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What are we doing for TVs these days software wise? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been using kodi but it just so limited and clunky. Android TV is better but that is a major challenge since Android TV is very tied to Google with not much existing outside of Google.

What I am looking for is a device that can work with mostly Jellyfin. I don't use any streaming services. It would need to work flawlessly with a remote and I am looking for something that maintains itself mostly.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jellyfin + Apple TV + Infuse = Bliss

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Apple TV only works on Apple hardware and isn't great for privacy or freedom. No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The "Apple TV" is Apple hardware.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. It is locked down and does not respect your freedom

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What can you do on your android tv that you can do on an Apple TV?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Install F-droid and not be locked into Apples ecosystem. Also there are privacy issues as well as it connects to Apples servers

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Does fdroid even work on android tv?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

At least on FireTV most apps work. (Not played around with AndroidTV yet)

Often they just don’t work with a remote, but you are always free to connect bluetooth/USB keyboards, mouse etc.

The official/standard app doesn’t work (well) with remotes, but F-Droid Classic works fine, though not 100% either (when an app is selected focus is not on anything visible, reading description and antifeatures doesn’t work), but installing, uninstalling, updating, filter and search work just fine.

There is also at least one list with apps that (kinda) work on AndroidTV

Though the only app I really use is Xtra, which doesn’t work with remotes. I also use KDE Connect, but I don’t remember how well it worked remotes, but once it’s running it doesn’t need any further interaction and you can send files and paste from a PC/laptop etc.

Some apps explicitly support TVs, like: Kodi, NOVA , Moonlight, BiglyBT, Shadowsocks for Android TV, Jellyfin for Android TV …

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Yes