I have a developmentally disabled family member who would love all the content on my Jellyfin server. I worry that they would also click each and every option in the settings and they may struggle if navigating to the content is too complex. Picture someone who does not understand how Facebook works, but has created 20+ profiles and has 5-10 google accounts because their favorite YouTube got banned and they don't understand that it's not something wrong with the account. :-D LG WebOS is probably too cluttered and chaotic for them and they wouldn't be able to tell the sponsored/pushed content apart from our self-hosted stuff and would probably just add Prime video and try to rent the same movies they already own over and over again. :-/ I have a Shield on my partner and I's main TV and while it is way more logical and easy to use than LGs webOS or any of the stuff like that, it might be too much.

What I'm looking for is some kind of streaming stick or Jellyfin capable solution that is as simple and easy to use as possible.

Can anyone recommend a very simple easy to use streaming stick that can do Jellyfin and accept Chromecast streams? I know that second half isn't self-hosted, but this is how I'm weening my family off big-streaming and big tech, one step at a time.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 27 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Roku has a Jellyfin app.

Roku device locked down with parental controls + Jellyfin app connected to your server + a non-admin Jellyfin user account so they can't click all the buttons.

The Roku aoo isn't great for my use because it's stripped down. Maybe a benefit in your case.

  • source
  • hideshow 9 child comments
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    @Vanth @njordomir Does Roku support launching immediately into the app? I’m not OP, but that sounds like it would be a solid feature to set up for this person. Definitely worth printing out a copy of the login screens in case they ever get signed out. That way they can see the page and exactly what has to be typed in to log back in.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago

    Thoughtful and true! They are a creature of habit so once they get used to it it'll be fine. I like the idea of making a manual though. I'm still ripping media so this could become a Christmas present which would give me time to also take screenshots and write some easy instructions.

  • source
  • parent
  • load more comments (7 replies)