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Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client (lemmy.world)
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My jellyfin collection has finally become large enough that I have been able to cancel all my streaming services. My issue now is that I want to get rid of my Roku's that are hooked up to each TV.

Is there a good alternative? It MUST be family approved, meaning:

  1. It is not visible (no desktop/laptop hooked up)
  2. It is low power
  3. It has a simple remote control
  4. It supports Jellyfin
  5. It is relatively cheap (< $150)

I am sure I could build something out of a raspberry pi, but:

  1. I don't need another project I have to fiddle with
  2. It MUST support new codecs (h.265/AC1/aac/...) as I want direct play from my server
  3. If it stutters/buffers once, it goes into the trash!

I've generally been mostly happy with my Roku, and my pi.hole blocks most of their analytics, but last week, I pressed the home button on my Roku and it started play a video add with audio. Completely unacceptable (That has happened twice in the last week). And in general, the more of this crap I can get out of my life the better!

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[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you don't want ads creeping in everywhere, the only prebuilt option is appletv. otherwise you have to build it yourself :/

[–] a_baby_duck@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Not true, unless by "build yourself" you mean install Projectivy Launcher on any Android box that supports it.

[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What boxes support this then?

[–] a_baby_duck@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I run it on an NVIDIA Shield. Can't speak to any others with certainty, but from a quick search, there are guides for installing on Fire Stick and ONN devices too.

I suspect it'll run on just about any Android or Google TV device as long as the default launcher setting isn't locked down, and even then you can probably enable it with a couple quick ADB commands.

[–] primemagnus@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

The aTV will give you the best experience when it comes to dark patterns. But just note, a new model is on the horizon, so hold out a little longer.