl-3 2y ago
That seems like old advice. Why are we still hacking on Amazon Firesticks? And the last Intel Compute Stick was released in 2021 -- the Compute Stick is just another consumer product that Intel has killed (along with their NUCs and their reliable/inexpensive desktop motherboards). I mean, Kodi is wonderful, but the platforms to use it with seem to have moved on. As an example: For years now, a Raspberry Pi 4 with LibreELEC is a fine way to watch local media on even convoluted AV rigs with its dual HDMI outputs. A Pi 5 also works. (And both can use CEC, so navigation can happen with the normal TV remote without additional fuckery.)
- Minor49er 2y ago
  The old advice works which is why I suggested it. I've been using this setup for years and it has been excellent for watching everything

attendant3446 2y ago

Only Firestick has crap software and slow as hell.

hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
The latest Firestick 4K Max is slow, full of ads, and locked down to where some of the more fun side-loading features don't work anymore like remote button remapping. I ditched it and got an Apple TV that doesn't force you to watch ads for Ford pickup trucks.
- adamomada 2y ago
  But Kodi is available for the fire stick while you have to jump some hoops with third party signing services to keep it on Apple TV. It’s certainly better in other ways but this thread doesn’t follow
Minor49er 2y ago
Kodi is the only application I run on my Firesticks
- attendant3446 2y ago
  I use it to run the Jellyfin client, but it's still painful to use because you can't bypass the Firestick home screen, which is bloated with ads and takes seconds to load. I find this unacceptable in a commercial product.

ssl-3 2y ago

That seems like old advice. Why are we still hacking on Amazon Firesticks? And the last Intel Compute Stick was released in 2021 -- the Compute Stick is just another consumer product that Intel has killed (along with their NUCs and their reliable/inexpensive desktop motherboards). I mean, Kodi is wonderful, but the platforms to use it with seem to have moved on. As an example: For years now, a Raspberry Pi 4 with LibreELEC is a fine way to watch local media on even convoluted AV rigs with its dual HDMI outputs. A Pi 5 also works. (And both can use CEC, so navigation can happen with the normal TV remote without additional fuckery.)

Minor49er 2y ago
The old advice works which is why I suggested it. I've been using this setup for years and it has been excellent for watching everything