I’ve seen a couple articles about an android tv alternative and it’s got me thinking about a streaming box again. A while back i gave kodi a try and didn’t care for the experience. Granted, it was on a pi so expectations were low but it missed the mark for me. This time around i’ve got a modest nuc with proxmox i was thinking of moving to the living room and standing up a fresh vm of kodi to stream to.

I could just access the files over the network but i’m already running both plex and jellyfin so why not use either for my watch history. All that being said is kodi still my best bet?

Why proxmox? At some point down the road i’d like to get a capture card in the mix to stream games and that feels like the most flexible way to do everything.

  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
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    3 days ago

    like most things apple when it works it’s the best user experience out there, but if you have the slightest little issue good fucking luck.

    I can’t speak to infuse (because I’m self hosting to get away from subscriptions) but Jellyfin is extremely picky about file formats on appletv, I found myself using VLC more and more often until my Pihole sd card died and I found myself with a Libreelec box that just runs anything I throw at it without complaining.

    the search for a remote half as good as a siri remote has begun.

    • ravenaspiring@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      11 hours ago

      VLC is a great way to work with AppleTV, if you are willing to trade a few more clicks and less meta data for being free. It is by far the gold standard of being able to play anything.

      The file format issue, plus the simple interface (especially for older less technically inclined) makes infuse worth the $100 lifetime cost (especially with family sharing).

      What hardware are you using for your LibreELEC? Pi 3,4,5? With an external drive?

      • metaStatic@kbin.earth
        1·
        3 hours ago

        Pi4 just streaming Jellyfin, nothing fancy.

        didn’t know infuse had a lifetime cost but look how that’s working out for plex.

        I would rather ssh into a linux box I own to bash my head against bluetooth compatibility issues than have everything just work while a company sells every last bit of data they can steal from me.