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Anyone got a suggestion for smart-ing a dumb TV? Preferably away from big tech and towards the self-hosted end of the spectrum.
Ability to play from Jellyfin, Netflix, Disney+, etc would be great.
Plus ability to control with a remote rather than keyboard & mouse that we currently use with the PC plugged into TV setup.
Honestly the big tech way is so much less headache than the other stuff. I've had a Chromecast and not apple tv and its quite decent. Most game consoles do the job really well too
The main thing that bugs me about my Chromecast is the gradual loss of functionality over time, presumably as a part of planned obsolescence or deliberately crippling features to make you pay for premium options.
Next time I need to replace/upgrade something, I think I'm just going to skip streaming at all and just hide a full desktop somewhere and pirate everything.
Today I wall-mounted our TV, then strapped an old laptop to the back with Kodi on it. Looks great so long as you don't look behind the TV 😆