TV: Now What?
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TV: Now What?
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#2This seems likely to me as well.
> To me, this level of fragmentation, coupled with the nature of content-centric TV apps, suggests that a server-defined UI approach might work well.
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#3This seems likely to me as well. > To me, this level of fragmentation, coupled with the nature of content-centric TV apps, suggests that a server-defined UI approach might work well.
There still has to be some client side interface, an OS, a browser, thin client, I/O, some layer right?
Trying to thing of another example where a screen is just a dumb-as-can-be terminal
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#4The thing is, apps for TVs work relativley well. If I could run something in an RPI that accepts infrared remote control as an input device and have run all the drm-y media services, and have it work reliably with low maintenance, I would much prefer that!
If Amazon makes their custom Linux OS open source and allow users to modify and update the fire tv sticks, that would be even better!
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#5Plex, Jellyfin, LibreELEC, Kodi... those are the best solutions for those wanting to manage their own destiny and TV experience.
You can run them on practically anything and there are Tiny PCs, stick-form-factor Raspberry Pi devices (like CM4 TV Stick), and other silent small boxes you can attach to a TV for a thin client interface or just a shared media library / TV experience.
It'd be nice if Amazon, Apple, Netflix, et all had integrations though, besides wrapping a browser window.
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#6Plex, Jellyfin, LibreELEC, Kodi... those are the best solutions for those wanting to manage their own destiny and TV experience. You can run them on practically anything and there are Tiny PCs, stick-form-factor Raspberry Pi devices (like CM4 TV Stick), and other silent small boxes you can attach to a TV for a thin client interface or just a shared media library / TV experience. It'd be nice if Amazon, Apple, Netflix…
> Plex, Jellyfin, LibreELEC, Kodi... those are the best solutions for those wanting to manage their own destiny and TV experience.
As long as one produces their own content, right?
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#7The pendulum swings back to server-side.
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#8> Roku uses a proprietary language and UI toolkit
I thought Roku was originally based on Silverlight, but I may be misremembering. I can't find any source to validate that.
But Roku still quietly has the biggest market share in this space.
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#9Plex, Jellyfin, LibreELEC, Kodi... those are the best solutions for those wanting to manage their own destiny and TV experience. You can run them on practically anything and there are Tiny PCs, stick-form-factor Raspberry Pi devices (like CM4 TV Stick), and other silent small boxes you can attach to a TV for a thin client interface or just a shared media library / TV experience. It'd be nice if Amazon, Apple, Netflix…
> Plex, Jellyfin, LibreELEC, Kodi... those are the best solutions for those wanting to manage their own destiny and TV experience. As long as one produces their own content, right?
Correct me if I am wrong, but hasn’t it been found (In the US) that making a digital copy of a DVD you own totally okay?
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#10The thing is, apps for TVs work relativley well. If I could run something in an RPI that accepts infrared remote control as an input device and have run all the drm-y media services, and have it work reliably with low maintenance, I would much prefer that! If Amazon makes their custom Linux OS open source and allow users to modify and update the fire tv sticks, that would be even better!
Amazon are double dipping - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38194818
Only consumer equipment company I “trust” are Apple.