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Serving my media library to my TV (local network only), i need suggestions (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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I currently have two TVs, one I use an appleTV with and the other with a googleTV HD (device formerly known as Chromecast), but they both have issues.

The jellyfin app on appleTV is messed up, it fucks up audio and subs all the time, and in general has a hard time with media that has multiple audio tracks, not using the audio I select with the remote.

The googleTV just stutters with almost everything, direct stream or transcoded doesn't matter. All of my library is just 1080p, I have proper wifi to it, all mobile devices stream just fine.

So neither of these provide me with a solution that really works.

What solutions can you recommend, that allows for seamless navigation of jellyfin with my remote? I don't want anything resembling a mouse/keyboard combo for navigation whatsoever.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Raspberry Pi with a cute case then, and/or glued/velcroed to the back of the TV. they also support HDMI-CEC so your TV's remote can work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do you know of a solution won't boots directly to jellyfin and can ONLY be used with that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

You can also just install the libreelec os (Kodi), and install the Jellyfin Kodi addon. Haven't tried that addon. I used to use Kodi when I had only one TV, and liked it. Now that I have 2 Android TVs, just installing Jellyfin on the TVs works fine. I might go back to rPIs and disconnect my TVs from the internet though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

like a commercially available one? negative, you have to tinker and make it such.

if you have linux on the player (like with said PC or Raspberry) you have full control and can set it up to boot directly into jellyfin-media-player in fullscreen TV mode (that's the one where remotes work).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah I really prefer as close to plug-and-play as possible, I don't want to spend hours tinkering to get something that basic working.

I'll take a look and see if it's low effort enough.