Hell, my fucking $2000 OLED came with a shit processor and only 8GB of storage; it’s laggy as fuck and only had room for one more app. Had to remove a bunch of crap via ADB just for the TV to be usable. It’s annoying as fuck that even high-end TVs come with the equivalent of a $50 Chinese phone under the hood.
Does anyone know of a box I can plug into the TV that actually has a decent CPU, at least 12GB of RAM, and usable storage space? It also needs to run on Android, and have a HDMI 2.1 port for 4K 120Hz support with HDR. I watch a lot of HFR content and stream PC games so this is a must. The remote should also be able to control the TV (including entering the menu), and the Dolby Atmos receiver too. Last thing I want is for the wife to complain about having to juggle 2 or 3 remotes just to watch Stremio.
You can have cheap or you can have 4k 120Hz with HDR.
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.
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.
You’re supposed to pay for half a dozen streaming services and just consume it, bro! You own nothing and will be happy, bro!
8GB ain’t even enough for my Weezer .flacs. The fuck is 8GB usable for in 2025?
For apps that stream their stuff.
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.
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 wanna add that Apple TV’s are seriously underrated for gaming on. I use mine mostly for Steam link. So nice to be able to comfortably play on the couch, and not have to listen to the pc fans screaming in the basement.
I just wish we could sideload apps. This thing could do so much more, but Apple has it way too locked down.
Thats a great point. I use the Steam Link app with an Xbox controller all the time.
you can also just move the appleTV App away, so you wont see these ads, just put some other app at the first place
If you ever go back to Google TV just install Projectivity launcher or something like that, much nicer interface and no ads
I will check it out! Thanks! I hadn’t heard of this before.
that looks great. thank you
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.
Seriously still running well? They stopped updating that many years ago. I don’t think I’ve booted mine in over ten years, but even then it struggled with some 1080p content, and was not compatible with newer codecs. I cannot imagine that thing handling 4K.
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’ve been hearing good reviews about the Onn Pro box by Walmart (of all companies, yes) if you’re in the US.
Comes with 32 GB storage and a USB 3 port to add storage to it.
That’s what I have and it works great for me. Still would have been nice if it was a bit faster. I think it was recently on sale for 40 so I can’t complain
Yeah I’m waiting for it to go back down to $40. I’m in no rush haha.
I really want to upgrade my previous gen shield but last time I looked nothing was that impressive.
Same, there’s literally nothing better currently and the shield is starting to show it’s age and is lacking HDMI 2.1
anytime a stellar product is released there’s a glut of shittier alternatives and replacements, sometimes from the same company even. higher ups notice REAL QUICK when they shorten their average upgrade cycle from 1-3 years to something like 5-10.
shit always loops back around to planned obsolescence. if you don’t do it, you will not succeed.
For video, why do you need more? The shield was obviously designed to work with Stadia, which flat out failed.
What are you planning on storing on ur tv
My 2017 black Friday special shitty LG smart TV only has like 8 GB of storage and it’s nearly full with just a few streaming apps installed and no media stored locally.
I dont have a dedicated box, I Kodi through my xbox. There are times I’d like to download a copy if the stream sucks.
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.
I think you can edit everything except which community you posted it to.
Maybe they meant storage?
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.
Chinese spyware
