Does anybody sell a dumb streaming box outside of Roku ? Like I want to be install Netflix as an app and watch it on my TV. But I otherwise dont want to login to google/amazon/apple ?
Failing that is their a #Floss solution here that would also be low maintenance and user friendly on my family.
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@trashheap my first thought is arduino board with linux with flatpak or ubuntu mobile with snap
@budsofstone @trashheap I think you'd need something a lot beefier. A recent Rasperry Pi might do it in a browser window (no app). Everything else requires a log in or a shady Android install.
@joe @budsofstone Ive been mulling over the Raspberry Pi or other SBC w/ Full screen browser.
The couch experience seems really clunky though. I wish there was some sort of webstandard which would make these site browseable with a controller or TV remote.
@trashheap @budsofstone It's not a good option, requires a special mouse at best.
@joe @trashheap i mean ive done it before and known other people who do, single board computers are plenty powerful enough to run streaming at 1080p @ 60f which is higher quality than you get with netflix anyway. I recommend a mini bt keyboard/trackpad for controlling it. You can make it autostart any one of the streaming services from boot. openelec linux might be a good option if you are looking for a more simple gui with apps front and center. There are plenty of other htpc distros as well.
@trashheap libreelec with kodi is another popular option.
i prefer a more tranditional os, but im a luddite uber nerd that does most things from the terminal. So my prefs are probably not most peoples.
@trashheap im not sure, i think mlooking through PRs and community forums would be the best for figuring that out
@budsofstone Ive actually got a lot of experience with Kodi from about a decade ago. However, my experience was that Streaming service plugins would often break or were unstable. Has that changed?