Real talk -- where is the guerilla, f the system, Linux WM/DE designed for TVs?
It just seems weird that this doesn't seem to exist. Like, you get something close to it and then it becomes Kodi or something.
It just seems weird that this doesn't seem to exist. Like, you get something close to it and then it becomes Kodi or something.
VLC can stream on the local network directly to a chromecast. And surprisingly it actually works.
The file is on my pc, I want it on my dumb tv.
A chromecast was the minimum number of steps to make that happen (an extra long hdmi cable was more expensive than a chromecast at the time) and works every time without internet or ads.
Haven't heard any news about it for a while, but it looks a bit like "Android TV except not Android".
To the tune of https://xkcd.com/918/ - Well, I guess that's all I really wanted.
I suppose I mean something that Linux people would recognize is a DE. A slightly easier and TV-ish interface, but still ships with e.g. apt or pacman or whatnot, etc.
The underlying distribution will be Debian or Fedora or Arch or Alpine or whatever, which will provide package management and whatever else you need. Then you install something like Kodi on top of that as the WM/DE:
https://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Install_Kodi_for_Linux?https=1
No personal knowledge/experience with it but it always sounded like a true DIY project.
There should be an open Chromecast. Pocket-sized SoC with HDMI port where one can install whatever Linux kernel and userland. No need for "custom ROMs" from third parties. Once purchaser pays for the computer, they should be able to wipe the pre-installed crapware, if they so choose, e.g., maybe when it gets old, without making the thing useless.
WTF can someone do with an old Chromecast. Toss in the garbage?
They won't do 4k, but I'm sure there's someone you know that has a TV that isn't 4k and doesn't have a Chromecast that could use it.
It's pretty hypocritical that big organisations run servers on Linux and often have developers using Linux and yet don't give the same consideration to the Linux community as customers/users.
Somehow I suspect this comes down to media industry executives insisting on this or that flavour of DRM - as if that's going to stop anyone who runs a Linux desktop if they really want to find "alternative" sources of the material anyway. There must be enough users running Linux these days who would be willing to pay to support the shows they enjoy and just want the same service as their Windows or Mac using counterparts if they're paying the same money for it?