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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I have a pi and i also have had a pc to a tv setup. They have there purposes, but having a dedicated device thats semi cheap for a tv so the kids can easily navigate using a remote to play videos is more ideal and practicul. My main tv for me is a tv connected one and i mainly use kodi through it. Never used a pi for this type of setup, but i have a few for other things that are stand alone with no screens.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    For the Pi-curious, I recommend LibreELEC. It's "just enough Linux OS to run Kodi" and uses a Kodi plugin to manage said OS. It can be locked into kiosk mode with just the kids' shows and unlocked for full access.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Also going this route setup a DB somewhere and point all your Pi's to it instead of it's default DB. The local one is fine but when they share a single DB all your watched shows sync and you can pause in one room, then resume in another.

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