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Looking for MiTV box replacement (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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I have a MiTV box with Android that runs apps for Jellyfin, Prime Video and Disney Plus. I would like to replace it with a mini PC, like some N100 box, to have more control over what runs on it. I tried a Pi with Kodi once, but I hate the UI so much. It's just not my thing.

What other options do I have with self-hosted alternatives? I want a central UI like AndroidTV offers, I need Jellyfin, Disney Plus, Prime Video and some local TV station's streaming offerings and some remote control.

I don't think that's possible, as you can only run Disney and Prime in a browser or their apps. And using a browser on the TV is not nice UX. But maybe some of the great people here have cracked that nut and can help me.

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[–] AtariDump 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

AppleTV

Roku

Firestick

Édit: Downvoted for a legitimate answer? This is why people don’t want to post/help when people ask questions.

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

The firestick is what I chose as my TV's, a 10yo LG, jellyfin client. Works as intended, better really. One day I'll block the stick's internet connection, and it'll be the almost perfect device, in that it plays almost anything natively. My server is a rpi4 so anything I can do to stop transcoding, I do.

[–] AtariDump 2 points 2 months ago

Block it sooner than later; the older they get the more they run like crap.

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

But that's just the Mi box with a different name...

[–] AtariDump 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So what box do you think exists that will play protected and non-protected content with a 10ft interface?

Only thing left I can think of is the Nvidia shield.

Edit: Downvotes but no responses. Very telling.

[–] TechAdmin 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yep, asking for something I'm sure a lot of us would love to have, a ready to go TV remote control style usage, but rather than having discussions about why those options aren't viable just downvoting.

[–] AtariDump 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you.

[–] aksdb 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If the AppleTV allowed side loading, it would be my dream device. The UX and the speed of Apple devices are just so damn pleasing. But the artificial limits they impose on what you can run on them is damn frustrating.

[–] Squizzy 2 points 2 months ago

UI is garbage and remote sucks. I like the spec but my god is typing on the remote cumbersome. Intentionally so but it makes me hate them more.