My jellyfin collection has finally become large enough that I have been able to cancel all my streaming services. My issue now is that I want to get rid of my Roku’s that are hooked up to each TV.

Is there a good alternative? It MUST be family approved, meaning:

  1. It is not visible (no desktop/laptop hooked up)
  2. It is low power
  3. It has a simple remote control
  4. It supports Jellyfin
  5. It is relatively cheap (< $150)

I am sure I could build something out of a raspberry pi, but:

  1. I don’t need another project I have to fiddle with
  2. It MUST support new codecs (h.265/AC1/aac/…) as I want direct play from my server
  3. If it stutters/buffers once, it goes into the trash!

I’ve generally been mostly happy with my Roku, and my pi.hole blocks most of their analytics, but last week, I pressed the home button on my Roku and it started play a video add with audio. Completely unacceptable (That has happened twice in the last week). And in general, the more of this crap I can get out of my life the better!

  • Chef6652@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Way over-budget for your taste I guess but I still wanted to make a note here for representation sake. Look into the brand Zidoo. I have Zidoo Z9X 8K, it’s the best client I could dream of! ~250$

    Cons:

    • Android based (outdated AF but still)
    • Maybe not so secure (http server always on while the device is on, atm)

    Pros:

    • Very good support of Dolby Vision, 4K (8K maybe?)
    • Very pretty, both hardware and software very polished IMO
    • The remote is glorious, tactile with backlight
    • Lots of other cool things
    • Very snappy Android experience
    • it just works™
    • The audio downmixing works great, compared to the Google TV which was very bad
    • First party Jellyfin support among others