Linux TVs - eviltoast

Which Linux distro is running in Thomson TVs. What are the capabilties.

  • chockblock@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Using LibreElec, were you able to get any streaming services running like Netflix or YouTube?

    I would like a UI I could use with a remote but the wife still needs Netflix so Kodi wouldn’t cut it.

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        1 year ago

        This looks really intriguing. Have you installed it on a raspberry pi? I’m having some difficulties and wondering if there are other packages I need to install first.

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          1 year ago

          I haven’t, just something I came across when I was researching the same thing. Part of my plans soonish, tho

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      1 year ago

      I specifically do not use streaming services. I don’t have the discipline to avoid binge watching and I trust dark patterns to be too good to keep me hooked. I only rely on files I download. I believe, maybe naively, that the extra step keeps me in check.

      IMHO VLC as a UI is sufficient and it works well with the remote of the Nebula video projector. I don’t need Kodi anymore. Sure sometimes you don’t have nice covers but if your filesystem hierarchy is clear, directories are sufficient. It does look less “sexy” but again in my context of being mindful of screen time that’s a feature.