Reasonable prototype. What else is available in this space, as a finished product you buy and which isn't tied to some service?
I'm surprised this isn't a Raspberry Pi thing.
I'm surprised this isn't a Raspberry Pi thing.
I don't own one, but the latest Vero V "supports a trusted video pathway with HDCP2.2 and Widevine L1 support"[1] -- which can (hypothetically, eventually) allow streaming services at full quality. SD-only streaming (or none at all) is one of the biggest drawbacks to these projects.
[0] https://osmc.tv/vero/ [1] https://osmc.tv/2023/11/vero-v-is-here/
OSMC do very little marketing for some reason and are extremely underrated but their customer service and support has been exceptional, new features and patches roll out regularly and the hardware itself is powerful, silent and has a minimal form factor.
Support for mapping Dolby Vision (DV) to regular HDR was recently added and it works seamlessly for the few DV-only media files I have.
The largest file I have is 4K77 (https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k77/) at about ~80GB with a bitrate that can hit 120mbps during particularly grainy scenes and it works perfectly on both the Vero 4k and V.
The only problem I have is anime encoded as Hi10P which stutters slightly on the Vero V during playback because hardware decoding isn't supported for 10bit H264 (Hi10p and the anime encode scene is unusual like that as 10bit is usually reserved for H265).
Nvidia Shield TV Owners Are Pissed About the Banner Ads in Android TV
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27883715
Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
I want something better, but I don't know what it is. DIY is sounding better and better, but won't have the same app coverage...? Getting me thinking about what's possible in browser.
DIY sounds terribly appealing lately, especially because I'm unhappy with both Plex and Kodi. Neither of those seems to support resuming a movie at the same spot across devices, which is mindblowing to me.