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what is the best out-of-the-box (more or less) streaming box? (lemdro.id)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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i tried using a linux machine with plasma bigscreen but it just wasn't for me, and I kinda miss my chromecast's simplicity. So is there any streaming box or whatever that's decently easy to set up and also respects my privacy? I know that it's basically impossible but I just want to know what the best option is. Also I'm in europe so no Onn. boxes and stuff. I would also like it to be second hand since the prices are a bit better

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[–] 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Nvidia Shield. It uses Android but you don't have to add a Google Account. You can also install a custom rom like LineageOS but you will lose some features: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/foster/variant1/

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

    If you don't use a google account what do you do to get apps? Fdroid? I also suspect not having an account removes the Chromecast functionality.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    There's always aurora. And you can install the streaming apps directly on the shield.

    But you can forget high quality paid streams. Without a proprietary ROM you're confined at low quality 720p for all the DRMd streaming providers.

    (Of course no such problems streaming your ripped blue rays from your Jellyfin server)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Starting to get a little long in the tooth these days, the pro is still my primary streaming box but I got a random ONN stick from Walmart while on vacation and its noticably snappier and on a newer android OS then the shield.

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