oh! thank you! this is the answer :(

though… it kinda makes me want to buy a cheepie intel card just to get that sweet, sweet AV1

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not OP, but this has reared its ugly face once or twice with my friends.

i have been running into another issue, though it may be a firefox issue: playing some filetypes fail to play on web browser but work fine on jellyfin app (i believe my settings are correct for hardware decode on server where it can)

i still have to put some time into figuring it out tho (havent really done my research yet)

Linux Requirements: Computer*

*optional

welcome!

to get started, download a linux OS .iso and write it to a usb with Balena Etcher. boot to that usb by selecting it in your bios/uefi (restart the computer and smash the del key a whole bunch to get there) :)

its basic, but this is the part that can confuse those who arent so tech savvy and want to switch <3

i havent been able to find one. i have specific storage amounts in mind, so i search for my storage amount then sort by cheapest.

whoa - this looks amazing!

i am definitely still in the working phase of wanting something, so i will be checking this out again within the week. thank you!

kodi is really good for local media, but none of my media is local. instead of using the smartTV-style jellyfin UI, jellyfin indexes the media from the server and throws up a text-only list of media in a folder structure. if i rip another movie, it needs to be indexed.

though it is pulling the index and functioning as expected, it makes the experience feel like browsing in dolphin for spreadsheets instead of getting ready for movie night.

the experience was bad enough where i just plugged the old streaming stick back in and hid my failur. i didnt tell the wife about my experience (she hates the streaming stick and wanted an OSS option). i said i would deliver one, so she thinks i just haven’t done it yet. :(

the creation of a non-kodi htpc/media center alternative that works like a smart TV OS and works on a raspberry pi would get me to change my streaming device.

i stream jellyfin from a home server, and jellyfin on kodi is painful to use :(

an OS that can be controlled with tv-controller buttons and has an interface similar to any of the other players in this space would make me throw away my nvidia shield tv in a heartbeat

so rally round your PC… with a pocket KVM

i am currently setting one up so i have no input as far as ease of use, good/bad/etc. yet, however i have a

raspberry pi, flashed

libreelec to the sd card, and plan to get

castagnaIT to run some proprietary streaming services alongside

jellyfin that i host on my home server. i just ordered a

SofaBaton U2 remote for BT and IR commands; i hope to not really need k&m after setup

its not terrible, it just sucks that its not automatic. i am not on windows and dont want to be treated like i am.