What is everyone using as a HTPC?

[taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

NGL, that's true. But they are quite small, support HDMI-CEC, and run cold.

[greyfox@lemmy.world]

[tab@sh.itjust.works]

wife acceptance factor

[shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit@sh.itjust.works]

I was tempted by these n100 mini PCs, but worried about the no-name components. I saw many people on reddit/lemmy recommending Dell, Lenovo, HP micro form factor PCs. You can pick them up used from eBay as companies clear out "old" computers. The advantage of the known brands is ongoing firmware support.

[theholm@aussie.zone]

[xodoh74984@lemmy.world]

Is there any way to fling YouTube videos to SmartTube from a smartphone?

That's the one thing locking me into Kodi.

[jecht360@lemmy.world]

Used workstations are great for home theater purposes. I've got a Dell SFF on one TV and a Lenovo 1L machine on another.

[superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

[robolemmy@lemmy.world]

Not that I've been able to find. I rarely notice but when I do it's quite frustrating.

[uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca]

I use a Radxa Rock 5B running an Android TV ROM. Sits in a 3D printed case and has a silent little Noctua fan keeping it cool. Could be better - the ROM has a little jank to it - but it has taken everything I've thrown at it so far.

[uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca]

I use a Radxa Rock 5B running an Android TV ROM. Sits in a 3D printed case and has a silent little Noctua fan keeping it cool. Could be better - the ROM has a little jank to it - but it has taken everything I've thrown at it so far.

[pirat@lemmy.world]

[ataridump@lemmy.world]

At that price I’ll buy an AppleTV and run plex / Emby / jellyfin.

[shepherdpie@midwest.social]

Actually some browsers also have issues with 4k and certain codecs.

[roofuskit@lemmy.world]

Two Shield TVs because there's not really anything else.

[captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works]

My old desktop, a Ryzen 3600/GTX-1080 mini-ITX build. After using a Pi 4 with Kodi for awhile it's nice to have a media machine that can run Crysis.

[bigdaddyslim@lemmy.world]

Ryzen 1200/GTX 960 small build running Linux Mint. There's a UHD blu-ray drive in it as well with the custom firmware to rip disks. Media is stored on my NAS that handles Plex and transcoding. The parts were mostly old extras I had lying around, just needed the case, blu-ray drive and boot SSD. Oh and the like $20 wireless Logitech keyboard/track pad combo for control.

[const_void@lemmy.ml]

[evotech@lemmy.world]

Shield, mine is very stable, never crashes, doesn't lag

[tatterdemalion@programming.dev]

If you go this route I recommend installing Kodi + Jellyfin Plugin + Kore App. You can control everything from your phone or laptop.