▲ 120 ▼ Everyone is stealing TV (www.theverge.com) submitted 8 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments Paywall removed https://archive.is/CVRiy
[+] BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (11 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] boatswain@infosec.pub 20 points 8 months ago (4 children) Don't do it; they're a security nightmare: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/is-your-android-tv-streaming-box-part-of-a-botnet/ There are safer ways to acquire content to view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Concur6053@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yarrlist, cast to tv. get a cheap desktop, hook directly to tv with wireless mouse. Stremio + VPN Stremio + realdebrid Infinite number of sites, stream it all. Make sure you use a browser that supports ublock origin for best results. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago My in-laws have one and love it, but I warned them it's a security nightmare. Fully expect all their private information to be hacked by now permalink fedilink source parent [–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 8 months ago (5 children) I know it's Reddit but... https://www.reddit.com/r/Stremio/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] felbane@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Imagine recommending Stremio when Jellyfin exists (you can use torrentio with Jellyfin as well). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Stremio is standalone, jellyfin requires a server. I’m also not sure why you would suggest jellyfin just to run torrentio?… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felbane@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Jellyfin also lets you play your local copies of media, which is way better IMO than relying on someone else to stream from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago Yes, but it’s much more in depth than Stremio, is my point. You need to set up a server, and clients, general consensus is to also set up an internal VPN. Stremio is much less overhead, and many people don’t actually care about retaining the content. They are different beasts, both with benefits, but Stremio is going to be what most laymen are going to be comfortable with. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Stremio + torrentio + VPN is amazing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 20 points 8 months ago (4 children) Don't do it; they're a security nightmare: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/is-your-android-tv-streaming-box-part-of-a-botnet/ There are safer ways to acquire content to view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Concur6053@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yarrlist, cast to tv. get a cheap desktop, hook directly to tv with wireless mouse. Stremio + VPN Stremio + realdebrid Infinite number of sites, stream it all. Make sure you use a browser that supports ublock origin for best results. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago My in-laws have one and love it, but I warned them it's a security nightmare. Fully expect all their private information to be hacked by now permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Concur6053@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yarrlist, cast to tv. get a cheap desktop, hook directly to tv with wireless mouse. Stremio + VPN Stremio + realdebrid Infinite number of sites, stream it all. Make sure you use a browser that supports ublock origin for best results. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yarrlist, cast to tv. get a cheap desktop, hook directly to tv with wireless mouse. Stremio + VPN Stremio + realdebrid Infinite number of sites, stream it all. Make sure you use a browser that supports ublock origin for best results. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago My in-laws have one and love it, but I warned them it's a security nightmare. Fully expect all their private information to be hacked by now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 8 months ago (5 children) I know it's Reddit but... https://www.reddit.com/r/Stremio/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] felbane@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Imagine recommending Stremio when Jellyfin exists (you can use torrentio with Jellyfin as well). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Stremio is standalone, jellyfin requires a server. I’m also not sure why you would suggest jellyfin just to run torrentio?… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felbane@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Jellyfin also lets you play your local copies of media, which is way better IMO than relying on someone else to stream from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago Yes, but it’s much more in depth than Stremio, is my point. You need to set up a server, and clients, general consensus is to also set up an internal VPN. Stremio is much less overhead, and many people don’t actually care about retaining the content. They are different beasts, both with benefits, but Stremio is going to be what most laymen are going to be comfortable with. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Stremio + torrentio + VPN is amazing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] felbane@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Imagine recommending Stremio when Jellyfin exists (you can use torrentio with Jellyfin as well). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Stremio is standalone, jellyfin requires a server. I’m also not sure why you would suggest jellyfin just to run torrentio?… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felbane@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Jellyfin also lets you play your local copies of media, which is way better IMO than relying on someone else to stream from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago Yes, but it’s much more in depth than Stremio, is my point. You need to set up a server, and clients, general consensus is to also set up an internal VPN. Stremio is much less overhead, and many people don’t actually care about retaining the content. They are different beasts, both with benefits, but Stremio is going to be what most laymen are going to be comfortable with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Stremio is standalone, jellyfin requires a server. I’m also not sure why you would suggest jellyfin just to run torrentio?… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felbane@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Jellyfin also lets you play your local copies of media, which is way better IMO than relying on someone else to stream from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago Yes, but it’s much more in depth than Stremio, is my point. You need to set up a server, and clients, general consensus is to also set up an internal VPN. Stremio is much less overhead, and many people don’t actually care about retaining the content. They are different beasts, both with benefits, but Stremio is going to be what most laymen are going to be comfortable with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] felbane@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Jellyfin also lets you play your local copies of media, which is way better IMO than relying on someone else to stream from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago Yes, but it’s much more in depth than Stremio, is my point. You need to set up a server, and clients, general consensus is to also set up an internal VPN. Stremio is much less overhead, and many people don’t actually care about retaining the content. They are different beasts, both with benefits, but Stremio is going to be what most laymen are going to be comfortable with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago Yes, but it’s much more in depth than Stremio, is my point. You need to set up a server, and clients, general consensus is to also set up an internal VPN. Stremio is much less overhead, and many people don’t actually care about retaining the content. They are different beasts, both with benefits, but Stremio is going to be what most laymen are going to be comfortable with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Stremio + torrentio + VPN is amazing. permalink fedilink source parent