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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Riddle me this. How exactly does one achieve “Privacy” when engaging with Disney? Netflix?
Presently, no streaming company knows what content of theirs I have consumed. Is that not privacy?
A data breech at Netflix will not reveal any of my personal information as they have none of my information. Is that not privacy?
You see, there’s a great big blob where privacy and piracy intersect. Some might say it’s a circle.
I wasn’t interested in debating whether Netflix was evil, just whether it fulfilled OP’s request. Debrid has an extremely sparse homepage and requires an account to log in, and it’s very vague about what services it provides.
Ethics of piracy aside, if somebody is willing to host pirated media and allow you to access it on a set-top box for free, they might be willing to engage in other unethical activities too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/16s0pfy/how_do_debrid_services_actually_operate/
Oh dear. Yeah, I would be worried about directly handing something like that over to somebody over the age of retirement. Maybe with a lot of configuration beforehand… But if payment information is required, if IP addresses are stored, who’s to say it’s not a honeypot?
At that point, the conversation very well might become whether Netflix is more responsible with the data you give it or not. And I don’t particularly trust Netflix!
Thank you for the info, though.