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make dumb TV work with subscriptions (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Dust0741@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I have a dumb TV, and a spare computer. I want a nice easy way to interface with several services. (Jellyfin, disney+ etc)

I know of Kodi, but really dislike the interface. I know I could get a USB keyboard/mouse remote thing, but that isn't very elegent. Is there a simpler solution to this?

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[-] thejevans@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The best solution at the moment is using an nvidia shield (2019) instead of a PC:

  • it's tiny
  • it's fanless
  • it's got low power draw (5-10w)
  • it can do 4k, hdr, and dolby vision (most importantly, it has the best support for these among services. good luck getting 4k video from netflix, disney+, and amazon on a PC)
  • it has usb ports for dacs, controllers, external drives, and keyboard + mouse
  • you can sideload android apps including ad-free home screens, remote button remappers, SmartTubeNext as a youtube replacement frontend, and moonlight for game streaming
  • you'll have the most up-to-date and best supported versions of apps like jellyfin and plex
  • it has pretty much the best selection of audio/video codecs, so you shouldn't need to transcode anything
  • you can set up the nvidia shield remote to control tv power and volume on the tv or on a separate av receiver
[-] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 2 points 1 year ago

This is the correct answer.

Run an *arr stack somewhere on your network, install Jellyfin on the server and the Jellyfin app on the Shield and you're golden, no need for subscriptions.

[-] thanevim@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"*arr stack"?

[-] SoNick@readit.buzz 2 points 1 year ago

@thanevim Sonarr/Radarr, to my understanding one is for "obtaining" shows/movies and the other is for users to request things for the other program to obtain.

@Dust0741 @thejevans @TrenchcoatFullofBats

[-] thejevans@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's about right. Sonarr is for linking services for TV shows, Radarr is for linking services for movies, there are others for media types, and Overseerr is for users to request media. Servarr wiki

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

it has pretty much the best selection of audio/video codecs, so you shouldn’t need to transcode anything

No AV1 hardware decoding at least, not that it's all that common yet.

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