I just finished setting up a custom router with dns ad blocking. Next comes a media player so I can purge this smart TV filth from my household.

Huge shout out to Louis Rossmann and the FUTO communuty contributors, check out the wiki on self-hosted software if you haven’t already.

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    • Alk@sh.itjust.works
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      9 hours ago

      Yep, all 5 years old. I don’t see a need for another one quite yet when even the newest streaming devices still don’t measure up.

        • Alk@sh.itjust.works
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          2 hours ago

          No, it’s smoother than even my brand new Google TV chromecast that it replaced. I replaced the default launcher with something easier for my elderly mother to understand because she kept getting confused with other devices. It’s snappy, has all the apps I have needed, and was easy to set up. New apps are still developed and updated for it too since it’s so popular, and ostensibly the best pre-built streaming device short of manually configuring a mini pc. I don’t see software support officially or from the app developers dropping any time soon because of that.

    • gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com
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      20 hours ago

      the age of the device put me off, it still runs android 11 as well apparently. I wouldnt want to buy one now and then a refresh comes out