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Looking for FOSS android TV (or something like Kodi, but dumber) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by gomp@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've been looking for something to replace the google chromecast that is attached to our TV.

I've tried Kodi out, but the main use case for the TV set is a 70+ yo person watching netflix and there is just no way they will be better off with Kodi than with the stock netflix app.

Besides supporting netflix, being easy to use, and providing significantly better privacy than the chromecast does, the device would ideally:

support other mainstream streaming (amazon, disney, ...) for when my people get tired of netflix
support a DVB-T2 usb stick (directly, or through IPTV: I can put the stick in a different machine)
support youtube without ads (through an adblocker and possibly sponsorblock, or maybe using invidious)
possibly, support local public TV streaming (eg. BBC)

I have a PC set aside that should be more than capable enough (intel N100), but I'm open to getting new hardware if needed. Also, it doesn't matter if the system is not very user friendly to setup (eg. if it needs to be nixos), but once it's setup it should be easy to use and relatively straightforward to update/maintain.

I guess a FOSS android TV would be ideal, but.. is there any? (I see Lineage supports the Google ADT-3, but that is basically unobtanium, at least where I live).

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To actually answer your question, the Banana Pi supports Lineage os. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#banana-pi

I'm not sure if Netflix will work on Lineage os but it might be worth a look.

[–] gomp@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's a great tip! I didn't know lineage supported Android TV on SBCs

As for Netflix on Lineage: it does work (at least w/ microg - I just tried on my phone), but you won't find the app in aurora store so you'll have to source it on apkmirror or the like.

[–] TheSun@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I still had Netflix I was only able to get 720p streams on lineageOS because of netflix's DRM checks (same with on a web browser)... does your method allow 1080p or even 4k streams or is it still the same deal?

[–] gomp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Wow: they also go to great lengths to piss off their paying customers.

Anyway, I have no idea if it's 1080p or not: I can say it looks ok on my phone's screen, but IDK how to check what the video resolution is

[–] KrapKake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not sure why Netflix wouldn't be on the Aurora store. Anyway, I did use android TV on an OdroidXU4 for a few months. It worked well with an air mouse and made it work like a regular android TV. Only issue I had with it sometimes was getting it to wake up after being asleep for some time, but that issue could have been ROM+odroid (or air mouse) specific.