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Can anyone recommend a privacy respecting 4K streaming device?
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Apple TV, or some kind of dedicated, Linux-based HTPC.
Even if you don't use Apple stuff, Apple TV kills it with no ads and a dead simple interface. Having an iPhone just means you can type from your phone. But you can use your voice with the remote regardless of who makes your phone (it's unrelated). Controlling my ATV from my wrist is a neat trick, but it's hardly a sales point.
Is there some way to make the Apple TV to work with Stremio torrenting files?
I don't know, I've never tried.
For a ~$200 streaming box, that respects privacy, does 4K, AND does torrenting, you're basically looking at a Linux PC. Those come in many flavours; you can even start with a Raspberry Pi. I'm not sure about "ten foot interfaces" though; that is, interfaces that can be used with a remote from your couch. That said, they make remote-sized keyboards with track pads, and I'm sure you can do just about anything with Linux.