I tried hooking up a Kodi install to my TV to get decent smart functionality on the old thing. Turns out remote control UI is actually quite hard to get right a

I tried hooking up a Kodi install to my TV to get decent smart functionality on the old thing. Turns out remote control UI is actually quite hard to get right and all the open source options seem to miss the mark, despite the decades of hard work and best intentions. With modern smart TVs I don't think you need any external boxes, but if you like to separate the smart from the TV, I don't think there are that many better options than either Apple TV or Chromecast with Android TV, depending on what tech company you'd like to share your data with.