What is everyone using as a HTPC?
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Intel NUC running Linux. Not the cheapest solution but can play anything and I have full control over it. At first I tried to find some kind of programmable remote but now we have a wireless keyboard with built-in touchpad.
Biggest downside is that the hardware quality is kind of questionable and the first two broke after 3 years + a few months, so we're on our third now.
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An old Dell workstation that I stole from a corporate job I used to work. I stole a few of them, actually, and used the parts from the others to upgrade one of them. For a computer that would probably not be able to run Minecraft, I now have a headless home server that uses the Servarr suite to fetch and stream media from Usenet to all the devices on my network. It works so well, I have it running an Audiobookshelf server as well, loaded up with books I get from MAM.
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2x previous gen of these.
Man, I love them!
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NGL, that's true. But they are quite small, support HDMI-CEC, and run cold.
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wife acceptance factor
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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.
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Is there any way to fling YouTube videos to SmartTube from a smartphone?
That's the one thing locking me into Kodi.
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Used workstations are great for home theater purposes. I've got a Dell SFF on one TV and a Lenovo 1L machine on another.
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Not that I've been able to find. I rarely notice but when I do it's quite frustrating.
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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.
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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.
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At that price I’ll buy an AppleTV and run plex / Emby / jellyfin.
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Actually some browsers also have issues with 4k and certain codecs.
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Two Shield TVs because there's not really anything else.
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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.
