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> Or roll my own, but I've tried that and found it pretty difficult. I agree, there seem to be no good options for this. You can use Kodi or whatever, but I wa
by IshKebab 5mo ago
> Or roll my own, but I've tried that and found it pretty difficult.
I agree, there seem to be no good options for this. You can use Kodi or whatever, but I want something that supports playing my ... totally legally acquired content... and Netflix/Disney/iPlayer/etc. In a package that's silent and low power.
Doesn't seem to exist unfortunately. I guess the closest is Nvidia Shield. You can apparently still sideload APKs onto that... for now. I'll buy one when they release an update. I'm patient!
- presbyterian 5mo agoIf you’re already DIYing, set up a Jellyfin server and then any of the streaming boxes will work.
- pickleglitch 5mo agoJellyfin is great, but it is solving a different problem entirely.
- presbyterian 5mo agoNot really. The person I'm replying to wants to watch streaming services and their own files. Grab any streaming box that supports the services, and it almost certainly has a Jellyfin app or a compatible one. Problem solved.
- NetMageSCW 5mo agoApple TV.
- IshKebab 5mo agoFine for Netflix etc. but it's not going to let you run bittorrent or whatever without a lot of pain.
- CrimsonCape 5mo agoYeah, this space seems pretty sparse. Some of the Radxa SBCs are getting closer to a hardware solution for your vision, but there isn't real mainstream software. A self-hosted DNLA server is probably the most realistic option but DNLA has seemed to fall by the wayside in favor of paid streaming and plex/jellyfin. That said, Tailscale did not exist when DNLA was popular, and DNLA over Tailscale seems a really promising non-jellyfin avenue. Ultimately the problem will be lack of hardware decoders and poor interop with Dolby, DTS, etc. https://bret.dk/radxa-dragon-q8b-a-laptop-cosplaying-as-an-sbc/ https://bret.dk/radxa-dragon-q8b-a-laptop-cosplaying-as-an-s...
- IshKebab 5mo agoI think the problem is that legit apps like Netflix are super restrictive about what they'll run on. Even if you just do it through a browser you need to be using Chrome on Windows or whatever or they'll restrict you to 720p.