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I currently use an Apple TV 4K, which is - as far as I'm aware - more or less the best streaming box you can buy. However, it's the version without ethernet, and Steam Link has become a dog over wifi for some reason. So I figured I'd look around to see if there's an alternative solution.

Hardware-wise, I have a Dell Optiplex 3020 or a 2014 Mac mini (running Debian), to choose from, but have no real idea where to go from there, beyond the vague notion that KDE have put big screen mode back into beta. I did have a play with that a few months ago in a VM, but was struck that there were (obviously) no applications that made any real use of it.

Does anyone out there run anything they've built themselves? If so, what?

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[-] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Okay so you aren't using streaming services

That's the issue with htpc they limit to 720p if not using their apps which they've removed from pcs and now only mobile

[-] shellington@piefed.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah i am trying to go as open source as possible to avoid this kind of crap, plex is the only closed source thing i still use and that will be replaced by Jellyfin soon.

[-] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

I tried jelly fin but have had plex for so long with lifetime pass it's hard to swap

[-] shellington@piefed.zip 1 points 2 days ago

same my biggest issue is having to go through the hassle of setting up tailscale on device for when not at home. I will admit I have been kind of putting off dumping plex.

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