I still use my original xbox that runs xbmc (from when xbmc was still just a linux distro for xbox) as my media server. It works fantasically with plenty of storage.
i’m not very familiar with the capabilities of the original xbox, how does that work? are you able to stream stuff using it?
What about high-res media? Encountered any issues with playback?
I can’t attest to that. I am more than fine with 1080p.
i mean 8gb is plenty of ram for a video-playing device?
I meant storage, I corrected the meme to make it clearer ^^
didnt know you could edit lemmy posts like this. neat.
Maybe they meant storage?
I really want to upgrade my previous gen shield but last time I looked nothing was that impressive.
For video, why do you need more? The shield was obviously designed to work with Stadia, which flat out failed.
I got sick of all the ads on Google TV/ChromeCast and Fire TV. Not to mention the shitty layouts that get worse and worse every year.
I got an Apple TV box and it has been fantastic. I still see some Apple TV ads when turn it on? But they are much less annoying and contained to one play. Not mixed in with the app I’m trying to open.
you can also just move the appleTV App away, so you wont see these ads, just put some other app at the first place
Why not use a raspberry pi with a media center?
I’ve been looking into that recently. I want to set up my own homelab server (or at least a NAS).
I’m streaming on one right now. With the newest pi even 4k is a breeze.
I’ve never understood why it’s so hard to re-purpose an old android phone as a TV streaming box. I have an old One Plus that would blow the Nvidia Shield out of the water but as far as I can tell nothing exists that make that possible. It has HDMI via the USB C port but no way to add a remote and use the TV interface. The ability to sleep when the TVs CEC signal sends a power off command would also be a requirement for me.
You’re supposed to pay for half a dozen streaming services and just consume it, bro! You own nothing and will be happy, bro!
I still have an old, Viewsonic media player. I wish I could find a modern one that didn’t need an always-on Internet connection.
Build your own with a raspberrypi and kodi.
If they ran mainline Linux and had gigabit nic’s this would be less of an issue as then network filesystems are a legitimate option.
I have three ONN 4K android TV boxes with smarttube loaded on them. I only really watch YouTube and movies from my file server so it’s perfect for me. Plus they’re dirt cheap. I replaced all of my old Chromecasts with them when Google started serving Ads in the YouTube app when casting to a TV which they surprisingly didn’t do for quite a few years.
Get a single board computer or a used micro PC and install Linux on it.
In my experience smb support on Linux is even worse than on Android. I can’t watch a video from my NAS on a Linux laptop, but I can on my android phone or TV.
I know NFS exists but it’s too confusing for me, particularly authentication.
Chinese spyware
